does the amsoil gear lube contain sulfur?
~ Paul
98 Dak, RC,Deep Amethyst
V8/5 Speed/ 3.91 Suregrip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Carr" <michael.carr@sabre.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: DML: Use Motor Oil in NV3500?
> Because a) nothing is too good for my truck, and b) somewhere out there
> is a product better than the one they used at the factory, I have begun
> a quest to find the best manual transmission lube for my truck.
>
> Here's what I learned so far:
> 1) Viscosity ratings of motor oils and gear lubes are not the same (40W
> motor oil is equivalent to 90W gear lube.)
> 2) DC requirements a lube that meets is specification MS-9224. DC part
> number 4874464.
> 3) Finding a low sulfur content lube is important because the brass
> innerds of the NV3500 will be corroded by sulfur.
> 4) Sulfur is added in some degree to all gear lubes (giving it that
> unique smell) to provide critical lubrication properties.
> 5) Some DMLers use Redline MTL; some MT-90; some a mixture of each. At
> least one DMLer uses Amsoil Gear Lube. Regardless, each contains
> sulfur. How much I don't know.
>
> Being a fan of Amsoil, I asked an Amsoil Tech to recommend a lube that
> contains little or no sulfur. What he said floored me: "There is no
> sulfur in AMSOIL Crankcase Lubricants. Use 5W30 or 0W30, the AMSOIL
> Series 2000, 0W30 would be best. Note: The 0w30 in place of the 5w30
> (Chrysler part # 4874464) may improve the stiff shifting problem that
> the Getrag G360 transmission has had when shifting from second gear to
> third gear." (I have asked AMSOIL to see in writing a product that meets
> MS-9224, but have not yet received a response.)
>
> On a Dodge Turbo Diesel forum, there was a reference to using of Amsoil
> 5W30 in NV5600 transmissions with good results. My questions to you
> all are: What do you think? Can a motor oil protect the transmission
> as well as the gear lube can? (I know Ford uses ATF in their PSD 6speed
> gear boxes, so..) Have you or anyone you know used motor oil in a manual
> transmission? The result? Does anyone want to be the first to try it
> here?
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