Elf Tranself Universal FE 80W-90

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Semi-synthetic API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1 80W-90 gear oil for gearboxes and axles, with MAN, Scania and Volvo approvals.

Classification
Product line Elf Tranself 12 oils
SAE viscosity 80W-90What SAE means
Base oil semi-synthetic
Intended use gear and transmission
API class What API means
Approvals
Manufacturer approvals What an approval means
Meets the requirements of
Typical properties
Viscosity at 40 °C 115 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C 14.1 mm²/s
Viscosity index 123
Pour point -33 °C
Density 886 kg/m³
Pack sizes 1 L, 208 L

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Description

Elf Tranself Universal FE 80W-90 is a multi-purpose gear oil for manual gearboxes and differentials in vans, trucks and off-highway machinery, semi-synthetic according to its maker. It is designed in particular for hot-running rear axles and extended drain intervals.

It meets API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1 and the SAE J2360 standard. Official approvals: MAN 342 Type M2, MAN 341 Type GA1, Scania STO 1:0 and Scania STO 1:1 G, and Volvo 97321. It meets the requirements of Mack GO-J, MAN 341 Type E2 and Type Z2 without formal approval. Stable friction ensures smooth synchroniser operation.

Typical figures: viscosity 14.1 mm²/s at 100 °C, viscosity index 123, pour point -33 °C. Available in 1-litre and 208-litre packs.

Application

Manual gearboxes and differentials of vans, trucks, and agricultural and construction machinery, including hot-running rear axles on extended drain intervals.

Worth knowing

This oil’s entry has no ZF TE-ML codes, despite the name Universal and three API classes. For a unit with a ZF requirement at the same 80W-90, look to EP 80W-90 and Type B, which list them, each with its own classes. The data sheet links the oil with hot rear axles and extended change intervals, but gives no mileage and refers the reader to the vehicle manufacturer’s recommendations.

Its mirror image is Tranself Syn FE 75W-90: the same API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1, but two codes swap status. Scania STO 1:0 is approved here and only declared as met there; with MAN 341 Type Z2 it is the other way round. The Volvo axle codes differ too: 97321 here, 97312 there. The pour point is -33 °C against -51 °C and the viscosity index 123 against 157, and 80W in place of 75W is acceptable only with the permission of the unit’s maker. The dual GL-4/GL-5 marking remains the oil maker’s own claim, and MT-1 says nothing about the synchronised gearboxes of passenger cars; there is more in the article on the GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1 classes.

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