Very true John!
That's why I use EP GL 4 oil for gear protection and high viscosity for a
good lubrication at extreme temperatures.
The main disadvantage with engine oil is that it has no foam resistantce.
Cheers
Chris
Am 27.11.2012 01:35 schrieb "John Hasty" <jhhasty@gdhs.com>:
> Chris. Viscosity is not a function of "thickness" Transmission oils must
> have the ability of resisting the shearing action of the gears, not just
> thickness. Whether the planetary gears in an A OD require this shearing
> protection I don't know; but we use transmission lube in ours
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 26, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Christian Marx <tr4racing@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > As for race cars they are getting glowing hot in a race. Thick oil does
> > protect the components I guess.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Chris
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