Thread: 88 110 Perentie oil HELP!

Originally Posted by spudboy

Cummo - tell me about the G70 Nulon stuff. Did it reduce the gearbox rattle at all?

I've just gone from Castrol FMX-80, which made the gearbox rattle a lot worse, back to plain old engine oil (Super RX) which is quieter than the FMX-80.

Thanks
David

The Nulon is probably fine but I'll just add for further info that we've been using Castrol Syntrans75/85 in LT95 and LT85 and R380 boxes - expensive but long life, quiet running and makes gear changes very smoooth

Spudboy,

I've used Nulon G70 in my Series 1 Landie gearbox, transfer case and diffs for the thirty-odd years I've had it on the initial advice of the mechanic who did some minor work on the gearbox way back then. I've since used it in the gearboxes and diffs of all my cars.

G70 is apparently a mix of PTFE (Teflon) with other extreme pressure and anti corrosion compounds. Nulon has a blurb on it on their website describing its formulation and how it works. My gut feeling is yes it works, definitely easing gear changes, but having run it in my vehicles from their first/benchmark oil changes it's hard to compare any changes definitively. How it's described to work makes sense so I've stuck with it. An internet search on reviews for G70 in various vehicle forums generally seem positive also. As far as additives go I think it's reasonably priced.

When I first got my Perentie I contacted the technical department at Nulon to check the suitability of the Nulon diesel engine oil for the LT95, and they advised G70 would be OK in this unit. The operation of the LT95 in my Perentie seems good; it's a little stiff to go into first gear but with gentle pressure it slips in when it's ready - all other shifts up and down are fine. No racing gear changes in a Perentie though!

Cheers

Dave

Originally Posted by 87County

The Nulon is probably fine but I'll just add for further info that we've been using Castrol Syntrans75/85 in LT95 and LT85 and R380 boxes - expensive but long life, quiet running and makes gear changes very smoooth

Hi what do you use in your transfer case?

thanks
Scott

Originally Posted by LandroverScott

Hi what do you use in your transfer case?

thanks
Scott

For the Perentie LT95 t/c we use the same (Syntrans 75/85),

Engine oil is OK

NB the LT 230 (not in the Perentie) uses diff oil

Originally Posted by 87County

For the Perentie LT95 t/c we use the same (Syntrans 75/85),

Engine oil is OK

NB the LT 230 (not in the Perentie) uses diff oil

Hi Thanks,

Yeah Perentie LT95, so I will use Syntrans 75/85 in gear box and transfer case

many thanks
Scott