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Urfy
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which gear oil to use?

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Hello All,

Can someone guide me on which gear oil to use?

I have a Getrag 245 ZF (dogleg) gearbox.

There are afew choices;
* Redline 75W90 GL-5 (high performance)
* Redline MTL 75W80 (leight weight)
* Pentoson SAE 75W80

or is there some thing else?


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Re: which gear oil to use?

Post by Jeroen »

All fine, isn't much of a difference and these boxes aren't top critical on oil imho. Also see the FAQ section on gearboxes: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=13418
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Re: which gear oil to use?

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Thanks.
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