QUICK help needed!!

[americanjebus]

I am needing to hold some parts in my transmission in place for a short time and am going to try and use molly lube to hold a couple springs from moving.

Can i use Molly engine assembly lube in an a340e without any ill effects?

thnx!!

 

[MDCmotorsports]

I wouldn't see why not. I would change your oil after a few hundred miles though.

ATF is high in detergent so I really wouldn't worry about it.

 

[americanjebus]

thnx mdc!!!

sadly after pulling the cover and a BUNCH of crap off looks like i dont really need your flexplate after all,:icon_conf oh well good to have though, now i gotta find out wtf is making that buzzing chattering sound...

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Sorry to hear. I hope I provided a mint part and good service?

 

[jetjock]

ATF is high in detergent so I really wouldn't worry about it.

MDC, if you research that a bit I believe you'll find this is one of the oldest myths out there. There are a lot of things in ATF including mild dispersants but their high detergency is (as I recall) a myth that refuses to die.

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Jetlock... didn't know that was a myth. Either way, as soon as the ATF gets to temp it should be thin enough to "wash" the lube out of the parts.

 

[boost fiend]

and it will. just change the fluid. mdc has the point.

as far as being a good cleaner, people have been using atf to clean the inside of their engines for years. im even guilty of doing it. worked great for them and i found it to work well too.

 

[jetjock]

Yes, I agree. I see no problem with what he wants to do, just wanted to point out the detergency thing is a common misconception. BF: People do use it for decarbonizing but that has nothing to do with it's detergency. If they're pouring in their crankcases they're wasting their time and money. Feel free to persue the MSDS of any ATF fluid. I don't suggest solvent flushing an engine but if you're going to do it a quart of kerosene beats just about anything. If you really want to clean an engine the right way use a product called Auto-RX. One of the few "snake oils" out there that really works.

edit: Ok, here's a bit. See myth #12:

http://tinyurl.com/j2kng

There are other oil industry sites that debunk this myth.

Here's a virgin oil detergent analysis of both Moble 1 motor oil and Moble 1 ATF:

M1 ATF:

Calcium 230
Magnesium 1
Phosphorus 284
Zinc 41

Now compare that to M1 motor oil:

Calcium 2517
Magnisium 428
Phosphorus 970
Zinc 1004

In short the oil has way more detergency so how is ATF going to clean better? It's a glorified hydraulic fluid, a class of products that aren't known for, and have no need of, high detergency. They do have anti-oxidants, thermal stabilzers, mild dispersants and some other stuff in the add pack but high detergency they aren't.