Gear oil or ATF? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

charles_summers · 08-02-2005, 10:05 AM

I have just bought a 1991 Camry with 5-speed manual and 2.0L 4-cylinder engine. (248,000 miles and still counting). My Haynes book says to use ATF in the transmission. My local auto parts says their book shows gear oil. I could not find a definitive answer by searching the forums, so I'll ask here if anyone has the right answer--Gearlube or ATF? Thanks.

Keep · 08-02-2005, 10:16 AM

The compter system toyota uses comes up as follows:

First Choice = 75W90
If unnavailable, use = 80W90
then = Dextron 3
then = Dextron 2

Use 75W90 Gear oil

I find it weird that it even shows ATF on the system, as a LAST DITCH resort, weird.

white90dx · 08-02-2005, 11:42 AM

The manual stated Dexron II ATF for the 4-cylinder 5-speed. People have had good luck with both GM Syncromesh and gear oil...

-Charlie

Keep · 08-02-2005, 12:04 PM

Syncromesh is amazing

so is BG syncroshift

Davee · 08-14-2005, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keep

Syncromesh is amazing

so is BG syncroshift

My problem is cold weather cold engine transmission stiffness -- Any help here for that?

***eyeball96*** · 08-14-2005, 11:02 AM

I had a shop put 90wt gear oil in my 88 corolla I had then. F'd it up bad, couldn't hardly shift gears, took it right back they put in ATF (recommended) I could shift again but the car was never right after that!

fredk · 08-14-2005, 12:16 PM

dexron