

| Subject: | Re: GL5 vs GL4 Gear Oils |
| From: | AA Transaxle |
| Date: | Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:33:50 -0800 |
I agree with Dennis...GL5 does not seem to degrade the syncro's enough to be horribly concerned. While running a repair shop for many years, We used GL5 synthetic and never had a premature wear issue that we were aware of in a tranny. The hard parts breakage of the 3/4 slider hub and pinion/mainshaft bearing failure is much more common that a syncro problem. I personally like and use Redline due to its good cold shifting properties. Sometimes a tranny will "need" a thinner oil such as Redline to shift easily. In that case...use it. If it seems to work ok with the 75/90 synthetic, use it. I have seen very little difference in breakage or wear between the two types of oil. The key in my opinion is to change the stuff once in a while instead of leaving it in there forever...The big thing I see is that people who are concerned enough to use a oil like Amsoil or Redline, is that they WILL change the oil often and the insides of the gearboxes show that. I recommend every 30K mi. even for Redline. The long chain molecules in all the varieties of oils do wear out (as I have been told) and fresh oil is cheap insurance. My unscientific .02 cents worth Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA. (Seattle area) (425) 788-4070 1-877-377-0773 (toll free) aatransaxle.com (web site)
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