Ba10/5 Fluid?

[kawaboy13]

I've been searching and see a lot of different fluids people are using. Mostly the answers are directed to ax15's. My Peugeot is the typical notch shifter between 1st and 2nd and also into reverse. I changed the fluid about 5,000 miles ago with 75w90 gl5. I am wondering if it would be alright to switch to something such as gm synchromesh. I would love to have smooth sliding gears. Thanks, John Paul

[kawaboy13]

Anyone tried anything different?

[87MJTIM]

I think the consensus is....

 

there is no consensus. Two other threads asking the same question has too many different fluids to agree.

 

I will use what the manufacture recommends: 75/90 gl3

[velco]

I use Amsoil gear lube in both my 10/5s and my pumpkins: 75/90 with a GL2 to GL5 rating. Works nice and smooth especially in the winter where regular dino turns almost solid.

[kawaboy13]

I have just master pro 75w90. Seems to be the same as before. Notchy first and second. Hard to get in second at 25 to 40 degrees or so

[Eagle]

I use 75W90 GL3 gear oil with a liquid molybdenum disulphide additive I used to buy from JC Whitney. Dunno if JCW still sells it (I still have one bottle left) but more recently I've seen a company on the Internet called Mr. Moly (or something like that) that sells what appears to be the same stuff.

[kawaboy13]

Did it help with the shifts?

[Eagle]

The moly?

 

Yes, it helped, but on very cold mornings I still bypass the 1-2 shift and just go to the first downhill from my driveway in first, then jump directly to third.

[kawaboy13]

Yeah everything seems to shift better when it gets warmed up. Just have to put arm in it on cold mornings. I am going to look for more alternatives. Are there things that could hurt if I changed fluids if I keep the same viscosity?