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Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:09 pm
by Junkman
I'm striving for keeping my French cars 100% French.
Hence I got me another set of these:
Usually I take great pride in preparing the exact square root of Jack for a trip, but this time it happens to coincide with a regular maintenance interval.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:59 pm
by Eddie Honda
Junkman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:09 pm
I'm striving for keeping my French cars 100% French.
Need to strive harder then. Tyres?
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:21 pm
by Junkman
I will inherit a set of original Michelins in proper My Vintage Tyre© fashion soon.
It's about time to get rid of that newfangled Chinese tosh.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:58 pm
by Junkman
I just bought some manual gearbox oil.
It occurred to me that I have never bought manual gearbox oil before.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:48 pm
by fried onions
Is it anything special? All my cars have specified either engine oil or EP 90 for the gearboxes.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:22 pm
by Junkman
It wants EP80 just because it's an R16.
But I have never bought any manual gearbox oil before.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:04 pm
by SEIZE
EP80 or EP90 either will do. EP80/90 multi grade is also fine.
However 4 speed boxes use GL4 spec , but 5 speed boxes type 385 need GL5 spec.
Richard.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 2:01 am
by Junkman
I do wot book sez. Book sez EP80 GL4, so that's what I bought.
Of course it's a 4 speed.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:00 am
by Hooli
From memory GL4 has a different additive pack to protect brass bits in the box.
Re: Unparallel Renault 16 Happenings
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:12 am
by Junkman
What's left of the synchro rings is brass.