Re: gear oil

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Wed Apr 23 2003 - 12:51:25 EDT


Gabe,
I've used Redline gear oil for quite some time now...in all the mustangs and
my friends used it in their camaros/mustangs as well. No problems
whatsoever, I'd highly recommend it. Even with the friction modifier in
there, it still usually needs about a half bottle of the stuff as well. (it
comes in like 5oz bottles or something) When you do it, I'd also highly
recommend that you get yourself some 1/8" cork sheet or some paper gasket
material and make your own gasket. That crap about using just the permatex
is ridiculous, it always leaks. This is the first vehicle that I've had or
any of my friends have had that doesn't use a gasket....

As far as the whole 75-90 v 80-90 discussion, it doesn't really matter that
much in my opinion. I always thought that you used 80-90 if you used dino
oil and 75-90 with synth oil. You should be fine running 75-90 in your
diff, I've had redline 75-90 in mine from day 1.

--
- Josh
Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L

""Gabriel A. Couriel"" <BigGabe@fiufiji.com> wrote in message news:MOEEJOOFGDIGEJODCLKMAEKPCCAA.BigGabe@FIUFIJI.com... > > when i get the gears done on my truck, i am going to put synthetic gear oil > in the rear-end. i need to know what weight to get. in my manual there is > nothing that specifies the type, however, in my Hayes manual, it says 75W90. > i've also been told that the rear-end runs 80W90, which i have looked around > for, and have not been able to find it (at least not synthetic). > > so, what is the weight that i should use? i would like to use the Redline > gear oil, but should i go with Mobil 1 75W90 or Royal Purple 75W90? also, > the Redline already includes a "limited-slip friction modifier," does that > mean that i won't need to use an additional limited slip modifier? all of > them are about $8 per quart (and i need 2, unless it comes with friction > modifier, in which case i would need 3, and what isn't used goes into my > tranny when i do a tranny fluid change). > > Thanks, > > Gabe Couriel > http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0 > >



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