What Oil are people using in LT95

"hi brad,
what brand & viscosity do you use?
Do you use all the same in the engine, TC and box?"

Brad I will second that what are you using?
Duane

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Originally Posted by byron

EP = Extreme Pressure ........as in, say, 75W/90 EP = 75 rating at freezing point/0 degrees Celsius or "Winter" and a 90 rating at 100 degrees (Summer/hot) and is rated as being suitable to be used in "extreme pressure" situations such as gear upon gear point to point pressure as in meshing gears in gear boxes, diffs etc

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EP rating is not required in gearboxes but is needed where there is a large amount of sliding action as in most crown wheel and pinions (which is why the original recommendation for engine oil is OK, and which is what it was designed for). Well designed gearboxes avoid extreme pressure situations. The transfer case in particular is not very fussy, but the ease of gearchanging in the main gearbox is greatly affected by the type of oil. I have ended up using synthetic engine oil to get around a problem getting out of first in cold weather startups. The critical factor is to avoid too heavy an oil as the oil pump willfail if asked to pump it cold.

If running a lot more power than it was designed for, lubrication will become more critical.

John

John
What synthetic engine oil are you using.
Duane

Well i use penrite hpr 50 in the engin and have been thinking of useing it in the lt 95 but would it be too heavy for the box being a 40 w /70 grade oil ????

Cheers

Chris

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Originally Posted by djam1

John
What synthetic engine oil are you using.
Duane

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Mobil 1 - I think! its a while since I put it in. It did have the desired effect I should add. No subsequent problems getting out of first.

John

Lokka
From what I have heard even HPR30 is too heavy for an LT95 I read that on here somewhere.

Duane

Gee what did I use.... in the past I had used castrol GTX and I have used penrite 20w50.. it was a long time ago so I cant remember which. But its the Moreys that does all the helping and smoothing and quietning and yes I used it in the gearbox t/c and the engine!
I use a litre of Moreys every third oil change in the engine but change the oil filter and my toilet roll oil filter as well. Due me on LPG the engine oil lasts a lot longer and I have on occasion let the changes go to 15k as the oil is still very clean on the dipstick.
I also use moreys in the power steering pump and now in my viscous transfer chain driven T/C.
I use 100% moreys in the front swivel assy and of course all the diffs.
Brilliant stuff, was made for landrovers...lol
But that is just my opinion which I have aquired after owning Range Rovers now since 1984 and using the stuff.
Brad:eek::eek: