Thanks, I figured... But confirmation is welcome
On Jan 29, 2015 8:48 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Don't worry about it. These oils mix fine, but drain them out when you get
> home for long term service.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Don Hanson
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:22 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Diff. Oil ?
>
> Being on an extended trip with limited resources, I've had to top-up my
> transmission with a different gear oil than what's in there.  Before
> departure in Dec. I replaced one axle seal..the other wasn't leaking
> (then).  I filled with my preferred oil, Swepco.  After logging ~5000mi, so
> far, the other side seal has now began leaking.
>
>    I have a 5sp manual transmission.  These seem to be rare and valuable,
> I know I value the way mine moves my inline VW motored van.  I added almost
> one quart of Lucas 80w-90w gear oil to bring the level back to the level
> plug...laying in the sand under the van in the Desert..Both these oils are
> dino-oil, and the same weight....the Lucas is/was significantly less
> expensive and it was available through Amazon Prime, as was an economy
> quart bottle pump to get it into the transmission, so I went with that.
> The transmission took just short of one quart of the Lucas.
>   So,  the question is:  Do the Oil Experts here think I've mixed-up a
> "bad" batch of gear oil that will harm my tranny during another month or
> two before I can get home, where I'm better equipped to replace the leaking
> seal and restore about $70 worth of pure Swepco?
>
>