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03-13-2010, 06:20 AM
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You say: "only local brands"
What brand?
Or have thay bottled oil that they drilled for themselves in their backyard?
Put it in an old Cola bottle, label it with a home made label saying nothing else than SAE 90 GL-5?
C'mon...
Serious: if quality is a question go for the SAE 140.
Drive conservatively for 10 miles or so during cold (@ freezing temps - IF the temps drop that low where you live) mornings.
What brand?
Or have thay bottled oil that they drilled for themselves in their backyard?
Put it in an old Cola bottle, label it with a home made label saying nothing else than SAE 90 GL-5?
C'mon...
Serious: if quality is a question go for the SAE 140.
Drive conservatively for 10 miles or so during cold (@ freezing temps - IF the temps drop that low where you live) mornings.
03-17-2010, 06:11 AM
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hey guys i bought the SAE90 GL-5 oil, and the color is green!!
i think the oil in the DIY fluid change is red,
ok to use the green one?
i think the oil in the DIY fluid change is red,
ok to use the green one?
03-17-2010, 10:53 AM
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Produced from premium crudes
On the website of Plogco I found some specs of the SAE 90 / 140 gear oil they make for several brands (all links from different brands showed the same specs)
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CHARACTERISTICS TYPICAL VALUE .....................90 - 140 Sp. Gravity @ 15o C 0.901 - 0.913 Viscosity @ 40o C, cSt 220 - 460 Viscosity @ 100o C. cSt 19 - 31 Viscosity Index .......97 - 95 Flash Point, COC, oC...268 - 292 Pour Point, oC ....... -6 -6
@ 19 cSt.Its not LE-607 either. (that is the red oil)
You've got enough for at least 4 changes.
I would change it out every 10k km or once a year.
03-17-2010, 02:05 PM
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Looks good enough to me. I agree with the 10K OCI too. They use this for motor oil too? Interesting. I would think a different addititive package would be desired/reqiured for a high compression IC motor.
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