As cars become heavier and the need for durability increases, rear axle fluids are more and more critical for vehicle reliability. Getting the right oil for your car is key to ensuring your rear axle operates as designed and you get a smooth driving experience every day.
Castrol, with over 100 years of experience in developing axle fluids, and being the choice of many leading car and transmissions manufacturers for factory-fill products, offers a range of axle and universal fluids for your car’s requirements. Providing you the peace of mind that you are selecting the right oil for your vehicle.
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.
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle EPX 80W-90 is a multipurpose axle oil which may be used in differentials, final drives and other applications in passenger cars and commercial vehicles where API GL-5 performance is required.
Approved by MAN and ZF for use in a range of commercial applications including axles in off-road and agricultural equipment.
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle EPX 85W-140 is a multipurpose axle oil which may be used in differentials, final drives and other applications in passenger cars and commercial vehicles where API GL-5 performance is required. It is approved by ZF for use in a range of commercial applications including axles in off-road and agricultural equipment.
Recommended for use in differentials, gear boxes and steering gears of cars. Castrol TRANSMAX Axle EPX 85W-140 should be considered for use over the lighter Castrol TRANSMAX Axle EPX 80W-90 when ambient temperatures are high (in the vicinity of 30C or above).
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.
Primarily recommended for use in limited slip differentials fitted to a wide range of Australian, American, Japanese, British and European vehicles.
Castrol TRANSMAX Limited Slip 80W-140 is a full synthetic rear axle fluid designed to provide protection at the extremes of low and high operating temperatures. It is recommended for competition, severe duty and long drain applications. It may be used in both limited slip and non limited slip differentials. Applications include Holden V8 rear axles, trucks operating in severe service where high temperatures in differentials and power dividers are encountered, and competition vehicles e.g., Group A, sports sedans, Formula Holden and Rally cars.
For many limited slip differential applications. Primarily intended for use in rear Axles of Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore high performance models.
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle Long Life 75W-90, formulated with Smooth Drive TechnologyTM, 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 and ZF.
Castrol Transmax Axle Long Life 75W-140 is a full synthetic final drive lubricant that is suitable for use in axles and final drives in commercial vehicles and passenger cars where API GL-5 performance is required. It is included in the Scania High Performance product list and is approved against Scania STO 2:0A.
Castrol TRANSMAX Universal 80W-90 is a multipurpose gear lubricant for use in both synchronised manual transmissions and final drives and differentials where either API GL-4 or API GL-5 are specified.
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.
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.
Castrol TRANSMAX Limited Slip LL 75W-140, formulated with Smooth Drive Technology™, is a full synthetic hypoid gear oil designed for use in both conventional and limited slip differentials. It has demonstrated outstanding performance in competition vehicles employing limited slip differentials. It is approved for use in the high performance BMW-M Series and Mercedes Benz AMG limited slip differentials.
*SAE Class according to J306 pre 1998.
Transmax Limited Slip LL 75W-140 is registered under the following ZF approval number: ZF002141
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 smooth shifting synchromesh manual transmissions.
The excellent viscosity/temperature characteristics of Castrol TRANSMAX Dynadrive Long Life 80W-90 overcome gear change baulking at low temperatures, whilst the outstanding thermal stability of the semi-synthetic base oil minimises deposit formation and allows oil drain intervals to be extended when appropriate.
Castrol TRANSMAX Limited Slip 75W-85 is a full synthetic high-performance SAE 75W-85 gear lubricant that is specifically developed for highly loaded limited-slip axles of modern vehicles. It is also suitable for use in axles and non-synchronised manual gearboxes, where API GL-5 performance is recommended.
