Lubrication. Oils According to Rick130 and More

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Welcome to--

Oils According to Rick130!

IMHO this site is very lucky to have Rick's continued Technical expertise,,

Many (and I mean MANY!) of our members have saved themselves money, time and effort simply by following Ricks advice.



As with all Good Oil posts,, the "Technical Bit" may be anywhere in the thread.

As with all Good Oil subjects, this is an on-going collection,
if you find a Rick130 gem, please advise me and I will add it.

As with all Public Forum infomation,,
Use At Your Own Risk.

Now with Ricks take on Series Machines,,


need to make semi fluid grease?
Maintenance : Elans - Page 2 (http://www.lotuselan.net/forums/elan-f14/maintenance-t20905-15.html)

Thanks Craig E ;)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Gearbox Oils
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/range-rover/70568-very-confused-oils-aint-oils.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/68990-td5-defender-gearbox-chatter.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/70885-did-i-pay-tooo-much-my-defender-2.html#post889864
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/55446-suffix-k-vs-j-r380.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/28702-anyone-heard-neo-gearbox-oil.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/29260-oils-aint-oils-sol.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/44406-lt95-ransfer-case-oil.html

Update for those with fat wallets
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/109874-gearbox-oil-advice-r380-2.html#post1300385

LT77
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/80434-atf-history-evolution-lesson-required.html

LT85
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/104043-lt85-santana-5-speed-lt230-3.html#post1256602


VMX80 or Syntrans/trax in Td5 gearbox? (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/39521-vmx80-syntrans-trax-td5-gearbox.html)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/39521-vmx80-syntrans-trax-td5-gearbox.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/32384-oil-recommendation-lt95-4-speed-box-isuzu-4bd1.html?highlight=LT85

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Transfercase Oils
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/49287-85-140-gear-oil-sooo-much-better.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/55739-gearbox-tc-diff-oil-td5.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/39521-vmx80-syntrans-trax-td5-gearbox.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/44406-lt95-ransfer-case-oil.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/75481-oils-aint-oils.html#post938263- Syntrans variant in R380
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/75481-oils-aint-oils-2.html#post938822 and a bit more...

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/104043-lt85-santana-5-speed-lt230-3.html#post1256586

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Diff Oils
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/71307-arb-airlocker-diff-oil.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/range-rover/70568-very-confused-oils-aint-oils.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/70619-salisbury-oil-quantity.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-3/71114-diff-oil-do-you-recommended.html#post892804
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/28702-anyone-heard-neo-gearbox-oil.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/41658-oils-towing.html

Use of graphite or moly in diffs? (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/35243-use-graphite-moly-diffs.html?highlight=gearbox+oils)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Bio Fuel Oils
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/bio-fuels/70250-300tdi-bio-2.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/bio-fuels/59322-biodiesel-engine-lubrication.html

(http://www.aulro.com/afvb/bio-fuels/70250-300tdi-bio-2.html#post889083)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Engine Oils.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/range-rover/70568-very-confused-oils-aint-oils.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/58842-who-uses-penrite-engine-oil.html#post769141
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/41658-oils-towing.html

[Pedro_The_Swift]

MORE!!
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/27450-more-shocks.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/70395-mystery-solved-2.html#post886082
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/41448-lt77-r380-too-weak-you-need-one-these.html#post581141

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Series Oils!
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-2-2a/83530-oils-aint-oilz.html

[Pedro_The_Swift]

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2/111053-good-value-oil-td5-owners.html

[VladTepes]

Oils "definitive list"

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/110486-oils-can-we-set-up-definitive-list.html#post1304515
an THIS particular post: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/110486-oils-can-we-set-up-definitive-list-3.html#post1308575 is the one you really want !

[Pedro_The_Swift]

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/227980-castrol-rx-vs-rx-super.html

[simmo]

Just for your interest , I'm sharing some advice given to me by the penrite technical team, to some questions I asked about lube oils.

cheers simmo


Hi Guys at penrite, I'm a long term customer of your fine oils, In my 1995 Land Rover defender 300 TDI, with R380 transmission and LT-230 transfer case, I'm using Progear 70-75 full synthetic in my gearbox , and trans gear semi synthetic in my transfer case (75-90) and diffs,and semi synthetic 15-50 in my diesel engine. I'm interested in the viscosity/ temperature curves for the gearbox oils. my transfer case is running between 60 -70 degrees and my gearbox is running at 75 degrees, engine sump is 75 degrees, diffs 45-55 degrees. ( ambient was about 25 degrees), temperatures at cruising speed on the motorway, I'm considering gearbox and transfer case coolers, because I expect the temperatures will raise up in summer when the ambient is higher. I'm trying to find what is about the optimum temperature to run the gearboxes, so the oil still has acceptable viscosity.

I appreciate your advice. thanks for your support. brgds simmo.

response from Penrite technical team.

When the temperature of the oil reaches 100C then any moisture should be driven off very easily- not a bad thing. This is perhaps a good target temperature.
You will not need cooling by the looks of things ?our oils will easily cope as this is what they're designed for.

In an oil's rating --eg SAE 75W-90-- that second figure is derived from a check of the oil's viscosity at 100C.

If oil is frequently up to 130C you can start to run into trouble, but this is only likely in the engine.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Puma Oils,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/243977-review-idiots-guide-puma-engine-oil.html

[Pedro_The_Swift]

What oil? (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2-a/251408-what-oil.html)

[towe0609]

Calling Rick130 ... your inbox is full!

I was finally placing an order today for 20L of Motul Gear 300 based on advice Rick130 provided some time back via PM and was asked if I wanted

MOTUL GEAR 300 LS 75W-90 - Motul (https://www.motul.com/au/en/products/gear-300-ls-75w90)
or
MOTUL GEAR 300 75W-90 - Motul (https://www.motul.com/au/en/products/gear-300-75w90)

I don't remember seeing 2 variants of this oil last time I looked into it - but maybe I missed it.

I have 2 Defender 130's, one rear diff has a Detroit TrueTrac in it. I'm hoping to use 1 oil across the driveline of both vehicles.

Do I get the LS version? Will that be OK to use across the rest of the driveline?

(Edit: I just re-read Rick130's original mesa=sage where he advises "With the TraTrac or ATB you need a fluid without LSD additives, which is where Gear 300 is great, it's optimised for good synchro performance in a gearbox/transaxle so works well with torque biasing diffs" and https://www.eaton.com/au/en-gb/products/differentials-traction-control/aftermarket-differentials/detroit-truetrac-faqs.html confirms friction modifiers should not be used - so I assume I need the MOTUL GEAR 300 75W-90 - Motul (https://www.motul.com/au/en/products/gear-300-75w90) version ie. No LS)