gl5 oil all the same?

[dannieboiz]

I have a 95 cobra sx and volvo sx calls for gl5 75-90

Closest thing found locally is carquest gl5 oil. Safe to use?

Advance Auto Parts - Down for Maintenance

 

[BRICH1260]

I have a 95 cobra sx and volvo sx calls for gl5 75-90

Closest thing found locally is carquest gl5 oil. Safe to use?

Advance Auto Parts - Down for Maintenance

I think it needs to not to have LS(limited slip) additives.

 

[dannieboiz]

I think it needs to not to have LS(limited slip) additives.

I think you're right. Can you recommend another oil other than the Volvo brand? The price is outrageous for them

 

[dypcdiver]

Well so is the price of parts that can get damaged using the wrong oil.
Volvo Penta used to recommend using Mobilube 1 75W - 90 SHC for the DP-SM outdrives if you could not get Volvo GL5.
Your choice.

 

[Scott Danforth]

i run amsoil with the GM limited slip additive

 

[kdiddle]

Just to provide my (possibly useless) two cents...I also choked at the $30/qt for Volvo oil and ran a GL5 oil I found at my local parts store for a single season. Every time I would shift into gear when warm, it would hesitate before finally grabbing, which was explained to me was my clutch cones slipping. After reading into what kind of damage/cost that can cause, the $30/qt price isn't so hard to swallow anymore.

I've been running Volvo oil ever since and have yet to ever have the slip return. TL;DR - boating isn't cheap, and sometimes being cheap is the most expensive route you can take...

Just my opinion...

 

[BRICH1260]

I think you're right. Can you recommend another oil other than the Volvo brand? The price is outrageous for them

I use Amsoil marine drive oil. I have spoke with them and their tech indicated that it is safe for cone clutch drives.

 

[Scott Danforth]

BTW, Amsoil at Fleet Farm (if you live in the midwest) is $11 a quart. its $13.40 on the Amsoil site (and about $15 everywhere else)