Castrol TRANSMAX
Driveline fluids
As vehicles are required to carry heavier loads and the need for durability increases, driveline fluids are more and more critical for vehicle reliability. Getting the right oil for your vehicle is key to ensuring your gearboxes and axles operate as they are designed to, and get the maximum protection under demanding conditions.
Castrol, with over 100 years of experience in developing gearbox oils and, being the choice of many leading vehicle and equipment manufacturers for factory-fill products, offers a range of gear oils for your vehicle’s requirements; providing you the peace of mind that you are getting the right oil for your vehicle and keeping your vehicle in operation longer.
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle EPX 80W-90
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. It is approved by MAN and ZF for use in a range of commercial applications including axles in off-road and agricultural equipment.
Features & benefits
- High load carrying capability ensures gears operating under high loads are protected, prolonging component life.
- High film strength ensures protection against wear and shock loads.
- Good thermal/oxidation stability protects against the formation of deposits and oil thickening, prolonging the life of components and lubricant.
Specifications/Approvals
- API GL-5
- MAN 342 Type M2
- ZF TE-ML O5A, 12E, 16B, 17B, 19B, 21A
Castrol 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.
Features & benefits
- Optimised and stable friction characteristics for effective operation of limited slip differentials throughout the drain interval.
- Very good antiwear and load carrying performance even under high load conditions prolongs component life.
Specifications/Approvals
- API GL-5
- Approved for use in Hino and Isuzu axles
- Limited slip applications
Castrol TRANSMAX Dynadrive Long Life 80W-90
Synthetically fortified manual transmission and final drive lubricant. Suitable for use in highly loaded final drives and differentials of commercial vehicles in trucks, buses, vans and 4WD’s as well as synchronised manual transmissions requiring API GL-4 or GL-5.
Features & benefits
- Significant extension in oil drain interval compared to standard API GL-5 SAE 85W-140 EP gear oils.
- Reduced operating temperatures and extending oil and component life in Rockwell-Meritor axles.
- Synthetically fortified for long drain performance and improved low temperature fluidity while maintaining high temperature viscosity.
- Excellent trouble shooting lubricant for problematic differentials operating in arduous conditions.
Specifications/Approvals
- SAE 80W-90
- API GL-4, GL-5
- ZF TE-ML 02
- ZF TE-ML 05
- MAN 341 & 342
- Volvo (Rear Axles) up to 30°C
- Scania STO 1:0
Castrol TRANSMAX Universal LL 75W-90
Castrol TRANSMAX Universal LL 75W-90 formulated with Smooth Drive Technology™ is a full synthetic multi-purpose manual transmission and final drive lubricant. It may be used in synchronized 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, and it carries number of OEM approvals.
Features & benefits
- A single product for transmissions and final drives reducing inventory and the potential for misapplication.
- Excellent low temperature fluidity provides improved shift quality and wear protection in cold conditions and improves fuel efficiency.
- Superior high temperature stability and excellent wear protection even in the most arduous conditions prolongs equipment life and allows for extended drain intervals.
- Full compatibility with conventional mineral oils and seals allows this product to be used in a wide range of applications.
Specifications/Approvals
- API GL-4/GL-5/MT-1
- SAE J2360
- DTFR 12B140
- MAN 341 Z2, 341 GA1, 342 S1
- Scania STO 1:1G, STO 2:0A FS
- Volvo Transmission Oil 97312:047
- ZF TE-ML 02B, 05A, 12L, 12N, 16F, 17B, 19C, 21A
Castrol 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 for high thermal stability, reducing oxidation and deposits.
- Excellent wear protection prolongs component life.
Specifications/Approvals
- API GL-5/MT-1
- SAE J2360
- Mack GO-J
- ArvinMeritor O76-A
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle Long Drain 80W-90
Castrol TRANSMAX Axle Long Drain 80W-90 is a mineral based gear oil designed for use in axles and final drives operating under severe conditions and over a wide range of operating temperatures. It is MB 235.23 and DTFR 12B110 approved, delivering the longest ODI for a mineral product and is specifically approved for use in MB Actros axles. It is also approved for use in MAN, Scania and ZF axles and is recommended for other applications where API GL-5 performance is required.
Features & benefits
- Extended drain potential compared with conventional MB 235.0 fluids.
- Enhanced seal compatibility.
- Effective wear protection under severe load conditions, ensuring longer component life and allowing it to be used in the final drives of most vehicles in a wide range of operating temperatures.
- Excellent resistance to foaming and corrosion.
Specifications/Approvals
- API GL-5
- MAN 342 M3
- DTFR 12B110
- Scania STO 1:0
- ZFTE-ML 05A, 12L, 12M, 16B, 17B, 19B, 21A
Castrol Transmax Offroad
(Replaces TFC)
A range of transmission fluids specifically formulated to satisfy the requirements of Caterpillar TO-4.. Suitable for Komatsu Micro Clutch transmission fluid requirements. For use in powershift or manual transmissions in many types of earthmoving equipment.
Although the SAE 10W, 30 satisfy Allison C4 requirements, most modern Allison transmissions recommend Castrol Transynd or Dexron® type ATF’s, TES-389.
Features & benefits
- Transmax Offroad 30 prime recommendation for Cat. Powershift transmissions.
- Transmax Offroad 50 recommended for Cat. Final drives requiring TO-4.
- Multifunctional in that Transmax Offroad 50 is recommended for most heavy truck manual transmissions where either SAE 50 engine oil or GL-1, 2 or 3 (straight SAE90 is specified).
- Transmax Offroad series also approved against ZF TE-ML 03, 04, 06, and 14 in the appropriate viscosity grade.
- Suitable for Komatsu equipment.
Specifications/Approvals
Meets or exceeds the requirements of:
- Transmax Offroad 10: SAE 10W-20, 80W
- Transmax Offroad 30: SAE 30, 85W
- Transmax Offroad 50: SAE 50, 85W-90
- Allison C4, SAE 10W, 30 only, off road
- Caterpillar TO-4
- API GL-1,2,& 3: CD
- Eaton (Transmax Offroad 50)
- ZF TE-ML 03 ( Transmax Offroad 10)
Note:
- Caterpillar do not approve the use of multigrade engine oils in their transmissions and drive trains.
- Satisfies the requirements of Allison C4, however, Allison no longer approve Caterpillar TO-4 type fluids.
