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Old 06-03-2008, 04:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The generally accepted rule is that if your car can be flat towed (it should say in the manual) EOC is not going to hurt a thing. If it can't, its better to stay away from it since the engine normally runs a pump that keeps things lubricated in the tranny. Without the lube they wear faster.
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