On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:48:53 +0000 asad ishaque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A couple of days ago I went to top up the gear oil as I was fearing a > low oil level starving the rear bearings. I came across the GL5 rated oil > for which I had been keeping my eyes peeled since ages. I had been running > GL4 oil due to non availablity. > > Well, I had the old GL4 oil drained and put in GL5. The magnetic drain > plugs had a bit of crud containing fine shavings which formed a glittery > design when pressed between fingers. It did not FEEL gritty. > Asad > Karachi, Pakistan. DRAIN the GL-5 and replace it with GL-4 --- NOW! GL-5 has a higher sulphur content that will eat up your old brass syncros FAST. We have the problem here in the U.S.A that plain GL-4 is getting hard to find whle GL-5 or GL-4/5 is everywhere. Gerald _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
