Panic! Gear-box oil

[carbold]

Just bought some gear oil from Halford. Specs should be OK:

EP 80W-90
AP GL-5
Hypoid light

But then realised it's DIFFERENTIAL gear oil. Didn't think too much about it at Halford but I noticed it was much thiner than the old one.

And now the panic is taking over...

Is it all right...????

 

[Eunuch]

Carbold,

someone is probably going to answer and tell you exactly how harmful or otherwose this will be for a GS. Just go back and exchange it. Halfords seem OK about that kind of thing.

Daz

 

[Jimb]

Its OK mate, as long as its GL 5 spec, the EP means Extreme Pressure for gear teeth, better still is semi synth castrol Syntrax or even better Mobil 1 fully sythentic gear oil Mobilube SAE 75W-90 so if you haven't opened it go change it, only use the fully synth stuff if your bike has done 12,000 or more it makes the gearshift much smoother and with Mobil 1 in it just will not wear.

 

[Jimb]

PS

Jeff hall motorcycles on langsett road is the dealer for Mobil1

 

[carbold]

can't exchange

The point is that I've already used it ...

 

[boxer]

Re: PS

Jeff hall motorcycles on langsett road is the dealer for Mobil1

FYI.

Also mail order from Graham Goode in Leicester.

Russ

 

[Rob Farmer]

Carbold,

Your profile says mech engineer (pHd) shouldn't you be telling us if it's ok or not?

 

[carbold]

Why do you think I'm doing a PhD mate?
I'm useless!

:flush

My brain is telling me everything is allright, but my heart is panicking...

 

[Steptoe]

Don't worry its the same stuff, you could use tractor gear oil in BMW gearboxes, they're so agricultural --