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Title: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: JackstandJohnny on June 16, 2010, 01:16:49 PM

ATF4+ or synthetic 75w140?

gonna change the crap in my ax15. dont' know whats in there right now........   
also, my syncros are gone.  3rd is rough  5 i can fell a lil grind..........  whats better.
need this tranny to last through winter.....

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: BlackYJ on June 16, 2010, 02:05:56 PM

Johnny, our year of AX-15 calls for GL5.  I have always used GL5 with no problems.  The current oil in mine is a GL4 product and I don't think it runs as good as when I used GL5.  I will be switching back shortly to Redline 75w-90 synthetic

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: JackstandJohnny on June 16, 2010, 02:17:09 PM

its like our jeeps are long lost twins....

so the GL5 is a 75w140?  how much do i need scott? where can i get it?

cheers. gonna do this tonight i think so i'm ready to roll this weekend.

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: specialk on June 16, 2010, 02:26:59 PM

John,  I got my Redline at PartsSource.

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: hps4evr on June 16, 2010, 05:11:26 PM

johnny i can snag about 300 litres of mopar 75w140 synthetic if you like.

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: Immortal on June 16, 2010, 09:01:17 PM

Now, would that work just as well on my '97 XJ (insert XJ jokes here..............................)?

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: JackstandJohnny on June 16, 2010, 09:05:32 PM

trev it only needs fluid if you drive it  :o


i can't see it not being the same. its the same tranny right?

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: Immortal on June 16, 2010, 09:07:00 PM

true.
halfers on the 300L that Heaps will snag for us? LOL!!!

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: FiEND on June 16, 2010, 10:50:59 PM

damn i need 75/140 non synthetic... just saying

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: Bnine on June 17, 2010, 12:26:37 AM

85/140 Al, and Im picking up 40 litres of it on friday

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: SwampSinger on June 17, 2010, 05:38:48 AM

Read on NAXJA  about GL5... it has sulfur in it I beleive... it's GL4 or 5 one of the 2 eats away the syncro.I'm not 100%  sure which one ... it's early

I use Lucas 75W90 fully synthetic (red line, royalpurple) I noticed a difference...it shifts smoother.

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: BlackYJ on June 17, 2010, 07:40:22 AM

Quote from: JOhnnyC on June 16, 2010, 02:17:09 PM

its like our jeeps are long lost twins....

so the GL5 is a 75w140?  how much do i need scott? where can i get it?

cheers. gonna do this tonight i think so i'm ready to roll this weekend.

I am not sure if you need the 75w140, but any good synthetic like redline, royal purple, etc in 75w90 and you will notice a big difference.  I just mine at Mopac and the capacity is about 3.5L

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: BlackYJ on June 17, 2010, 07:48:48 AM

Quote from: SwampSinger on June 17, 2010, 05:38:48 AM

Read on NAXJA  about GL5... it has sulfur in it I beleive... it's GL4 or 5 one of the 2 eats away the syncro.I'm not 100%  sure which one ... it's early

I use Lucas 75W90 fully synthetic (red line, royalpurple) I noticed a difference...it shifts smoother.

It is the GL5 that has sulfur but I have never had an issue with running GL5.  My tranny actually shifters better with GL5 vs GL4.  According to the Amsoil website, the GL3 / GL4 requirement started in 1998, pervious years call for GL5 and later years call for GL3 or GL4

http://www.amsoil.com/ (http://www.amsoil.com/)

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: JackstandJohnny on June 17, 2010, 09:25:43 PM

thanks guys.

i swapped in some mopar 75w140 synthetic (thanks heeps!)  the sludge that came out looked like 80w90 maybe. or something.....

Title: Re: ax15 tranny whats better?
Post by: FiEND on June 17, 2010, 09:38:27 PM

Quote from: Bnine on June 17, 2010, 12:26:37 AM

85/140 Al, and Im picking up 40 litres of it on friday

oh.  cool my bucket is running low.