DeTomaso Mailing List: April 2000, Message #332

FWIW:
I have a ZF-manual stating GL4, a Pantera manual stating GL5.
When Butfoy made a big overhaul I asked him, with references to above.
He answered: "Mobil 1 80W90 with NO additives!"

/Bjorn Carlsson

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jørn Cato Olsen [SMTP:joernco@online.no]
> Sent:	Monday, April 10, 2000 5:11 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	SV: ZF "Fluid" - Re: Here's a good one
> 
> I checked with ZF Norway last summer.
> They told me only to use oil with GL4 specification, and said it was
> important not to use oil with GL5 specifications.
> I use Castrol Syntrans GL4 on mine.
> 
> J.C.Olsen
> 83GT5
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Tomas Gunnarsson <Tomas.Gunnarsson@eu.pnu.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 4:47 PM
> Subject: Re: ZF "Fluid" - Re: Here's a good one
> 
> 
> >      Scruff,
> >      
> >      If I remember correctly you're supposed to use an oil WITHOUT the
> posi 
> >      additive in the ZF. That additive makes the synchros work less 
> >      effective. I am personally more worried about how the synchros work
> 
> >      than how the diff works!
> >      
> >      Tomas
> > 
> > 
> > ______________________________ Reply Separator
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> > Subject: ZF "Fluid" - Re: Here's a good one
> > Author:  RuffScruff@aol.com at Internet-europe
> > Date:    2000-04-10 09:35
> > 
> > 
> > I use Castrol too because they make one that already has the posi
> additive in 
> > it, i.e. you don't have to add any additive when you change your fluid.
> It's 
> > called Castrol Hypoy C, 80-90. It says right on the front - "for limited
> slip 
> > differentials." scruff
> >      
> > 
> > 
>