rejeep Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 I know this has been beaten to death... but what are we putting in the axq5 these days... People say ATF+3 parts store says 75W90 guru's say redline MT grapevine.. penzoil syncromesh?
87manche Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 ATF is much too thin, don't do that. Any GL-3 rated 75-90W oil will do the job. Don't use GL-5, the sulphurs in the oil eat up the different metals in the trans. Redline is recommened to help with cold shifting issues.
Eagle Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 I know this has been beaten to death... but what are we putting in the axq5 these days...People say ATF+3 parts store says 75W90 guru's say redline MT grapevine.. penzoil syncromesh? It depends on what year AX-15. The factory recommended lube changed. Some years have synchros that get eaten up by the sulpher compounds in GL-4 and GL-5 gear oils, and for those years you should use GL-3, or a syntehtic that does not attack the synchros. Redline is reported to be safe; Mobil-1 is reported not to be safe. Dunno about others. Pennzoil Synchromesh is specifically formulated for the NVG 3550 and 4500 trannies. I have discussed this with Pennzoil directly -- it should NOT be used in either the BA 10/5 (Peugeot) or AX-15 (or AX-4 or AX-5) trannies. I'm not sure just what would happen if you did, and I was going to try it in my BA 10/5, but Pennzoil's engineer told me no so I have several quarts of the stuff taking up space on my shelf.
Pete M Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 I was under the impression that all AX-15s were the same and the GL-5 thing was a mistake in the early years. no?
rejeep Posted May 3, 2006 Author Posted May 3, 2006 Aw shoot I was planning on syncromesh since I could get it locally.... So basically its redline or nothing seems to be the take...
87manche Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 from my understanding the AX-15 of any flavor has sintered bronze syncros, and the sulfur in GL-5 oil eats them. SOmething about a mis-print in the manual that stated to use GL-5.
Eagle Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 I was under the impression that all AX-15s were the same and the GL-5 thing was a mistake in the early years. no? Not according to the parts guru at Bradshaw Jeep. Problem is, I can never remember if it's the early AX-15s or the late ones that you can't use GL-5 in. Redline is safe for all of them, so that's probably the best default solution.
rejeep Posted May 3, 2006 Author Posted May 3, 2006 Eagle I found redline dealer in waterbury.. might take a trip morrow, need some?v :D ;)
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