[DeTomaso] ZF oil -- the right choice

Christopher Kimball chrisvkimball at msn.com
Sun May 11 17:19:33 EDT 2014


I found the redline ns at a local Baxters, so it looks like I'm set.

Thanks for all your help.

Could I change the zf oil myself?  Sure, except I have no time to do so between now and when I'm leaving.  My mechanic has the car now and is fixing things he's finding wrong with it, such as a portion of the brake line which was pitted with rust to the point of being dangerous.  He replaced about 40" with new line.  These are things I would never try to do myself.

The seats have just been recovered in black leather with dark green leather inserts and look great.  Too bad I'm not able to update the whole car!  That will have to wait until my two sons finish University...

Looking forward to the drive, and the Rally!

Chris

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Subject: ZF oil -- the right choice


Here is a recent post from Les Gray which basically answers the question forever:


The Red Line oil NS designation means that in this particular oil there is NO
additive added to reduce the clutch chatter in most limited slip differentials.
Normally this additive is a good thing and almost mandatory in cars like the
Corvette which has a fairly high degree of limited slip lock up.
     Our cars have a two fold issues with these extra slippery additives. Number
one is our diff uses a rather low limited slip lock up so this extra slip
actually decreases what little lock up we have. Number two is this additive will
inhibit our synchro rings ability to do its job and in extreem cases will burn
up the synchro rings and the towers on the gears costing big bucks.
    I've rebuilt ZF's since the late 1970's and have replaced dozens of synchro
rings & gear sets due to the use of these additives.
  As Jack DeRyke says "your mileage may vary" !!!!


Leslie A. Gray



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Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Have you checked your ZF juice lately?



What is the difference between the Penzoil and the 75W90 NS GL-5 Gear Oil Redline product?  Is one considered better than the other?


Thanks again,


Chris


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> From: bill at incendium.com
> Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 03:00:59 +0000
>
> Chris look for this
> Pennzoil stock #4096 SAE 80W-90 GL-5 gearplus multi purpose gear lubricant
>
> Bill Moore
> Incendium Supply
> Calgary
>
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   I found the redline ns at a local Baxters, so it looks like I'm set.
   Thanks for all your help.
   Could I change the zf oil myself?  Sure, except I have no time to do so
   between now and when I'm leaving.  My mechanic has the car now and is
   fixing things he's finding wrong with it, such as a portion of the
   brake line which was pitted with rust to the point of being dangerous.
   He replaced about 40" with new line.  These are things I would never
   try to do myself.
   The seats have just been recovered in black leather with dark green
   leather inserts and look great.  Too bad I'm not able to update the
   whole car!  That will have to wait until my two sons finish
   University...
   Looking forward to the drive, and the Rally!
   Chris
   Sent from my Windows Phone
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: [1]Pantdino
   Sent: 5/10/2014 9:07 PM
   To: [2]chrisvkimball at msn.com; [3]bill at incendium.com;
   [4]detomaso-bounces at poca.com; [5]charlesmccall at gmail.com;
   [6]detomaso at poca.com
   Subject: ZF oil -- the right choice

   Here is a recent post from Les Gray which basically answers the
   question forever:


   The Red Line oil NS designation means that in this particular oil there
   is NO
   additive added to reduce the clutch chatter in most limited slip
   differentials.
   Normally this additive is a good thing and almost mandatory in cars
   like the
   Corvette which has a fairly high degree of limited slip lock up.
        Our cars have a two fold issues with these extra slippery
   additives. Number
   one is our diff uses a rather low limited slip lock up so this extra
   slip
   actually decreases what little lock up we have. Number two is this
   additive will
   inhibit our synchro rings ability to do its job and in extreem cases
   will burn
   up the synchro rings and the towers on the gears costing big bucks.
       I've rebuilt ZF's since the late 1970's and have replaced dozens of
   synchro
   rings & gear sets due to the use of these additives.
     As Jack DeRyke says "your mileage may vary" !!!!

   Leslie A. Gray


   -----Original Message-----
   From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
   To: bill <bill at incendium.com>; DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com>;
   Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>; charlesmccall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>;
   Pantera list serve <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Sat, May 10, 2014 8:07 pm
   Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Have you checked your ZF juice lately?
   What is the difference between the Penzoil and the 75W90 NS GL-5 Gear
   Oil Redline product?  Is one considered better than the other?
   Thanks again,
   Chris
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Have you checked your ZF juice lately?
   > To: [7]chrisvkimball at msn.com; [8]detomaso-bounces at poca.com;
   [9]pantdino at aol.com; [10]charlesmccall at gmail.com; [11]detomaso at poca.com
   > From: [12]bill at incendium.com
   > Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 03:00:59 +0000
   >
   > Chris look for this
   > Pennzoil stock #4096 SAE 80W-90 GL-5 gearplus multi purpose gear
   lubricant
   >
   > Bill Moore
   > Incendium Supply
   > Calgary
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: Christopher Kimball <[13]chrisvkimball at msn.com>
   > Sender: "DeTomaso" <[14]detomaso-bounces at poca.com>Date: Sat, 10 May
   2014 19:57:32
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References

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   2. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
   3. mailto:bill at incendium.com
   4. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
   5. mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com
   6. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   7. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
   8. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
   9. mailto:pantdino at aol.com
  10. mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com
  11. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
  12. mailto:bill at incendium.com
  13. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
  14. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
  15. mailto:pantdino at aol.com
  16. mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com
  17. mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com
  18. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
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