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Old 11-01-2013, 06:23 PM
RevPaul RevPaul is offline
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Default What are your thoughts on additives for the manual transmission?

Saw an advertisement on Gears TV show for Lucas Oil's transmission fluid additive. Since my Ranger has over 250K miles and the tranny has been rebuilt, I still have some stiffness in changing gears. Will an additive smooth this out?

What would you guys recommend?
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Old 11-01-2013, 06:24 PM
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Default Re: What are your thoughts on additives for the manual transmission?

nothing but mercon ATF
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Old 11-01-2013, 06:47 PM
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Default Re: What are your thoughts on additives for the manual transmission?

nothing. those additives are usually a thicker oil that smoothens things out at first but only adds to increased wear.
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