Penrite oil for T56

[Ghostrider]

Seriously this is a thread for Penrite manual gear oil 70 for T56, can we please keep it on topic ?

Any comments from people with it in their cars on how well it's going much appreciated.

[BLACK 346]

I put 2 tubes of Nulon G70 in this morning (added to the ULX-110 that
was already in the box) and have noticed a massive improvement in
shift quality. The ULX made a significant improvement over the Transmax-z
that I was previously runnning, but this Nulon has really smoothed things
out. May try the Penrite and Nulon at next oil change, maybe it will end
up as good as the wifes Suby box lol

[Evman]

...maybe it will end
up as good as the wifes Suby box lol

I wish. There's only so much the oil will do

[vr5speedv6]

I've had the penrite oil in for a few days now and there's a very noticable improvement to shift quality, hot and cold
It's impressed so much, it'll now be tested in the new tr6060
BTW,Cheapa Auto Spares is the cheapest I could find up here at 44.95 for 2.5L.

[mrcaprice]

hi peoples have searched but no luck...i want to use this oil penrite manual g70 oil...im unsure of it being ok for the older t56 used in the hsv vs gts...this box was last used on the HSV GTS VT SERIES I HOLDEN STROKER 220i....THE BOX IS MADE BY BORG WARNER.....WILL THIS OIL SUIT THIS BOX CHEERS

[VYSHSV8]

Yes the penrite oil is suited to all T56's

[CunningStunter]

For $40 bucks or whatever you are selling them for you are laughing all the way to the bank. Frankly just a gimmick when all is said and done and an expensive one at that.

Ok so it seems I'm a bit slow on the uptake. I have read this and a few other threads with alot of interest as I'm keen to change oils and Mainlube is looking the goods for a few reasons.

I won't enter debate on Mainlubes pricing, thats his business and his alone however the magnet itself is definately NOT a gimmick. I post the following not to argue with anyone I couldn't care less about your car but for anyone reading this thread and is wondering about the magnets then I think this is worth typing/reading.

Funnily enough, most of the motorbikes I've owned have a magnet on the end of the sump plug. The ones that didn't I installed one. I do not know if there are other resident magnets as per above on the Holden engines.

Never seen alot of metal coming from my race or stunt bikes (this is across 4 GSXR750s, 1 750 was a race bike, 1 a stunter, 2 were just road/track bikes + 1 GSXR1000 that is heavily modified to race ASBK and 1 Superstock GSXR600 and these things rev to 14,000+RPM ALL day whilst stunting and racing. Heck whilst stunting we've even ended up installed dual oil feeds because during balance point wheelies at 200kph the sump tends to run the engine dry due to the angle and we've done a few big ends..a 2nd feeder (good one from Yoshimura) solved that particular problem. I'd put the lack of metal flakes in my bikes down to the Motul 7100 I've been using which is stupid expensive but seemingly a great oil (as is the Motul RBF600 racing brake fluid I notice someone was asking about this for clutch use)....

Now big deal you all say - but where it gets interesting is when I bought my brand new 2004 Husky TE250 in well .....2004. When I did a few oil changes (again brand new bike, well looked after) there were ALOT of metallic flakes stuck to the sump plug and I was seriously stressing about it there was THAT much, dealer says totally normal! Fair enough if anything happens I call warranty on their arses but at least the magnet catches most if not all of the metal flakes. Ripping apart the oil filters on the GSXRs revealed no flakes whatsoever which REALLY suprised me esp with the abuse they get given. Granted, the little TE250 dirt bike sump is less than 2litres (and is used for both engine and gearbox) and doesn't have a filter so hard to check that - arguably the magnet is even more important in dirt bikes sharing SO LITTLE OIL BETWEEN the gearbox/engine - less those evil little flakes end up in the bore.....oh THAAAT'S right THEY DID! But on a close friends 2005 Kawasaki KX250F WHICH HAD NO MAGNET (tight arsed bloody boat making company hahaha)........

So if anyone is reading this wondering about magnets for your sump/sump plug in general - they definately get my vote. At a complete guess the standard Holden jobs would be BUDGET items for a mass produced car. Further to this, much the same way people will justify the cost of the Mainlube oil in that it outlasts AND out performs other options and in the longer term is far cheaper a $40 magnet, even if it was cheap to produce is still heaps cheaper than gearbox/engine rebuilds.....

Note: This is merely based off my own experience with 30yrs of riding and countless bikes from 1980 to today. Whilst it relates to bikes not cars figured I'd add my 2 cents as a few others have.......oh and no, I don't work for anyone with an interest, have NEVER used Mainlube products (but will be now I've read all these threads!), I am *unfortunately* not sponsored by any oil companies whatsoever so it's a genuine post designed to give another side to the story.

Cheers guys!

[ReP0]

Note: This is merely based off my own experience with 30yrs of riding and countless bikes from 1980 to today. Whilst it relates to bikes not cars figured I'd add my 2 cents as a few others have.......oh and no, I don't work for anyone with an interest, have NEVER used Mainlube products

I too ride motorbikes however the gearbox on a motorbike is MUCH MUCH more compact than the T56 transmission. This ensures that oil at the very least has a HUGE chance of passing by the plug in comparison.

Climb under your car, right down in the guts, basically in the middle of it and notice the plug is right up where the gear stick is a bit from the bottom. Now look down the HUGE T56 transmission and see how far away it is from said magnet. It's also at the lowest point on the box so the filings when they settle drop over it with higher probablility. This is not the case on the t56

I have no issues with magnets catching filings. Of course they do. The question is given the MASSIVE T56 transmission, the position of the plug will it really make the difference?. Doubt it. Hence my view is I consider it a gimmick. For my motorbike gearbox I'd put one in without a doubt and have done so but they are completely different beasts and completely different setups.


Getting back on topic I've been running the penrite for a while now and no issues at all. I'd rather change the transmission oil every couple of years if I'm that worried BUT looking at the oil that came out of my 9 year old transmission I have no problems never looking at the oil ever again for the rest of the life of the car. It looked great. Ran a magnet over it while in the pan and not a single one. Franky unless you crunch your gearbox regularly changing the fluid or buying a magnet is a waste of time. If you are crunching it regularly perhaps you should learn to drive properly (this is a general statement and not directed at you CunningStunter).

[73LJWhiteSL]

I have to say trying to get my hands on this stuff is not fun. Repco will get it in for me, for $57 per 2.5L plus $15 freight...

Has anyone in Melbourne recently brough this?

thanks

Steve

[***VX*R8***]

I had Repco order it in for me recently aswell. I don't remember them charging me for freight though, but maybe they did and I just didn't realise lol.

I have been using the Gear 70 oil and a small tube of Nulon G70 and have had no problems with the box. Shifts smoothly and not very noisy.

[storm vy]

I have to say trying to get my hands on this stuff is not fun. Repco will get it in for me, for $57 per 2.5L plus $15 freight...

Has anyone in Melbourne recently brough this?

thanks

Steve

It can be hard stuff to get your hands on lol, i ended up ordering mine through autobarn cos they were the cheapest i found. I think i paid about $54 per 2.5L, they did say i might have to buy a full box (4 bottles i think) but ended up only buying 2 and didn't pay the postage.

[Gmfan]

So just ordered 5lt of Penrite manual gear 70 off the internet through MotoFluid. $48 for 2.5lt. Total for 5lt and freight was $104. Autobarn and Repco were saying $59 for 2.5lt.

[RARASV8]

+1 motofluid.com

http://www.motofluid.com/shop/gear-oils

ordered wed nite delivered b4 10am on fri

Garry

[Micks]

Been running the Penrite now in the Tonner since July & approx 8K is def. miles ahead of the original ATF, good shifts & box is noticeably quieter.
Great value for money & not too exxy to dump if I want to. Far better solution to others around I reckon!!!

Cheers
VYT

[Gmfan]

So just ordered 5lt of Penrite manual gear 70 off the internet through MotoFluid. $48 for 2.5lt. Total for 5lt and freight was $104. Autobarn and Repco were saying $59 for 2.5lt.

Just thought i'd update. Ordered fluid Friday and received Tuesday. If anyone is looking to get some Penrite then definitely consider MotoFluid because price was cheaper than any store locally to me AND it was delivered to my door. Might try to get flush and fill done tomorrow morning before work.