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John Deere Hy-Gard in Manual Trans?
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<blockquote data-quote="UnleashedBeast" data-source="post: 14671006" data-attributes="member: 112023"><p>There are two ways to make an engine lubricant have a higher Viscosity Index. Using viscosity improving polymers which expand as the base oil is heated, or using a superior true synthetic base oil that naturally thickens less as it cools. I prefer a true synthetic base oil because viscosity improving polymers wear out rapidly, resulting in shearing (thinning to a lighter viscosity). </p><p></p><p>Now that you mention it, I did look again, finding a low viscosity Hy Gard formulation which is in the ISO 32 viscosity range (SAE 16 - lighter than SAE 20). No luck finding specifications on the lubricant for comparison sake. The version I compared above is normal viscosity. I'd assume they use the same base oil. </p><p></p><p>Other Google searches has confirmed there are people using it in their Power Glide, one guy killed it shortly after. Not blaming the lubricant, as the thread has no conclusion. Other people have used <strong><a href="http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/compressor-oil/synthetic-compressor-oil-iso-46-sae-20/?code=PCIQT&zo=1859448" target="_blank">Amsoil ISO 46 compressor oil</a></strong>. Yeah, I was just as amazed as you probably are. People are using strange brews in their racing transmissions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UnleashedBeast, post: 14671006, member: 112023"] There are two ways to make an engine lubricant have a higher Viscosity Index. Using viscosity improving polymers which expand as the base oil is heated, or using a superior true synthetic base oil that naturally thickens less as it cools. I prefer a true synthetic base oil because viscosity improving polymers wear out rapidly, resulting in shearing (thinning to a lighter viscosity). Now that you mention it, I did look again, finding a low viscosity Hy Gard formulation which is in the ISO 32 viscosity range (SAE 16 - lighter than SAE 20). No luck finding specifications on the lubricant for comparison sake. The version I compared above is normal viscosity. I'd assume they use the same base oil. Other Google searches has confirmed there are people using it in their Power Glide, one guy killed it shortly after. Not blaming the lubricant, as the thread has no conclusion. Other people have used [B][URL="http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/compressor-oil/synthetic-compressor-oil-iso-46-sae-20/?code=PCIQT&zo=1859448"]Amsoil ISO 46 compressor oil[/URL][/B]. Yeah, I was just as amazed as you probably are. People are using strange brews in their racing transmissions. [/QUOTE]
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