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Henry.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:56 pm    Post subject: Why does diff oil smell? Reply with quote

Is it just my didgy diffs or does everyone elses diff oil stink!

Never smelt anything like it before Laughing


Just wandering if anyone knew why.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well i did pop the haft shafts out my rear axle on my rangy and my god did they stink its the oil they use its stinks it gets to a point where i want to be sick
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it EP diff oil you are using? If so it has a very pleasant, delicate boquet. Mind you, some of the people on here who lack any suggestion of finesse think it stinks worse than pig s*** on a bad day. Please don't tell me I am the only one who is wrong.

If you want to know what diff oil should smell like buy some new stuff and sniff it. If you want a good quality diff oil, or any other oil for that matter buy the difflock oils.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ive never smelt any diff oil before.

I never knew they needed any "special" oil in them.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

diff oil stinks so you can tell the difference between engine oil and gear oil stored in unmarked cans..
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You think ep stinks just get a nice good wiff of hot ATF.

Now that will make you throw Very Happy

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh yes....you cook an auto box and the smell will stay with you forever!!! Shocked
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

xamtex wrote:
oh yes....you cook an auto box and the smell will stay with you forever!!! Shocked


Or you could take a shower Smile

Synthetic gear oils don't smell quite as bad as mineral oils.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And the difference is Embarassed
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gear oil is for gears...engine oil is for engines!
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

xamtex wrote:
gear oil is for gears...engine oil is for engines!


d'oh!

i meant between Synthetic and mineral oils. Twisted Evil

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unless you have an isuzu gearbox then its engine oil for gears Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

xamtex wrote:
oh yes....you cook an auto box and the smell will stay with you forever!!! Shocked


Just replaced a cooked auto box in an Optare, think it took a good day or two until i got rid of the smell on my hands. Hate the stuff.

Same as burning plastic, had a cooked donkey engine in a sweeper that completely melted the filler cap, you could smell that in the workshop for weeks.

Gear oil's not so bad.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Always best to wear disposable gloves and avoid spilling any on your clothing otherwise it will be tainted forever and you will not be allowed back in the house.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used to get a lot of the gearbox rebuils in work

Mainly cos they thought I was made because I liked the smell of 80w90
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It doesn't smell as bad as burnt winch motor surely?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah gear oil smells like rotten eggs, While for some reason Hydraulic oil smell like potatoes?

I hate the smell of gear oil anyway.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

" I love the smell of EP90 in the morning" Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

put the breathers into the cab behind your seat. you get the lovely smell as the transmission warms up... if you can smell it too much, you know a bearing is on the way out Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got all my breathers coming up to the pasengers side, just behind the seat Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you think ordinary diff oil is bad you should try LSD oil its even worse especially Catsrol B373 which is truly awful - mind I think I'm imune thee days done so many over the years.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The smell of EP90 is a wonderful aroma. It keeps witches (the wife) away for hours and hours.

When are Landrover going to market it as an aftershave?

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't believe that no one has given the reason yet. It is because it has sulphur in it. That is why it eats into yellow metals, etc. Some newer ones will state that they are safe with yellow metals and you will find that they do not smell as bad.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

smells like minge-wrap on a bad month. Wink Shocked
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So does used diff oil smell any worse/better than "new" diff oil?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Used oil smells worse.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Me and my mate got some EP90 from an Impreza rally car on our clothes when we helped a loocal lad out on Rally GB with a knackered box.

Had to throw some of the clothes away, and the smell is just fading on my waterproof coat - took nearly a week to get off my hands!

My fleece is knackered as well, has been washed anouit 3 times and seems fine initially, but then after a week it goes all greasy and starts to smell again!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another good description is "Cat Wee"

I love the smell of hot EP90 that eminates from a vehicle thats been working hard.

The Fully synthetic gear oils from Difflock stink even worse than the mineral EP90 that they replace!

I also love the smell of a tractor burning red diesel first thing on a morning.

I must have a sulpher problem!

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

some italian industrial lubricants spell hiddious, EP oils are quite nice really!
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

henry-the-hoover wrote:
xamtex wrote:
gear oil is for gears...engine oil is for engines!

i meant between Synthetic and mineral oils. Twisted Evil


Err, it's all to do with Balls and Plates mate.


And that's as much as I know about it Laughing

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