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Right Gear Oil?
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deejay5 |
08-03-2010 @ 12:25 AM
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have a 50 merc and need to change gera oils. Original shop manual recommends to use "Mild-EP" for gearbox and "Hypoid" for the diff. How does this translate to todays standards? Does API-GL4 correspond to "Mild-EP" and API-GL5 to "Hypoid" or is it needed to go one level lower for each?
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TomO |
08-03-2010 @ 8:00 AM
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Here is a link to a site that explains the API ratings for gear oil. http://www.upmpg.com/drivetrains.htm I would use an API 4 gear oil in both the trans and differential.
Tom
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deejay5 |
08-04-2010 @ 12:47 PM
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Thanks a lot for your infos Tom!
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supereal |
08-31-2010 @ 4:48 PM
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Most, if not all, present day gear oils are the "high pressure" type, and suitable for your application. Unless we are dealing with a "positraction" differential, we use a name brand 80-90 oil. For old cars, we also stock 140 to help contain the lube when the lighter grade is more likely to leak.
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