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Automotive lubricants: Auto gear oils

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Dentax oil

Automotive gear oils

Application: Manual transmissions requiring API GL-1 lubricants; some manual transmission; bronze gears both automotive and industrial; spiral bevel and double reduction gears; tractor transmissions and final drives calling for GL-1 lubricants; flexible couplings; use where gear loading is relatively mild and extreme-pressure oils are not required; not recommended for hypoid gears as product contains no EP additives.

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Spirax EW oil

Automotive gear oils

Application: Recommended for severe service in differentials, heavy-duty axles, transfer cases and manual transmissions of trucks, farm equipment, automobiles, and heavy construction equipment requiring a 75W-90 gear oil.

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Spirax HD oil

Premium automotive gear oils

Application: Designed for service in the drive-train gears of heavily loaded equipment and passenger vehicles. They are recommended for the lubrication of hypoid, spur, bevel, helical, spiral-bevel and worm gears in differentials, transmissions, final drives, transfer cases, and steering mechanisms.

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Spirax S oil

Fully-synthetic heavy-duty automotive gear oil

Application: Recommended for severe service in differentials, heavy duty axles, transfer cases and manual transmissionsof trucks, farm equipment, automobiles, and heavy construction equipment.

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Spirax GSX oil

High performance, synthetic transmission fluid

Application: Synchromesh gearboxes, including those with integrated retarders, and medium loaded axle drives where mineral or synthetic non EP gear oils are required.

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Dentax – Automotive gear oil


Dentax oil is a high quality mineral oils intended for manual transmissions where the manufacturer specifies a "straight mineral" oil or an oil meeting API Service GL-1.

 

CodeProduct GradeMSDS
436-005Dentax 80W-90 oilMSDS

 

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Spirax EW – Automatic gear oils


Spirax EW oil is engineered to meet the demanding extended warranty requirements of heavy duty truck axles made by manufacturers such as Dana, and Arvin Meritor. Spirax EW 75W-90 provides outstanding protection to exceed manufacturer and industry specifications.


Spirax EW oil has received approval for 500,000-mile extended drain intervals for Dana heavy-duty, over the road truck axles and ArvinMeritor axles equipped with pump and filter systems. Fleets and independent truck operators may now use Spirax EW oil for both service and factory-fill at the same change interval specified for approved synthetic fluids, and still qualify for the ArvinMeritor and Dana 750,000-mile extended warranty coverage. Not only has Spirax EW oil met the specifications set forth by the equipment manufacturers, but they have also endured over 50 million miles of proven performance in actual field testing, even in the most severe conditions.

 

CodeProduct GradeMSDS
437-018Spirax EW 75W-90 oilMSDS

 

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Spirax HD – Premium automotive gear oils


Spirax HD oils are extreme-pressure (EP) automotive hypoid gear oils designed to exceed the latest performance standards for heavy duty, severe service.

 

CodeProduct Grade 
437-010Spirax HD 75W-90 oilMSDS
437-006 Spirax HD 80W-90 oilMSDS
437-007 Spirax HD 85W-140 oilMSDS

 

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Spirax S – Fully-synthetic heavy-duty automotive gear oil


Spirax S oil is a premium, 100% synthetic, extreme pressure gear lubricant. It is formulated for customers who wish to take advantage of the extended warranty programs offered by original equipment manufacturers. Spirax S 75W-90 oil is fully qualified for Eaton-Fuller and Meritor (formerly Rockwell) extended warranty programs.

 

CodeProduct Grade 
437-013Spirax S 75W-90 oilMSDS

 

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Spirax GSX – High performance, synthetic transmission fluid


Spirax GSX oil is the latest addition to the Spirax family of axle and transmission fluids. It is a synthetic heavy-duty transmission fluid specially formulated for extended drain and severe service applications. This fluid is approved as a Roadranger* Genuine Lubricant for use in Eaton extended warranty transmission service.

 

CodeProduct Grade 
437-050Spirax GSX SAE 50 oilMSDS

 

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