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Old 11-03-2019, 12:22 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by HKz View Post
well what are you gonna do, open up the box and replace the synchros? the synchros are fine, AISIN has had plenty of experience making gearboxes...and as far as fluid is concerned, do you really think what the factory fills it with would be that compromised compared to the off shelf stuff we can buy? if you read the threads about people changing fluids, plenty of those folks say they still get crunchy/notchy shifts after changing the fluid, etc.. just another function of the car where function takes precedence over comfort/NVH/etc
Oil is oil.
Marketing is marketing.
People who think changing to a different brand of oil and thinking it makes a big difference are only fooling themselves.

And wasting their money.
And don't even get me started on my opinion of buying anything that has TRD on it.
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