Aral Getriebeoel EP SYNTH 75W-90

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Synthetic all-season 75W-90 API GL-4 Plus gear oil with VW 501.50 approval for manual gearboxes and axles.

Classification
Product line Aral Getriebeoel 4 oils
SAE viscosity 75W-90What SAE means
Base oil synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 77.58 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.63 mm²/s
Pour point -51 °C
Flash point >180 °C
Pack sizes 1 L, 20 L, 60 L, 208 L

Description

Aral Getriebeoel EP SYNTH 75W-90 is a synthetic-based, all-season gear oil with friction-reducing properties. It is intended for manual gearboxes in passenger cars and motorcycles, for final drives, and for units in commercial, construction and agricultural machinery that specify GL-4 performance.

It is classified API GL-4 Plus and holds official VW 501.50 approval.

Typical figures from the safety data sheet: kinematic viscosity 14.63 mm²/s at 100 °C and 77.58 mm²/s at 40 °C, pour point -51 °C, flash point above 180 °C. Pack sizes from 1 to 208 litres.

Application

Manual gearboxes in passenger cars and motorcycles, final drives, and units in commercial, construction and agricultural machinery where GL-4 performance is required.

Worth knowing

Among the Aral Getriebeoel oils, the catalogue lists the VW 501.50 code in the EP SYNTH 75W-90 entry. The HYP SYNTH entry, with the same 75W-90 viscosity and the GL-4 and GL-5 categories, has no VW code, so that oil cannot be considered an equivalent replacement for a gearbox that requires VW 501.50. Substitution the other way round has a limit too: this oil does not have the GL-5 category, and its entry does not cover a GL-5 requirement for a hypoid axle. What exactly the “plus” in GL-4 Plus adds is decided only by the oil’s maker; this, and the difference between GL-4 and GL-5, are covered in detail in the article on choosing between GL-4 and GL-5 and gear oil viscosity grades.

The safety data sheets of EP SYNTH and HYP SYNTH show one more difference. At 100 °C the two oils are almost identical, 14.63 and 14.8 mm²/s, but at 40 °C EP SYNTH is clearly thinner: 77.58 mm²/s against 108.1 mm²/s for HYP SYNTH. To compare it with oils that have this code as an approval or as a statement of compliance, see the VW 501.50 page.

Data current as of data partly verifiedsome specifications could not be confirmed from an official sourceCheck the label and the current product data sheet before you buy.

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    • API MT-1

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