by "Fitzy" <fitzy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Oct 4, 2006 at 11:33 AM
Cheers Taffy, will try what you suggest,
Fitzy
"Taffy" <taffy_turner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Fitzy wrote:
>> Manual tranny
>> anyone experiencing second gear synchro crunching when changing
quickly,
>> Fitzy
>
> I did sometimes have trouble changing down to second if the engine revs
> were still high, but that was before I got my gearbox rebuilt.
>
> But to be honest it didn't bother me too much and I only got the
> gearbox in my 1990 Mini Cooper sorted after it was damaged by a so
> called Insurance Recommended Body Repair Specialist a few years ago.
> But that's another long story.
>
> Anyway you could try using a better quality oil like say "Duckhams Q
> Classic 20W/50" as that's been highly recommended by many Mini owners
> for all Mini's regardless of their age, because of course the car
> shares the engine oil with the gearbox and using thin Rover recommended
> 10W/40 stuff just isn't good enough and the synchro's hate it too.
>
> So give it a whirl Fitzy unless you already use it?
>
> Taffy
>
