Classic Cars by Tom Fischer

reduced loads require an unalloyed gear oil with a GL-1 API classification. A GL-3 gear oil, on the other hand, is mildly alloyed and contains EP additives. As a rule, this can also be used in manual gearboxes with non-ferrous metal components. Yet sometimes there is a difference between the theory and reality – an Alfa Romeo 8C, winner of the Mille Miglia 1936, for example, has a gearbox made out of non-ferrous metals which cannot withstand any organometallic EP additives. This requires extensive knowledge to avoid the wrong gear oil being added. Knowledge that Tom Fischer and his team possess, even though they are challenged on an increasingly regular basis. Should changes be made to a classic car‘s drive or engine without being logged, their experience is particularly sought after.