Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

[bilbo1usa]

Hello all,

I was wondering... I saw the price of the outboard specific gear oil, 80w 90 gear oil, and was wondering if there is much of a difference between it and the regular 80w 90 gear oil you can buy?

Thanks,
Bill

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

outboard stuff has additives incase of water intrusion.

 

[5150abf]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

Price a new lower unit and the couple extra dollars for the marine oil will seem like quite a deal.

As TD said, the marine oil is specifically made to deal with water intrusion, but yes the base oil is the same, trust me, you won't be saving any money.

 

[bilbo1usa]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

Given that the marine grade oil is better,

If I have a lower end that I know will have water in it every time I take the boat out, and I will be changing out the oil quite frequently, is it worth it to use the better, marine specific oil?

I know, I know...fix the leaks in the lower end, it's cheaper over the long run.:redface: Another post for another day...

Thanks,
Bill

 

[ajgraz]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

Yes, LU lube will still be better because it emulsifies the water homogenously and retains some lubrication ability. Std gear oil will just separate into oil on water, and that water layer will not lube.

Use Walmart Supertech LU lube. It's cheap.

 

[seahorse5]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

You might be interested in this article where different gear oils, including Hypoid 90, were tested with and without water in them

http://bwbmag.com/output.cfm?id=1891729&sectionid=308

 

[bilbo1usa]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

Good knowledge all, thank you.
And that's a great article there Seahorse5, thanks.

Wal-Mart it is.

Bill

 

[robert graham]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

Thanks, and that's a darn good article on gear lubes. Guess there's a lot more to it than most folks think. I change my gear oil once a year and it always looks just the same coming out as it did going in, and never any bad odors. Guess that means everything is O.K.!

 

[ajgraz]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

You might be interested in this article where different gear oils, including Hypoid 90, were tested with and without water in them

http://bwbmag.com/output.cfm?id=1891729&sectionid=308

Maybe there's something wrong with my browser, but do you guys get "blow ups" of those graphs when you mouse over them?

The way I see that page, the graphs are so tiny I cannot read anything on them.

 

[seahorse5]

Re: Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

I can't get the graphs to enlarge either, they must want you to buy the magazine to see everything.

I found the back issue in the public library to read