[TR] Proper oil for TR4 Gearbox

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Fri Feb 13 19:01:34 MST 2009


> Though I think the weight difference is small -- isn't 90W 
> gear oil about the same viscosity as 40W motor oil?

Approximately, yes.

TR4 owners handbook calls for 90 weight GL4 above 30F; 80 weight below 30F.

I've been running Valvoline VR-1 20W50 motor oil in the gearbox Herman van
den Akker rebuilt for me (TR6 gearbox, TR4 OD, TR3 top cover), because that
is what he recommended.

Randall


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