gearbox oil? wat to use?

batesy · Post by **batesy** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:22 pm

gearbox oil? wat to use in a dual range L series box?

cheers

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:56 pm

cant go past a good redline oil.

batesy · Post by **batesy** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:14 pm

was hoping for a specific oil rate...
cheers

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:30 pm

Castrol Manual Multitrax
or
Redline Shockproof Light

Sorry, can't help you with regard to the oil's viscosity.

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:45 pm

i use redline light weight shock proof 'blue smirth shit' thats the best you can get in my eyes. but thats in my 6sp box and i dont know if u want to spend the coin on a l series box, but its well worth it

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:55 pm

Yeah, Shockproof Light isn't cheap. I've got it in the Outback's gearbox and rear diff, but haven't decided if I'll also use it in the Brumby.

Brumby is running Multitrax in the gearbox.

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:05 pm

a 75W90 will be right

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:36 pm

yes im fairly sure multitrax is a 75w90. else an 80w 90 should be ok too.

batesy · Post by **batesy** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:36 pm

buety thanks matatak, thats wat i was after as i had some penrite in the shed which is exactly that....
cheers

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:50 pm

I am using 85w90 Thuban from Caltex at the moment.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:29 pm

BP Tractran TF10

Its the stuff dad uses for the gearbox in the tractor. Costs me nothing and i havent had any problems

twilightprotege · Post by **twilightprotege** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:56 pm

with the redline shockproof, another problem with it is that you'll need to change it more often. no doubting it's great stuff, after all it does exactly what it's designed to do, but think of it this way. the fluid is essentially microscopic balloons. those balloons go in between the gears to stop the gears touching each other, and thus the name shock proof. problem with that is the balloons eventually all pop, and eventually you'll have nothing lubricating your gearbox and i dont think the box will last much longer than that.

i plan on using castrol syntrax 75W-90. recommended by PAR for their gearsets - that's enough justification for me.

batesy · Post by **batesy** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:48 am

thanks for al the replies guys.....
i have always found penrite does a pretty good job so ill stick with them... cheers