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sae 90 ep 90 are they the same

Posted: 18 Jun 2011, 18:52
by T25daisy
hi there went today to buy some sae 90 as my manaul says for my diff on an auto box , but my local motor factor says they dont make it any more and have ep 90 gl5 and say its the same one is this true can any body give me some advice thanks shaun :? :? :?

Re: sae 90 ep 90 are they the same

Posted: 18 Jun 2011, 22:37
by sciroccotune
Would have thought you would need aft for an auto box?

Sounds like the oil you have is the modern spec version btw

Re: sae 90 ep 90 are they the same

Posted: 19 Jun 2011, 15:04
by T25daisy
hi there its got an auto box on the the front section and diff at the back, they are separate one takes atf and diff is sae 90 cheers shaun :ok :ok :ok

Re: sae 90 ep 90 are they the same

Posted: 19 Jun 2011, 20:08
by ..lee..
ep 90 will be fine. sae is the viscosity "90" ep is high pressure for diffs and boxes.

Re: sae 90 ep 90 are they the same

Posted: 19 Jun 2011, 20:42
by T25daisy
thanks for that your a star im rebuilding my box and just wanted to put the right stuff in , just my luck to finish it of with a bang :ok :ok :ok