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OK, I'm in another quandary! It's got the manual transmission and the recommended fluid for that is 75w140. I can get a great deal on 5L of fully-synth 75w140 (the gearbox/front diff assembly alone takes 2.2L), so is there any reason not to use 75w140 in the rear diff and TC as well, since 5L...

Thanks guys. I can't find synth 80w90 anywhere here, only semi-synth or mineral (I'm in the UK, although the location in my profile previously said the UAE, where I lived for 10 years) but full-synth 75w90 is easy and cheap to get.

I have a 2002 Ford Escape for which the factory spec fluid is 80w90 GL5 in both the rear diff and transfer case. I know I can go to fully-synth 75w90 for the diff, but can I also use it in the TC? Logic suggests yes, if the factory spec oil for the TC is the same as for the diff then it should...