Electrics (Rear demister), Mechanics (1 & 2nd stiff)

[pjf]

XXX,

I didn't know that you were a contributor to - Bob is the Oil Guy. I found that the topics there were rather specialized. Once I found the oils that I liked, I rarely visit that site anymore.

Many of the guys that visit that site submit their new and used oil for testing. Unfortunately, most of the tests do not show the amount of sulfur that attacks yellow metals. I found a testing service that does test regularly for sulfur content but I showed that their test results were unreliable and stopped using them.

My favorite oil products are:

• Transmission & Transfer Case: Redline MT-90 (Red Line Synthetic Oil)
• Differentials: Amsoil SVG (www.goodoil4u.com/pdf_forms/g2457.pdf)
• Engine: G-Oil (Petroleum Quality Institute of America)
• Filter: microGreen (microGreen Oil Filters - Change Your Filter, Not Your Oil)

The G-Oil from Walmart is made from animal fat in Mexico (not the Mideast) and is more bio-degradeable. The microGreen filter has the finest oil screen that fits the Sidekick. I still change it every 3,000 miles although the claim is that I can change it at longer intervals.

No, my car does not smell like bacon.

[Bex]

Originally Posted by xxx

then tell him your source? GL , is a API spec, USA spec. .... so...

Almost 2,000,000 hits for 'UK GL-4 oil'. Imagine....
UK GL oils - Google Search

[xxx]

google is your friend, but for some its overwhelming.....

but i can tell you for a fact i never mail order lube. not now , not ever.
8$ hazmat fee and all...

i find it all local, so can you...

the topic really is, how to get my local store to even know what GL4 means.
its hopeless. So i take my list and just look my self .
Napa always has it.
and so does your Farneys.? it seems.

bob the oil guy, they are very serious there 10x me. (even politics + religion etc green...)
I buy off the self, been doing it for over 1million miles in 50 years.
i avoid FUD with my market bs filters.

[Bex]

Originally Posted by xxx

google is your friend, but for some its overwhelming.....

but i can tell you for a fact i never mail order lube. not now , not ever.
8$ hazmat fee and all...

No, I wouldn't buy it mail order either. Hit just indicate that UK etc., has actually heard of GL-4 and that it is available here.

[xxx]

here gas is cheap, and most cars 99% are A/T
usa $3.70 , $8.20 in Germany (reg)
gasoline-germany.com - Price fixing and gasoline price forecast for Germany | USD / Gallon

So most shops, look at you, a manual what? (stick man, dah stick)
i see oils is expensive there too.. sin taxed. (EU areas)

[Rockyroad]

well this conversation got way ahead of me..after i did the oil change.

I had to take a chance and trust the clerk, the bottle said syncromesh ATI GL4/5

So i did the change on sat (just the transmission, got dark and cold do the rest on the following weekends)

Contacted the oil manufacturer just to make sure (after i did the job of course)
All good,
so another one to add to the list is:
Carlube EP75W90 Fully Synthetic Gear Oil
I got 2 liters of that and 4.5 liters of same spec but semi-synthethic for the rest. cost me €50 for the lot.

Not too hard a job, a bit messy, the caps took a bit of work to loosen, and there was a nice build up of silver paste on the drain cap magnet, oil that came out was not very black but it wasn't golden either!

I have noticed some improvement, but there is still some stiffness/clunky-ness with low gear changes. I didn't have time to readjust clutch but will report on this.