Re: [MV] Differential Gear Oil Replacement on Non-MV truck. Synthetic??

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jan 21 2004 - 07:03:58 PST


At 7:45 AM -0600 1/21/04, Vernon Tuck wrote:
>
>That should happen today. I'm wondering whether I should replace it with
>synthetic oil.
>
>Anybody have a strong opinion one way or da udder?

I'd go with good old mineral type. The synthetic
might more easily leak out of the seals. I'd
probably change the mineral type more often than
going slightly solid though...:-)

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