USA oil recommendations

[koltonstanley]

hi guys i know there is tons of threads on oil recommendations and what you think is the best.

however most oils in Australia or the UK are not available in the USA......can anyone recommend

engine oil
transmission oil
transfer box oil
differential oil

for me here in the USA....

2010 defender 130 HCPU 2.4

any help is appreciated.....thanks guys!

[sashadidi]

I know one at least for the USA gearbox oil redline mt 75w-90 gl4
Red Line Synthetic Oil - Gear Oil for Manual Transmissions - MT-90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil (http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=46&pcid=7)

If you can get total oil there: Welcome to TOTAL lubricants - The right choice in Lubricants. (http://www.total-us.com/lub/lubusa.nsf/VS_SWI/EC62D8E37C9B02B7C125732F006D59A8?OpenDocument)

[jabber]

I agree on the Red Line MT-90; great stuff!

With respect to oil... Shell Rotella is really popular. I've been using it in my td5 and v8s for years. There was a thread on discoweb.org; someone ran a test with it for a while. When he tore down the engine, it still looked new.

For diffs and xfer case, I use good 'ole Lucas 80/90wt. I know others do as well. It's a great product. I buy it by the 5 gal.

[Red90]

You want "MTL", not "MT-90" for the gearbox. MT-90 is too heavy for New Jersey.

Transfer box and axles, any 75W90 or 80W90 gear oil.

Engine oil, Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 or Mobil Delvac 1, 5W-40 or Mobil Turbo Diesel Truck, 5W40.

[koltonstanley]

ok the redline is pretty easy to get........Land rover manual says 75-90 for the transmission......."MTL" is 80-90........

should i get the 75-90 or the 80-90?

that will sort my transmission.......

as far as transfer box and differentials it sounds like any good 75-90 gl-5 oil will do?

thanks again guys....

[koltonstanley]

redline makes a 75/90 gl-5 gear oil as well.....

think this will be ok for both differentials and transfer box?

[justinc]

Castrol Manual BOT328.
It is a 75W90 Fully Synthetic GL4 Gear oil.
MB # 001-989-51-03-10 Trans Oil at $29.30/L

this is what you must use in the gearbox, readily available in your part of the world.

the transfer box must use a full synthetic 75w90 trans oil,

http://www.pennzoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Pennzoil+Synthetic+75S-90+GL-4+GL-5+ALL.pdf

and engine oil must meet ford duratorq specs for your climate, the 5w30 viscosity Pennzoil Ultra Full Synthetic Motor Oil - Pennzoil (http://www.pennzoil.com/motor-oil/pennzoil-ultra-synthetic-oil/#Specifications) should meet these req.


jc