What oils

[skoller]

Oils questions again. I have done various searches but only end up a bit confused. What brand and type of oil is being used in the diffs,gearbox and transfer case of a puma. I have sorted the engine oil out but the others are a mystery.
Thanks if someone can help.

[manic]

diffs = oil of ulay
gearbox = holy annointing oil
transfer case = whale blubber

You may laugh.. but my transfer box is working whaley whale, my diffs dont look a day old, and my gearbox is just heavenly!

Look in the good oil -> http://www.aulro.com/afvb/good-oil/

[rick130]

diffs = oil of ulay
gearbox = holy annointing oil
transfer case = whale blubber

You may laugh.. but my transfer box is whaley whaley good, my diffs dont look a day old, and my gearbox is just heavenly!

Look in the good oil -> http://www.aulro.com/afvb/good-oil/


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Can I borrow that for future replies please ? :D

[manic]

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[rick130]

Oils questions again. I have done various searches but only end up a bit confused. What brand and type of oil is being used in the diffs,gearbox and transfer case of a puma. I have sorted the engine oil out but the others are a mystery.
Thanks if someone can help.

In all seriousness, I'm assuming you've read and been confused on engine oils by this thread ? http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/137518-best-engine-oil-puma.html :angel:

First up, is the car still under warranty ?

If so, the g/box needed a specific Castrol oil.
Originally specced as BOT130 I think it's now Castrol BOT 382.

If still under warranty, I'd use the BOT 382, and have e read here http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/137068-puma-trans-oil.html

The t/case and diffs can use whatever 75W-90 GL5 diff fluid that floats your boat, although I'd stick to major brands ;)

[skoller]

Rik130
My Puma is now out of warrenty and I have sorted the engine oil out. Castrol magnatec professional A5 5w-30. I hope its right,Ihave 20l of it. I will look for Bot 382 or Motul Gear300 as suggested in other posts. Only the gearbox and front diff oil needs replacing as rear diff oil was changed with the 5 centre replacements and the transfer box oil was done when the box was replaced, both under warrenty.

[Naks]

Castrol magnatec professional A5 5w-30. I hope its right,I have 20l of it..

It's the right one. Lucky you, in South Africa there is an agreement between LR and Castrol to not sell it to non-stealers. Not even indie workshops can buy it in bulk :angrylock:

[skoller]

What is oil avaliable is equivalant to Castrol BOT130 or 382. Castrol Aust dont import it and my dealer has none and says he has to import it but wasnt very keen to do so. He reckons no one has asked for it because the oil change time was 200k and no one has got there yet.

[skoller]

That 200k was 200,000km. Bit to far for my liking.

[rick130]

If you re-read that g/box oil thread, JC was able to get some easily enough from a local to him dealer, so LRA must be importing it.

As for 200,000km on an oil change in a g/box.

Yeah, right.

[uninformed]

bannana peels are the answer.


that is all

[skoller]

Penrite make a gearbox oil that meets the M2c-200c ford oil spec (I think thats the spec). Pro Gear 75w-90. Has anyone used this oil seeing that the Castrol BOT 130 seems very hard to obtain.

[Gerokent]

Penrite make a gearbox oil that meets the M2c-200c ford oil spec (I think thats the spec). Pro Gear 75w-90. Has anyone used this oil seeing that the Castrol BOT 130 seems very hard to obtain.

I put penrite pro gear 75w-90 in gear box last service (about 3000 km ago), instant change in feel - for the better. I can get 1st gear when down shifting now, before I had to come to a near stop and force the gearstick.

[jddisco200tdi]

Having read the penrite specs. I would say the only gearbox oil that is suitable for a Puma is Pro Gear 70W-75. Its gl4 spec so safe for the bronze synro rings.

Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4

[rick130]

Having read the penrite specs. I would say the only gearbox oil that is suitable for a Puma is Pro Gear 70W-75. Its gl4 spec so safe for the bronze synro rings.

Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4

Miles too thin.

The Getrag requires a 75W-90, and FWIW most all GL5's, and definitely those specced as a Manual Trans Fluids use buffered sulphur in the additive package so it's non-reactive.

Basically anything with a 1b copper corrosion number should be fine for any yellow metals, it's just that any fluid blended for transaxle use has to have the boosted EP package to look after the crown wheel and pinion in cars like Subaru's that use hypoid diffs combined with the gearbox.

There are a few commercially available 75W-90's that are only additised to meet the GL4 spec, eg Redline MT90 and one of Amsoil's brews (Castrol Syntrans M 75W-90 is too heavy IMO for most cars specifying a 75W-90 as it's up around 18-19cSt@100*C to suit Road Ranger 'boxes) but they are the exception rather than the rule.

[Gerokent]

Having read the penrite specs. I would say the only gearbox oil that is suitable for a Puma is Pro Gear 70W-75. Its gl4 spec so safe for the bronze synro rings.

Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4

The Penrite oil I used was GL 5/6 spec?