final drivi oil sae75w-90 instead of saf-xo 75w-90

[159]

Dear all,

Can i use gear oil sae75w-90 instead of saf-xo 75w-90for final drive bmw r1200gs? pls recommend

Thanks

[marc]

SAF-XO is just a Castrol brand name. It is SAE 75W-90. Any synthetic GL-5 75W-90 gear oil will do.

[159]

thank for your answer but both sae75w-90 and saf-xo 75w-90 come from castrol.

[marc]

Originally Posted by 159

thank for your answer but both sae75w-90 and saf-xo 75w-90 come from castrol.

Castrol is a company

SAF-XO is a product

SAE 75W-90 is a specification.

Castrol (the company) makes a product (SAF-XO) that meets the SAE 75W-90 specification. Lots of companies make products that meet that specification.

[159]

Oh, now i understand thank you very much.

[schuppi]

Hello again

I just prefer synthetic oil 75W140 with specification GL5 by Liqui Moly for more than 100kmiles. I use it for the gearbox and the final drive with great success.

http://www.liqui-moly.de/liquimoly/p...id/d_4420.html
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[pdxrmccgs]

Thanks for the post. It looks very interesting.

[prwatts]

If you are in the UK contact Opie Oils (google them) I got Silkolene Syn 5 Gear Oil from them. They are nice and knowledgeable guys to talk to and they have a useful website.
Peter