V-DRIVE

[Dkaseler]

I am installing a rebuilt A4 from Moyer Marine things are going slow but OK. I'm at the point of added oil to the engine but at the same time I need to add lubricant to the V-Drive. What lubricant should I put in the V-Drive? I've looked through a number of old references and found recommendations for; 80-90-140 gear lube, 90 hypoid lube, SAE 10W30 and, "good grade EP-90 universal gear lubricant."
Any of you V-Drive owners have a suggestion?
Thanks,
Dave.

[JDK]

AMSOIL Synthetic Marine Gear Lube would be an excellent choice for the drive, as would their Synthetic Marine Oil as protection for your shiny new investment.....

[Dkaseler]

I'll check into your suggestions. I've not used synthetic lubricants before in my boat or my car. Maybe it's time to start.
Thanks Dave.

[tenders]

I use what I think is 90-weight gear oil.

It is yellow, it smells weird, and the transmission does not hold very much of it, nor does it often need topping off. Came in a cylindrical bottle a bit like an oversized ketchup bottle, not the usual rectangular oil bottle.

[sastanley]

Paging edwardc, paging edwardc..Ed has a V-drive he's run for several years with success.

I am presently running Amsoil in all of my manual car trannies but not anywhere in my A-4 yet.

I do not have a V-drive, but I am running synthetic Shell Rotella 5w-40 as the engine oil.

[edwardc]

Still here, waiting for Matthew to dissipate so we can get underway South on the ICW.
(http://sv-dolce-vita.blogspot.com/)

The Walter V-drive documentation recommends 1 pint of any of the following:

• SAE 30 Heavy Duty Motor Oil
• Exxon Spartan EP-68 Gear Oil
• APG-80 Gear Oil.

DO NOT USE SAE 80 Motor oil or any multi-grade oil!

I use the SAE 30 Oil.