What's the difference between these oils?

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Hi
i have a 5hp mercury 2 stroke (2004) and an older 25hp mercury 2 stroke (1995) and want to change the gear oil on both , my local shop stocks both "quicksilver Premium Gear lube" and "quicksilver high performance gear oil" i am not sure which to use?
what is the difference please
thanks
john
 

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Re: What's the difference between these oils?

Hi
i have a 5hp mercury 2 stroke (2004) and an older 25hp mercury 2 stroke (1995) and want to change the gear oil on both , my local shop stocks both "quicksilver Premium Gear lube" and "quicksilver high performance gear oil" i am not sure which to use?
what is the difference please
thanks
john

"High Performance" is a full synthetic, extreme duty lube normally used in high performance applications, like a V6 set up for surfacing. (150 - 300 hp)

It won't hurt yer little fishing motors, but the word overkill comes to mind.
 

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Re: What's the difference between these oils?

They were both the same price so i went for a litre of high performance lube,
thanks
 

j_martin

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Re: What's the difference between these oils?

They were both the same price so i went for a litre of high performance lube,
thanks

Normally the high-perf is a lot more.

One thing you need to know is that they don't recommend mixing the two, so drain out the old stuff very thoroughly.

hope it helps
John
 
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