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hey everybody, im new to the 5.0 scene, and i have a few questions. First question is i just noticed that my 87 gt smokes when i get on it real hard, its a light blue, sometimes black. i dont think its rings b/c its not always there, maybe wishful thinking. so what should i check before tearing my motor apart? my second question is my tranny is hard to get into gear(5 speed), i should say when sitting still like crank the car go to reverse and its very hard, then out of reverse to go into 1st and also hard. shifts from gear to gear fine. so what should i look at, the clutch is only a few thousand miles old. also will redline mt90 or mtl work in my tranny? thanks and bear with me on all the questions.
 
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Do a compression and leak down test on a WARM motor and try adjusting your clutch. If the cable and quadrant are stock, you may wan to look into an aftermarket quadrant and firewall adjuster.
 

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wildstang87 said:
also will redline mt90 or mtl work in my tranny? thanks and bear with me on all the questions.
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if using a Redline product, D4 is what you want. MT90 and MTL are both too thick. If you have those or gear oil of any sort in a WC T5, that could be the source of your issues.

Good luck.
 
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