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Re: stupidity but is it bad???	Thu, 11 August 2005 00:20

My thoughts on the naming of gearbox / transmission oil / fluid. Transmission Fluid - Light weight Auto gearbox lube. Has the Dexron-III series of ratings. Transmission Oil - Medium weight Auto gearbox lube as used in larger pieces of machinery e.g. earthmoving machinery. Has the TO series of API ratings. Gearbox Oil - As used in manual gearboxes. Has the API GL series of ratings. You see the API ratings actually have meaning behind them... e.g. GL = Gear Lube TO = Transmission Oil CI = Compression Ignition (Diesel) SL = I don't know... Sump Lube? The second letter on the petrol oils increases when they create a new rating method (e.g. SF, SG, SJ, SL) unlike the others which just get a number whacked after them (e.g. GL-4, GL-5) Anyways regardless of which one you put in you should change your oil ASAP. Crankcase lube has a totally different additive package to auto trans lube and the additives in your auto trans lube could knock out some of the important parts of the crankcase lube's additive package. [Report message to a moderator]

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