ratfink Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 What oil do i put in a type 9 5 speed?? 80/90 do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w p e Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 thats fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bortaf Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 75W 90 semi-synthetic NOT EP80, makes the shift stiff when cold, ford changed to the semi synthetic a few years after the 5ierra got the 5speed to cure the cold shift problem You can use the EP lots of people do but i find most of them come back a few months later complaining about the crap shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emu Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I run mine with EP80 in, mainly because I can scrounge it free from work It does change gear better when its warmed up but it isnt a bad change when its cold. I imagine this is one of those questions where if you ask 5 different people then youll get 5 different opinions on whats best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I run mine with EP80 in, mainly because I can scrounge it free from work It does change gear better when its warmed up but it isnt a bad change when its cold. I imagine this is one of those questions where if you ask 5 different people then youll get 5 different opinions on whats best Yeah probably but one thing for sure...don't use beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bortaf Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Your right there i know people who swear by a 50/50 mix if EP90 and ATF for T9 behind a 24V. Back in the late 80's i worked at a cab office, i used to service all the other drivers cars and i was forever draining ep out and putting SS in the 5 speeds when ford decided to admit there was a problem, it was a big problem over high milage, thats the thing with minicabs they show up all the weaknesses weekly The boxes that lasted longest where the ones that had the semi Syn earlyest in their life, high millage boxes on EP had the worst shift. I put over 100,000 miles on a T9 and a pinto in me old minicab tina using the SS (in the box) so i guess thats why i'm a bit of an avocate I still drive em daily so i allways come at it from the point of veiw of getting galactic millage (read tight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slik 50 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Compleatly agree I had one freind that ran ATF in his type 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratfink Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 well i've got 4 bottles of 80/90 left over from when I had a viva with a leaky box so in the interests of not spending any money thats what its getting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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