which gear oil to use?

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Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:21 am

Hello All,
Can someone guide me on which gear oil to use?
I have a Getrag 245 ZF (dogleg) gearbox.

There are afew choices;
* Redline 75W90 GL-5 (high performance)
* Redline MTL 75W80 (leight weight)
* Pentoson SAE 75W80

or is there some thing else?
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Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:34 pm

BenHar wrote:See the third link here: http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=259242

Ben
Thanks Ben.
Have seen that but was not sure for the dogleg gearbox and if to use the lightwieght/performance stuff.
89 BMW E30 325i Sport
93 BMW E30 325i Cabriolet
89 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Cosworth
86 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 Cosworth
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