royal purple or redline would be the best gear oil

 

Well I am getting a fairly good deal on a tranny with new Syncs which is what it really needs, its got about 190K so probably due, there going to go soon anyway.

I heard that the Redline MT-90 is good?

 

it actually costs 4k from boostlogic..

 

Except for that whole thing about how the MR2 uses a FWD trans

 

Try some GM syncromesh. Good stuff. I've got an MR2 as well and just put it in, and it seems to have cured my 3rd gear crunch. Only problem with the Redline and GM fluid is that they're not GL-5 (something like that) they're one step lower. There's some controversy over at the MR2 boards as to whether they will do long term damage to the trannies. Something about the sulfer eating the plastic in the tranny. If I were you and had money, I'd go with a 93+ tranny, as it has the limited slip differential and better syncros that won't crap out on you as easily. You can buy them new from Toyota for $1640 or find someone selling them used.

Todd

 

Yea redline mt-90 or royal purple is a good selection too.I use the royal purple and will probably use redline in my new trans Im installing now. 93 up or better than that is a 97 and up trans. Very hard to locate. Try Jay Marks toyota in Texas.