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brumby gearbox oil
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:30 pm
by thunder039
as the title states i am after some advice on gearbox oil for my standard brumby, its original gearbox with 266ks
was wondering what the reccomendations are without spending a small fortune and how much i need in terms of literage
thanks!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:25 pm
by alang
A SAE 80W-90 oil and 3.0 ltrs
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:20 pm
by thunder039
alang wrote:A SAE 80W-90 oil and 3.0 ltrs
thanks!
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:28 pm
by steptoe
and if I was you , try get some of Nulons additive for rejuvenating oil seals to soften the front seal especially. There is a specific additive and it is not G70
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:36 pm
by thunder039
steptoe wrote:and if I was you , try get some of Nulons additive for rejuvenating oil seals to soften the front seal especially. There is a specific additive and it is not G70
is this the gearbox conditioning stuff?
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:21 pm
by alang
steptoe wrote:and if I was you , try get some of Nulons additive for rejuvenating oil seals to soften the front seal especially. There is a specific additive and it is not G70
they stopped making it they only have the G70 or their blend of gear oils with additives.
even wynns use to make a good one, don't any more not here any ways
still be using the G70 but
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:32 pm
by El_Freddo
I'd just drop some standard gearbox oil in it, there's no point spending more money than you need to, it's not a high performance gearbox after all.
Or you could go for a LSD grade oil, I did this with my box and found that it's changed smoother since. The fellas at my local parts joint know I 4wd and reckoned it was going to be a better oil for the heat that can be generated in the slow stuff. From memory it was another couple of dollars but in my book worth it!
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:20 am
by revmax
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:24 am
by steptoe
Just off the phone Nulon techos - the Nulon additive is ESL, short for engine stop leak - add 60ml of ESL per litre of oil capacity of manual gearbox only. The chemistry lends the technology of auto tranny fluid of keping all their seals and O rings supple.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:49 am
by thunder039
thanks guys for the suggestion i will go to repco and have a look at the oils for comparison
bennie i dont think i need the lsd oil as i very rarely 4wd in the brumby and most of its time is spent at 100kmh but thanks for the suggestion!
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:14 pm
by alang
steptoe wrote:Just off the phone Nulon techos - the Nulon additive is ESL, short for engine stop leak - add 60ml of ESL per litre of oil capacity of manual gearbox only. The chemistry lends the technology of auto tranny fluid of keping all their seals and O rings supple.
that's good to know, have to have a look for it next time doing the oil changes
:D