gear and tranny box oils.

[spudd]

ive been on several different oil manufacturers sites to check specs. and on me terrano service cd.some say only cg4 others say only cg5. which one please b4 i tip the wrong s**t in.
i got hypoy ls90 for rear diff and 80 for front.
cheers neil

 

[zippy656]

you looked in the discount forum here?

 

[briggie]

http://bebrs.pie-dabas.net/Webs/Terrano/R20/ma.pdf


page 17

 

[lacroupade]

ive been on several different oil manufacturers sites to check specs. and on me terrano service cd.some say only cg4 others say only cg5. which one please b4 i tip the wrong s**t in.
i got hypoy ls90 for rear diff and 80 for front.
cheers neil

http://www.commaoil.com/motorists

or ask the Opie Oil man...

 

[spudd]

http://bebrs.pie-dabas.net/Webs/Terrano/R20/ma.pdf


page 17

cheers thats the disc i have that says never use cg 4.but opie says use cg4.
thats what worries me. castrol site recommends cg4.

atb.neil

 

[spudd]

cheers thats the disc i have that says never use cg 4.but opie says use cg4.
thats what worries me. castrol site recommends cg4.

atb.neil

bugger should have gone to specsavers. castrol says dont use cg4.

 

[lacroupade]

bugger should have gone to specsavers. castrol says dont use cg4.

what does the Comma site say out of interest? They are Exxon/Mobil in case you weren't aware.

 

[spudd]

what does the Comma site say out of interest? They are Exxon/Mobil in case you weren't aware.

says 4 for gearbox.,

 

[lacroupade]

says 4 for gearbox.,

weird, so its 2-2 at the moment but weighted by Nissans recommendation?

 

[lacroupade]

I think you have to go with the manual.....having looked a bit it seems GL-5 has a lot more active additives that aren't necessarily compatible with what Nissan designed.

 

[spudd]

I think you have to go with the manual.....having looked a bit it seems GL-5 has a lot more active additives that aren't necessarily compatible with what Nissan designed.

but the bottom of nissan says never use cg4 but listing recommends it.

confused neil

 

[lacroupade]

but the bottom of nissan says never use cg4 but listing recommends it.

confused neil

It does indeed, but the transmission oil is GL-4 not CG.....RTFM I think is the phrase LOL

 

[spudd]

It does indeed, but the transmission oil is GL-4 not CG.....RTFM I think is the phrase LOL

buck it ill put half of each.ive ordered 5 lrs of each. c.r.t.f.m.a.f.g.o

neil

 

[spudd]

oils

buck it ill put half of each.ive ordered 5 lrs of each. c.r.t.f.m.a.f.g.o

neil

Now confirmed must not use gl5 in terrano as it eats the brass bits.
dont use cg4 engine oil.

atb.spudd