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emeritus · 13th Jun 2021, 10:02 pm

Would gear oil be better than engine oil? I understand that, because gear oils do not have to cope with exhaust gases that inevitably leak past the piston rings, they do not contain engine oils' detergents and other additives.

13th Jun 2021, 10:02 pm	#11
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,349	Re: PW Jan 1983 50 Ohm Dummy load Would gear oil be better than engine oil? I understand that, because gear oils do not have to cope with exhaust gases that inevitably leak past the piston rings, they do not contain engine oils' detergents and other additives.