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Manual Trans change.. what gear oil wieght to use??


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I went to a oil change place to get it done and they printed out a sheet with the lube specs to use. Well it read that my 82 brat man. trans used GL-5, 85W. They dont carry that. They do have GL-5, 80W or GL-5, 90. Can one of those be used???? Should I go some were else or bring them the gear oil I need. Any help would be apreciated. Thanks............

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I just did this in my 5-speed 87 gl-10, and I used the Valvoline 80W90 Synthetic Blend (Wisconsin winter).

 

Can you turn a wrench ? I know you have a different make of Subaru but it was really easy on mine and I am no expert. The toughest part was minimizing spill when filling it back up.

If you can find the drain plug and jack it up a little you should be able to do attempt this yourself. The plug on mine was 22 or 24mm though and I had to buy a new socket I didn't have.

 

I did spill some on the turbo and stuff really smelled when burned!

 

Good Luck,

Chad L

87 gl-10 Turbo

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