AXLE AND UNIVERSAL FLUIDS
As trucks and buses become heavier and the need for durability increases, axle fluids are more and more critical for vehicle reliability. Getting the right oil for your vehicle is key to ensuring your rear axle operates as designed and gets the maximum protection under demanding conditions.
Castrol, with over 100 years of experience in developing axle fluids, and being the choice of many leading truck and transmissions manufacturers for factory-fill products, offers a range of axle and universal fluids for your vehicle requirements; providing you the peace of mind that you are getting the right oil for your vehicle and keeping your vehicle on the road longer.
As part of a global simplification program, Castrol’s entire driveline range is now unified under the Castrol TRANSMAX brand.
The advanced Castrol TRANSMAX range features Smooth Drive Technology™ with active control molecules that automatically adjust their friction level with changing pressures and speed. This ensures the transmission is constantly served the right level of friction at any given moment – protecting the parts and delivering a smoother drive for longer. That’s why, 2 out of every 3 major vehicle manufacturers** choose Castrol transmission fluids as part of their factory fill.
TRANSMAX limited slip 85W-140
Castrol TRANSMAX Limited Slip 85W-140 is a mineral based gear oil which is suitable for use in limited slip differentials in cars and commercial vehicles where API GL-5 performance is required. It is also suitable for use in conventional differentials.
Application
For MAN Heavy Duty commercial vehicles and for all BMX conventional differentials
Features & benefits
- Fuel savings and reduced emissions due to the excellent low temperature fluidity.
- Superior pumpability and protection of the complete differential at low temperatures.
- Excellent thermal and oxidative stability provides final drive and differential cleanliness which permits extended drain and decreased servicing.
- Optimal anti-wear, extreme pressure performance at all ambient temperatures and load conditions.
- Excellent temperature reduction and shear stability enhance final drive performance and extends component life
Specification/technical data
- API GL-5
- SAE 75W-90
- BMW Conventional axles: Service instruction 33 01 96 (149)
- US Military MIL-L-2105D
- Scania STO:1, STO: 2 0A
- MAN 342 S1
- ZF TE-ML 05B, 12B, 17B, 19C, 21B
Advanced Performance Series
TRANSMAX limited slip 80W-90
Castrol TRANSMAX Limited Slip 80W-90 is a mineral gear oil that is suitable for use in limited slip differentials in cars and commercial vehicles where API GL-5 oils with specific limited slip friction performance is required. It can also be used in conventional differentials.
Application
Primarily recommended for use in limited slip differentials fitted to a wide range of Australian, American, Japanese, British and European vehicles.
Features & benefits
- Optimised and stable friction characteristics for effective operation of limited slip differentials throughout the drain interval.
- Very good anti-wear and load carrying performance even under high load conditions prolongs component life.
- Anti-weld – high tooth loadings can be tolerated.
- Friction modified – providing desired frictional characteristics required by the clutches in the limited slip differential.
- High film strength – providing protection against wear.
- Thermally stable additive chemistry – less sludge and cleaner gears.
Specification/technical data
- API Service Classification GL-5 (and obsolete GL-6)
- SAE J306 Viscosity Classification 90
- US MIL-PRF-2105F, MIL-L-2105B,C,D,E
- Borg Warner 5M-31, 5M-41
- Ford ESW-M2C-119A, ESW-104, ESW M2C-105A
- Mack GO-J
Protector Series
TRANSMAX Dynadrive Long Life 80W-90
Replaces Dynadrive 80W-90
Castrol TRANSMAX Dynadrive Long Life 80W-90 is a part-synthetic SAE 80W-90 gear oil specifically developed to meet all the gear oil requirements for both manual transmissions and final drives. The unique additive system provides the extreme pressure protection needed in heavy-duty differentials as well as the frictional properties required for smoothshifting synchromesh manual transmissions.
Features & benefits
- High oxidative stability enables better component cleanliness and longer oil life, resulting in extended servicing.
- Excellent viscosity/temperature characteristics.
- Synthetic base oil provides enhanced lubricant durability.
- Excellent shear stability ensures high performance throughout the lubricant's life.
- Being one product for both manual and final drive transmissions, it offers rationalisations that reduce workshop stockholding and helps prevent service filling errors.
- Reduced gear change baulking at low temperatures.
- Excellent differential cleanliness.
- Reduced wear.
- Extended drain.
- Excellent transmission performance.
- Extended axle bearing life.
Specification/technical data
- API GL-4/GL-5
- SAE J2360
TRANSMAX Axle Long Life 75W-90
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle Long Life 75W-90, formulated with Smooth Drive Technology™, is a full synthetic rear axle fluid. It provides superior protection, especially when driving under stop-start or extreme conditions e.g., towing. This enables smoother axle operation and noise reduction, resulting in a more comfortable drive throughout the lifetime of the vehicle. Specially designed and approved by BMW for use in all BMW final drives fitted with conventional (non limited slip) differentials. It is Castrol's prime recommendation for final drives in heavy commercial vehicles, and is approved by MAN, Scania and ZF.
Features & benefits
- Fuel savings and reduced emissions due to balanced viscometric and frictional characteritics.
- Superior low temperature fluidity pumpability ensures optimum protection at start up under all conditions.
- Excellent thermal and oxidative stability provides final drive and differential cleanliness which permits extended drain and decreased servicing.
- Optimal anti-wear, extreme pressure performance at all ambient temperatures and load conditions.
- Excellent temperature reduction and shear stability enhance final drive performance and extends component life.
Specification/technical data
- API GL-5
- MAN 342 S1
- ZF TE-ML 05A, 12B, 17B, 19C, 21A
- BMW (Non-Limited Slip Rear Axles) According to Service Instruction 33 01 96 (149)
- Transmax Axle Long Life 75W-90 is registered under the following ZF approval number: ZF002142
TRANSMAX Universal LL 75W-90
Castrol TRANSMAX Universal LL 75W-90 formulated with Smooth Drive Technology™ is a full synthetic multipurpose manual transmission and final drive lubricant. It may be used in synchronised manual transmissions and final drives/differentials of a wide range of vehicles (commercial vehicle, construction equipment) where API GL-4 or API GL-5 fluids are required. It carries a number of OEM approvals.
Application
For synchronized manual transmissions and final drives/differentials of a wide range of vehicles (commercial vehicles, construction equipment, passenger cars) where API GL-4 or GL-5 are required.
Features & benefits
- A single product for transmission and final drive.
- Excellent low temperature fluidity provides improved cold shift quality in cold conditions and fuel efficiency.
- Superior high temperature stability and excellent and wear protection even in the most arduous conditions prolongs equipment life and allows for extended oil drain intervals.
- Full compatibility with conventional mineral oils and seals allows this product to be used in a wide range of applications.
- Outstanding EP gear synchroniser performance.
Specification/technical data
- API GL-4, GL-5 and MT-1
Suitable for use where the following specifications apply:
- MAN 3343 Type S
- Scania STO 1:0
- MB Approval 235.8
- ZF TE-ML, 02B, 05B, 12B, 16F, 17B, 19C, 21BC
- SAE MJ2360 (MIL-PRF-2105E)
- Eaton Approved for 300,000km’s drain
Advanced Performance Series
TRANSMAX Axle AP 85W-140
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle AP 85W-140 is a multipurpose gear oil for use in most trucks, LCV, and Passenger cars' conventional differentials, non-synchronized manual transmissions, and steering gears where API GL-5 performance is required. It is not recommended for Eaton, Spicer, Renault, or Rockwell transmissions as those manufacturers prefer non-EP transmission oils.
Features & benefits
- Formulated to be particularly stable under high temperature operating conditions and resist degradation which can lead to deposits and reduced oil seal and overall equipment life
- Provides high oil film and wear protection which ensures components are protected even under severe operating conditions and thus prolongs equipment life
Specification/technical data
- API GL-5, MT-1
- SAE J2360
- Mack GO-J
- ArvinMeritor76-A
Castrol Syntrax E 80W-140
Castrol Syntrax E 80W-140 is a full synthetic rear axle fluid designed for use in Eaton and Rockwell, Dana and Meritor rear axle drives where long drain periods and extended warranty conditions apply.
Features & benefits
- Provides extended drain intervals and extended warranty conditions.
- Provides protection at the extremes of low and high operating temperatures where mineral fluids are unsatisfactory.
- Extended drain intervals reduce maintenance times and reduce operator costs.
- Excellent high temperature high load performance improves axle life in the toughest operating conditions.
- High shear stability provides better performance in operation and extends lubricant life.Reduced operating temperatures increase the life of seals and gears resulting in cost savings for operators
Specification/technical data
- API GL-5
- SAE J2360
- Mack GO-J
- DANA SHAES 429
- Eaton Road Ranger