Yeah, agreed, we've talked about this alot.  What I read most recently was
that GL-5 had some component (sulfur, I think?) that ate synchros about 50%
faster than GL-4.  Is this true, and is it true of GL-5 synthetic as well?
Hmmm....
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

 This thread keeps coming up. GL-5 is a higher performance standard than
> GL-4. The concern is not that GL-5 is more corrosive, but may keep the
> syncros from working properly due to the higher extreme pressure
> capabilities. Since bearing failure and Ring/Pinion failure are both
> common and expensive, I myself use the GL-5 synthetic oils. Syncros are
> cheap compared to those items.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Ben McCafferty
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:17 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Capacity?
>
> If I'm reading my chart right, I show 3.2 US quarts for the 2WD, and 4.2
> US
> quarts for the syncro.  Both call for GL-4, not GL-5.  In the syncro
> tranny,
> GL-5 eats the synchronizers, does anyone know if that's true on the 2WD
> as
> well?
> tx,
> bmc  :)
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
>> From: Jeremy Speer <jspeer@POBOX.COM>
>> Reply-To: Jeremy Speer <jspeer@POBOX.COM>
>> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:02:34 -0600
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Capacity?
>>
>> I don't have my Bentley at work... and would like to order that
> RedLine oil
>> from the place that was mentioned in a previous post... best price
> I've
>> seen. Could somebody tell me the transmission capacity?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -jspeer
>>
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