Originally Posted by
onehundred80
I have not seen an oil that is not a fluid.
Where an oil gets thick enough to be called a grease I have no idea, or is there something in grease that defines it as a grease.
Item 4 says ‘rear axle fluid’ so it is an oil.
Oils and greases are lubricants, greases are not used in any of the four components listed.
" I have not seen an oil that is not a fluid " no disagreement. just wondering why they use the word fluid instead of oil
"Where an oil gets thick enough to be called a grease I have no idea, or is there something in grease that defines it as a grease"
again, no disagreement with that. but this does not affect anything we are discussing here.
" Item 4 says ‘rear axle fluid’ so it is an oil. " agree. again, my point is: why they use the word "fluid" instead of "oil". just makes things obscure.
"Oils and greases are lubricants, greases are not used in any of the four components listed. " again, agree. but this has nothing to do with the discussion.
i hope my comments are not considered as arguing with any of you. again, am just trying to understand what is all this about.
i think that 1 of the fundamental points is to know when the right SAE applies, as is critical for learning which is the right product to use.