chain oil

[overkill131313]

can anyone tell me what oil to use in a chaincase for a summit. dont want to drive an hour to the dealership to buy that outragiously priced syn. oil. gear oil is way to thick! would a syn ATF work good?

 

[Bogger]

normal everyday 75 or 80W gear oil will work, should be able to pick it up at any gas station.

I got the OK from honda to use my chaincase oil in the front diff of my foreman.

Cheers

Bogger

 

[overkill131313]

75 80 seems way to thick comparied to the OEM oil. my standard tranny in my 4x4 zuki calls for 75-80 but it shifts and runns way better with ATF. alot of standard trannys use ATF and it is light enough that the cold doesnt make it thick.

 

[OVERKILL 19]

I run Amsoil in my sled , but I used to run John Deere Syn Hydralic/tranny oil in my t-case, diff's of all my trucks. Worked great.

 

[DaveB]

Crappy Tire 75-90 synthetic gear oil in my sled chaincases for years and years....no probs.

 

[Modman]

What DaveB said^^^ X2. I run the Penzoil 75W140 synthetic, have for years and never had an issue.

Really, you can run probably a lot of different types or weights, so long as the bearings and chain are getting lubed properly.

 

[TrailCrusader]

I run synthetic gear oil 75W90 from Crappy Tire. You can buy a litre for less than half the price of the BRP 350ml bottle. It's just a chain & sprokets similar to a front wheel drive transaxle or a timing chain in an engine. I cannot believe such a simple chaincase unit requires such expensive oil.

The 75W90 actually flows better in the cold than the BRP chain oil.

 

[overkill131313]

found some amsoil for $10 looks good so going with that. BRP oil is way to much for what it does. thanks everyone for all your input