[DeTomaso] ZF Gear Oil Recommendations
Mike Drew
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sat Nov 1 15:55:46 EDT 2014
Roland,
That's interesting to hear. The De Tomaso owners manual and ford shop manual both call for GL5. I wonder why there is a difference?
Mike
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On Nov 1, 2014, at 11:22, R.J <willibillie at live.de> wrote:
> Very strange. ZF here in Germany says it is not allowed to use GL5
> spec's in the transaxle. The GL5 is an additiv for the limited slip
> differenzial and should NOT be used in any manual gearbox, because the
> additive lubes the syncros.
> Just my little knowledge.
> Roland Jaeckel
>
> Am 01.11.2014 um 17:44 schrieb Mike Drew via DeTomaso:
>
> In a message dated 11/1/14 9 10 5, [1]flisi at si.rr.com writes:
>
> Need to change the ZF's oil. Any recommendations?
>
>>>> I use CRC oil, made by Sta-Lube. It's arguably no better or worse
> than any other oil you can get, BUT you are assured that it is the
> proper GL5 spec. As a wonderful bonus, it's available in one-gallon
> jugs, and you can buy an optional pump which threads onto the bottle.
> Each pump meters out exactly one ounce, which is a beautiful thing.
> Rather than struggling with long quart bottles, you simply set the jug
> atop the gearbox, insert the end of the hose into the side, and pump
> merrily away. You'll need 7 1/2 US pints, which is damn near a gallon.
> See attached photo....I got mine at the local NAPA auto parts store,
> along with the pump. Usually my store has it in stock; last time they
> only had pint bottles so I had to order it, and it arrived the next
> day.
> Mike
>
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