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Old Gear Oil

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by tundras00, Mar 10, 2024.

  1. Mar 10, 2024 at 10:21 AM
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    I was looking around the garage and I have some old
    $39 75W-90 GL-5 Limited Slip, Ultra Long Drain 500k Miles, Manual Transmission, Gear/Differential Lubricant (1 Gallon)
    75W-90 Valvoline high performance (non-synthetic) gear oil that was used for the old Subie in their sealed bottles. I believe they are about 5-7 year old maybe. Bobistheoilguy forums say that they would be ok in sealed bottles from reading in their forums. What do you say, brethren? Should I just skip using them and go for the Valvoline synpower instead?
     
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  2. Mar 10, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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    Synthetic gives the truck better mpg & power
     
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  3. Mar 10, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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    Is factory fill synthetic? I wouldn't mind saving this oil when I do the gear oil in the wifes old Liberty. That's a dog anyway...
     
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    That gear oil works great for Powertrax LSD as I recall...
     
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  5. Mar 10, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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    Most likely, when Toyota have to chase the epa numbers.
     
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