[DeTomaso] ZF gear oil

[Will Kooiman]

Non-slip.  Does not have friction modifiers.  It is supposed to be better
for synchros.


On 4/18/14 3:55 AM, "John Donahue" <demongusta at me.com> wrote:

>   NS =  non-synthetic?
>
>   On Apr 18, 2014, at 12:53 AM, John Donahue <[1]demongusta at me.com>
>   wrote:
>
>   Begin forwarded message:
>
>   From: Jack Donahue <[2]demongusta at gmail.com>
>   Date: April 18, 2014 at 12:48:06 AM PDT
>   To: Jack Donahue <[3]demongusta at me.com>
>   Subject: Fwd: [DeTomaso] ZF gear oil
>
>   Begin forwarded message:
>
>   From: Jack Donahue <[4]demongusta at gmail.com>
>   Date: April 17, 2014 at 6:24:08 PM PDT
>   To: Jack Donahue <[5]demongusta at gmail.com>
>   Subject: Fwd: [DeTomaso] ZF gear oil
>
>
>
>     But the best oil for the ZF is Red Line 75W90NS--- the NS signifying
>     "not so slippery" I presume.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>      The manual specifically calls for SAE 80, AP GL5
>      (SAE 90 in Europe).
>      7 1/2 pints of the stuff.
>
>
>
>      The only place I have reliably
>      found GL5 is NAPA auto parts; it is made by Sta-Lube/CRC.
>
>
>     Here is the exact link to what you should buy:
>      [3][6]http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL2473
>
>
>     It is normally sold in pints or gallons; since you need 7.5 pints
>     and
>      there are 8 pints in a gallon, obviously it is to your advantage to
>     buy
>      a gallon jug.  My local NAPA store used to carry them, but I just
>     had
>      to order a jug a couple of weeks ago as they only have pints now.
>      While you're at it,  you might as well buy a gear oil pump, also by
>      Sta-Lube:
>      [
>
>     4][7]http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL4344
>
>
>     Harbor Freight has a better picture of it:
>      [5][8]http://www.harborfreight.com/sta-lube-gear-fluid-oil-pump-407
>     14.html
>
>
>     Using this pump has transformed my life.  Normally filling a ZF
>     gearbox
>      is a painful experience involving a lot of spilled gear oil and
>      profanity.  This turns it into a breeze.  Just put the end of the
>     hose
>      in the side of the gearbox (where it's cleverly retained), and
>     start
>      pumping until you feel silly.  When oil starts drooling out the
>     side,
>      you're done.  Let it sit for a few minutes, give a few more pumps
>     just
>      to be sure, then you're really done.
>
>References
>
>   1. mailto:demongusta at me.com
>   2. mailto:demongusta at gmail.com
>   3. mailto:demongusta at me.com
>   4. mailto:demongusta at gmail.com
>   5. mailto:demongusta at gmail.com
>   6. http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL2473
>   7. http://www.crcindustries.com/ei/product_detail.aspx?id=SL4344
>   8. http://www.harborfreight.com/sta-lube-gear-fluid-oil-pump-40714.html
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