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On 21 Dec 98, at 12:42, David Yaghoubian wrote: > they told me that straight 90wt isn't made > anymore. They sold me a bottle od Sta-lube Hypoid SAE 80W-90 gear oil > (API/GL-5 Plus). Is this going to suffice? I think they are correct about the multigrade thing, but the GL-5 part may give you some trouble. According to my local oil distributor, the higher GL (Gear Lube) numbers have higher contents of some additive that attacks the brass syncro rings in the VW transmission. For that reason, they recommend GL-4 for the VW manual tranny but the final drive of the AT uses GL-5. Apparently the differential in the MT would be best served by the GL- 5, but the downside is significant enough that they (Pennzoil) recommend GL-4 for the MT. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org