04-12-2004, 09:14 PM
I was curious as to what makes hypoid oil different and ran across this link:
[url "http://yarchive.net/car/hypoid_gear_oil.html"]http://yarchive.net/car/hypoid_gear_oil.html[/url]
If the gear lube says it is "EP" or "GL-5" it is also considered to be hypoid oil. I have seen these types of oil a lot more often than oil that is labeled "hypoid".
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[url "http://yarchive.net/car/hypoid_gear_oil.html"]http://yarchive.net/car/hypoid_gear_oil.html[/url]
If the gear lube says it is "EP" or "GL-5" it is also considered to be hypoid oil. I have seen these types of oil a lot more often than oil that is labeled "hypoid".
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