Recent content by hedgeclipper

Hi MolaKule, That Ford oil is far too expensive to refill a 5.8 L capacity with. That would be like $430 worth of oil!! I was thinking Valvoline SAE 80w90 GL-4/GL-5 mineral gear oil, which is about $60/gallon. However, what I really want to know is how serious the risk is to hypoid gears...

Thanks! I was thinking it might be fine to stick with the GL4. This thing only makes something like 90HP and the car weighs 2600 lbs. That would probably count as low-mid loads, right? But Redline's website explicitely says "not to be used with hypoid gears", so I'm suspicious. The other thing...

So I am restoring a 1990 AE95 (mine is a JDM Sprinter Carib, but in America it's called a corolla all-trac wagon. These are AWD cars based on a transversely-mounted FWD platform. The transaxle is on the side of the engine and reaches back around the engine to connect to the transfer case, which...