Is This Okay to Use?

[YukonRog]

So I was going through some boxes and found this 80W-90 GL 5 Gear Lube and can't remember what I originally bought it for. Can this be used on the Differential(s) on my '05 Yukon or should I use a synthetic blend? I may have bought this for my lawn tractors which I sold. Also, what's the capacity of the front and rear diffs?

 

[Doubeleive]

So I was going through some boxes and found this 80W-90 GL 5 Gear Lube and can't remember what I originally bought it for. Can this be used on the Differential(s) on my '05 Yukon or should I use a synthetic blend? I may have bought this for my lawn tractors which I sold. Also, what's the capacity of the front and rear diffs?

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I think the differentials take 75-80 might be a little too thick, correction 75-90

 

[nonickatall]

I think the differentials take 75-80 might be a little too thick

As far as i know the differentials take 75w 90, except some of the rear differential wich need oil with slip additive.

 

[Doubeleive]

As far as i know the differentials take 75w 90, except some of the rear differential wich need oil with slip additive.

looks like that is correct I was going off of memory of what I used last time

 

[Mudsport96]

It will be fine. You are in California so the low is what? 45 degrees? The 75w vs the 80w is cold weather stability/viscosity. If you were living where it got below freezing much i would say not to use it, but if you dont see freezing temperatures the 80 is fine. Hell ive run 85-140 in my truck in the summer because that was all i had. Short term but it did not cause any issues. The important part is the GL-5, denoting use in hypoid cut gear sets.

 

[YukonRog]

It will be fine. You are in California so the low is what? 45 degrees? The 75w vs the 80w is cold weather stability/viscosity. If you were living where it got below freezing much i would say not to use it, but if you dont see freezing temperatures the 80 is fine. Hell ive run 85-140 in my truck in the summer because that was all i had. Short term but it did not cause any issues. The important part is the GL-5, denoting use in hypoid cut gear sets.

LOL! Believe it or not where I'm at it's snowed a bit the last few years. So Yeah, it gets a bit below freezing. Plus we head over the summit to Tahoe and Reno once in a while during the snow. We lived in Reno before and it got down to 5⁰ F once. I had to repair a fence in that. No fun.

 

[Mudsport96]

LOL! Believe it or not where I'm at it's snowed a bit the last few years. So Yeah, it gets a bit below freezing. Plus we head over the summit to Tahoe and Reno once in a while during the snow. We lived in Reno before and it got down to 5⁰ F once. I had to repair a fence in that. No fun.

Well, I guess it is up to your discretion then. Personally, I would use it and not look back. But to each their own ya know.

 

[adventurenali92]

It will be fine. You are in California so the low is what? 45 degrees? The 75w vs the 80w is cold weather stability/viscosity. If you were living where it got below freezing much i would say not to use it, but if you dont see freezing temperatures the 80 is fine. Hell ive run 85-140 in my truck in the summer because that was all i had. Short term but it did not cause any issues. The important part is the GL-5, denoting use in hypoid cut gear sets.

Not all of California is warm and sunny all year long. Lol. I’m two hours northeast of Los Angeles at 7,000 feet elevation, mountain ski town. We saw 10 feet of snow in just 10 days in the end of February going into March. We’re not mammoth or Tahoe….. that’s unheard of for us down here lol. But at any rate it gets plenty cold lol.

 

[swathdiver]

80W90 is the original spec for the front differential on 4x4s, not AWD axles.

 

[YukonRog]

80W90 is the original spec for the front differential on 4x4s, not AWD axles.

What's the capacity?

 

[swathdiver]

What's the capacity?

1.51 Quarts for the 8.25" front differential. 2.15 quarts for the 8.6" rear differential.

 

[Mudsport96]

Not all of California is warm and sunny all year long. Lol. I’m two hours northeast of Los Angeles at 7,000 feet elevation, mountain ski town. We saw 10 feet of snow in just 10 days in the end of February going into March. We’re not mammoth or Tahoe….. that’s unheard of for us down here lol. But at any rate it gets plenty cold lol.

Mountains don't count lol

 

[YukonRog]

1.51 Quarts for the 8.25" front differential. 2.15 quarts for the 8.6" rear differential.

Thanks! Maybe I will use this in the front.

 

[YukonRog]

Mountains don't count lol

Mountains, aside from the ocean, are the only things worth being in California for!

 

[adventurenali92]

Mountains don't count lol

Spoken like a true flatlander lol. That’s what we call the tourists that come up from LA or any of the surrounding areas that have never left the city their whole lives and it’s painfully obvious…..

I kid

 

[YukonRog]

Spoken like a true flatlander lol. That’s what we call the tourists that come up from LA or any of the surrounding areas that have never left the city their whole lives and it’s painfully obvious…..

I kid

I call them that. And pathetic. It is what it is.

 

[Mudsport96]

Yeah, no mountains near me. Middle of the Midwest. But, occasionally hit up Rifle, Colorado for elk hunting. Dragging a cow elk at 5000+ elevation is no joke, and not for the faint hearted.