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Subject:Re: Draining/refilling oil of the Vanagons transaxle?
From:Mike S
Date:Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:49:00 -0400
At 05:44 PM 8/26/2007, THOMAS IN GEORGIA wrote...
>Gravity feed 90 weight oil? You're kidding right?

Works fine, better if you can raise the funnel higher.

BTW, 90 weight _gear oil_ is about the same viscosity as 40 weight
_engine_ oil. SAE J300 and J306 are the specifications. 90 gear oil is
a 13.5-18.5 centistokes @ 100C. 40 weight motor oil is 12.5-16.3
centistokes @ 100C.