Grant. Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hi all, Just pulled apart my 8274 to change the oil, and qive it a quick once over, what oil should I put back in? Had EP90 in it before, but was told to use ATF dextron 3 instead? Whats the concensus? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Standard is Straight SAE30 mine has ATF as recommended by Gigglepin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I'm supprised at ATF being recommended as it has fairly low lubrication properties compared to gear oil. Or so I was instructed by an engineer Having said that I used all sorts in 8274 and 8074 winches in the past. I ended up changing it fairly regularly thru water ingress anyway I would say use whichever you have the most of or is cheapest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Lewis water ingress on mine stopped when I fitted a breather to the gearbox maybe worth a thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I had a breather and 2x drum seals but still water got in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robhybrid Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I have tried numerous different oils and notice a big speed increase when using fully synthetic oil (qtf)? compared to ep or atf, saying that having not touched my truck for a while on the first event this year I used engine oil hoping it would have cleaning properties. I do intend on siphoning it out and re filling with 250ml of qtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefcoL Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Lewis water ingress on mine stopped when I fitted a breather to the gearbox maybe worth a thought? tony have you got a pic of it ? and how easy is it to install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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