Castrol TRANSMAX Manual EP 80W-90

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80W-90 gear oil for manual gearboxes and moderately loaded gears: API GL-4, with MAN 341 Type Z2 and ZF TE-ML approvals.

Classification
Product line Castrol TRANSMAX 18 oils
SAE viscosity 80W-90What SAE means
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 133 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14 mm²/s
Viscosity index 102
Pour point -33 °C
Flash point 236 °C
Density 890 kg/m³

Description

Castrol TRANSMAX Manual EP 80W-90 is a conventional gear oil from the TRANSMAX line for manual gearboxes and moderately loaded gears. It is used in cars and commercial vehicles where the manufacturer specifies an 80W-90 viscosity at GL-4 level.

The oil is rated API GL-4 and holds official MAN 341 Type Z2, ZF TE-ML 02B and ZF TE-ML 17A approvals, so it also suits ZF and MAN gearboxes with those requirements.

Typical figures: 14 mm²/s at 100 °C and 133 mm²/s at 40 °C, viscosity index 102, pour point -33 °C, flash point 236 °C, density 890 kg/m³.

Application

Manual gearboxes and moderately loaded gears in cars and commercial vehicles, including ZF and MAN gearboxes that require MAN 341 Type Z2, ZF TE-ML 02B or ZF TE-ML 17A.

Worth knowing

Class 02B in the ZF TE-ML 02 list also determines the change interval. For truck manual gearboxes on long-haul work, ZF gives 180,000 km or one year with an oil of this class, and 120,000 km or one year in severe conditions and in buses on scheduled routes, whereas for classes 02L and 02E these intervals are at least twice as long. The interval is counted by the class of the oil in the box, so with this oil the 02B interval applies even if the gearbox may also be filled with a 02L or 02E oil. A table of ZF intervals and notes on the MAN 341 codes are in the article on ZF TE-ML and MAN approvals.

All but one of this oil’s codes are also found in Universal LL 80W-90, which adds GL-5, axle approvals and more. The exception is ZF TE-ML 17A, from the list for the gearboxes and axles of forklift trucks: neither Universal LL 80W-90 nor Axle EPX 80W-90 has this class. Other oils with class 02B are gathered on the ZF TE-ML 02B page.

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