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Mar 12, 2010 | 05:44 AM

#21

buzz944

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From: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

im still deciding between SAE90 or SAE140

Mar 12, 2010 | 07:21 AM

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SpitfireS

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From: 17 ft below sea level.

Any specs on either oil?
Brand?
Syn or dino?

Mar 13, 2010 | 02:57 AM

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From: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

nop

all of them are local brands,
only says SAE90 or 140 & on the side API GL-5

Mar 13, 2010 | 06:20 AM

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From: 17 ft below sea level.

You say: "only local brands"
What brand?
Or have thay bottled oil that they drilled for themselves in their backyard?
Put it in an old Cola bottle, label it with a home made label saying nothing else than SAE 90 GL-5?

C'mon...

Serious: if quality is a question go for the SAE 140.
Drive conservatively for 10 miles or so during cold (@ freezing temps - IF the temps drop that low where you live) mornings.

Mar 13, 2010 | 10:30 AM

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man the temps here reaches 50c which is 122f
i live in the middle east dude
those brands have arabic names

like balubaid & medco

Mar 17, 2010 | 06:11 AM

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hey guys i bought the SAE90 GL-5 oil, and the color is green!!
i think the oil in the DIY fluid change is red,
ok to use the green one?

Mar 17, 2010 | 10:53 AM

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Produced from premium crudes

Dino oil.
On the website of Plogco I found some specs of the SAE 90 / 140 gear oil they make for several brands (all links from different brands showed the same specs)

Code:

CHARACTERISTICS   TYPICAL VALUE
.....................90    -  140 
Sp. Gravity @ 15o C 0.901 - 0.913 
Viscosity @ 40o C, cSt 220 - 460 
Viscosity @ 100o C. cSt 19 - 31 
Viscosity Index .......97 - 95 
Flash Point, COC, oC...268 - 292 
Pour Point, oC ....... -6 -6

This is not your typical 75W-90 diff water

@ 19 cSt.
Its not LE-607 either. (that is the red oil)

You've got enough for at least 4 changes.
I would change it out every 10k km or once a year.

Mar 17, 2010 | 01:03 PM

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i have changed it & so far no strange sounds

Mar 17, 2010 | 02:05 PM

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Looks good enough to me. I agree with the 10K OCI too. They use this for motor oil too? Interesting. I would think a different addititive package would be desired/reqiured for a high compression IC motor.