Mobil1 75W-90, It's Official
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Year: 1996
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I wrote to Mobil to see if there is anything to this rumor that GL-5 gear oil is bad for AX-15 transmissions. Here is their reply:
Hi Steve,
Thank you for the e-mail and for your interest in Mobil lubricants.
Mobil 1 Syn Gear Lube LS 75W-90 is NOT recommended in manual transmissions with brass synchronizers requiring a API GL-3 gear oil as the level of extreme pressure additives in a API GL-5 gear oil (i.e. Mobil 1 Syn Gear Lube LS 75W-90) could potentially corrode the brass.
Unfortunately we currently do not offer a API GL-3 75W-90 gear oil.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Matthew R. Evans
Americas Technical Help Desk
ExxonMobil Lubricants Technology
Thank you for the e-mail and for your interest in Mobil lubricants.
Mobil 1 Syn Gear Lube LS 75W-90 is NOT recommended in manual transmissions with brass synchronizers requiring a API GL-3 gear oil as the level of extreme pressure additives in a API GL-5 gear oil (i.e. Mobil 1 Syn Gear Lube LS 75W-90) could potentially corrode the brass.
Unfortunately we currently do not offer a API GL-3 75W-90 gear oil.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Matthew R. Evans
Americas Technical Help Desk
ExxonMobil Lubricants Technology
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From: East Tennessee
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What to use:
https://www.redlineoil.com/mt-90-75w90-gl-4-gear-oil
https://www.redlineoil.com/mt-90-75w90-gl-4-gear-oil
O'Reilly, they have MT-85, not MT-90.
On the Red Line website, direct from them, the only shipping choice is FedEx 3 day. BTW, getting a gallon instead of 4 quarts is more expensive. Total price: $90.94. But I haven't run the site through Honey yet.
Edit: However, some outfit called HRP sells it on Amazon for $60/gallon. It gets over the Amazon free shipping hurdle and with tax where I live the total is $66.63, before checking for other discounts with Honey.
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Anyone else here with a factory Dana 35 LSD rear?..... what additive seems to be best for the LSD when putting in fresh gear oil?
Not really thread jacking as it's right along the same line as the OP
Not really thread jacking as it's right along the same line as the OP
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From: East Tennessee
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BTW, my followup to Mobil was if I need to use limited slip additive to Mobil1 75W-90 and they have yet to respond.
Well just to jump in on the convo. I am currently doing a flush on my whole vehicle cause everything is getting restored (to my best abilities and time strains). I added some atf to my mt-90 to clean things up in the tranny cause I doubt the fluid has ever been changed. Lets hope I didn't **** something up by doing that XD. I'm running all my fluids for 500 miles and then changing them all so hopefully everything is buttery smooth.





