From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Fri Jan 09 2004 - 04:42:45 PST
That's really not true.
The newest GL5 has anticorrosives to prevent problems like that.
I'd like to see the "new" jeep manual that says GL3 is required in their
manual trannies.
Dave
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 19:52:50 -0500, Ray Fougnier <rfougnier@comcast.net>
wrote:
> This is true of transmission syncros on newer Jeeps when using GL5 gear
> oil. It eats the yellow metal in the syncros. GL3 is what is
> recommended as a result, but try finding it in the store....
>
> jeff j alberhasky wrote:
>
>> I knew this would open up a can of worms. I did see a some reports of
>> over the road long haul diesel engines with very pitted bearings and
>> most, if not all had, been using Rotella motor oil. It had been
>> atributed to sulfur ( An EP ingrediant) in the oil itself or the oils
>> inability to deal with the by products of combustion which sulfur is
>> one.
>> I can't remember. Sulfur, without a doubt eats yellow metal. This is
>> a fact!. I have been trying to find the article to post. I ran across
>> it by accident a few years ago and it had a number of photos of the
>> bearings showing all the brass completly eaten away. All I know is
>> that
>> I quit using it in all my engines because of this article. I will keep
>> on looking. ???????
>>
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-- Dave
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