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What is equivalent to SAE 80 gear oil?

What is equivalent to SAE 80 gear oil?

SAE 20 engine oil
Because the viscosity of gearbox and engine oils are measured on different scales, an SAE 80 gearbox oil is roughly equivalent in viscosity to an SAE 20 engine oil.

What is the GL rating on gear oil?

Gearbox oils are classified by the American Petroleum Institute using GL ratings. The higher an oil’s GL-rating, the more pressure can be sustained without any metal-to-metal contact taking place between transmission components.

What weight is GL-4 oil?

PennGrade 1® Multi-Purpose ‘Classic’ Gear Oil GL-4 SAE 80W-90 is recommended for use in such time-honored traditional manual transmissions as those made by Muncie, Rockwell, NVG/New Process, Borg-Warner, Saginaw and Ford as well as those used in many imports.

What viscosity is GL 4?

15W40
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API Service Class GL 4
SAE Viscosity Grade (Motor Oil) 15W40
Vis @ 100°C, cSt 15.5
Vis @ 40°C, cSt 82
Brookfield Viscosity @ -40°C, Poise 320

What is SAE 80?

SAE 80 is a non EP additive gear oil meeting the API performance level GL-1. It is blended from solvent refined paraffinic base oils. Suitable for gearboxes and some selected transmissions where a non EP gear oil is called for. For use in Passenger cars, towing vehicles, light commercial, and 4×4.

Is 80W the same as 10W 40?

The most common mistake is the belief that the viscosity of SAE 80W gear oil is much thicker than the viscosity of SAE 10W-40 motor oil. This is absolutely incorrect! A 10W-40 motor oil’s viscosity is actually similar to the viscosity of 80W gear oil, and the viscosity of SAE 10W-30 is similar to 75W gear oil.

Is gl4 synthetic?

Ultra1Plus™ SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Gear Oil, API GL-4 is formulated with synthetic base oils and specialty performance additives to provide improved high-temperature thermal and oxidative stability in a wide range of operating conditions.

What is 80w90 oil?

Gear Oil 80W-90 is a premium mineral automotive gear oil manufactured with modern extreme pressure additives and friction modifiers, meeting the requirements of API GL-5/6 and MT-1, as well as many other manufacturer specifications.

What is the viscosity of 80W90?

Typical Properties

Mobilube HD LS 80W-90 80W-90 85W-140
Viscosity, ASTM D 445
cSt @ 40ºC 136 328
cSt @ 100ºC 14.5 25.3
Viscosity Index, ASTM D 2270 105 97

What is the viscosity of SAE 80?

8.02
Automotive Lubricant Viscosity Grades: Gear Oils – Excerpt SAE J 306, 1998

SAE Viscosity Grade Max. Temperature for 150 000 cP [°C] (ASTM D 2983) Min. Viscosity [mm²/s] at 100 °C (ASTM D445)
80 8.02
80W -26 5.29
85 10.15
85W -12 6.46

What is 80w90 oil used for?

Gear Oil 80W-90 is designed for use in differentials, both hypoid and limited slip, manual gearboxes, transfer cases and transaxles in passenger cars, light commercials, 4WDs, trucks, construction, earthmoving and agricultural equipment, where this viscosity grade is required.