# My GOD gear oil stinks! **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 16, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536 "2006-05-16T00:22:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Buddyworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Buddyworm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Buddyworm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/1 "2006-05-16T00:22:41Z")
I doubt if I’ll ever manage to scrub myself of this stench. I’d heard it smelled bad but it actually reminds me of a bad casserole that’s been microwaved after somebody mixed it with old motor oil. At least the Redline 75w90 should work better than the 15 year old black sludge that oozed its way out of the diff. God bless funnels and old garden hose! B-Wurm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/2 "2006-05-16T05:52:23Z")
Yea first time i changed mine i got a big mouthfull. I bet it was definatly worse than your experience. ---
**Author:** ![beatshack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@beatshack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beatshack)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/3 "2006-05-16T08:08:13Z")
I can’t remember what gear oil it was, but I was changing it on an mx-3, and when you smelled it, it smelled fine for the first second, then you’d unvoluntarily gag from this putrid after-stench that entered your sinuses… it was so disgusting that I had to take back my Mechanix gloves because some spilled on them and I couldn’t get the smell out. ---
**Author:** ![Chromedragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Chromedragon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chromedragon)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/4 "2006-05-16T08:55:23Z")
Limited slip additive is a large contributor to that, although I have no idea if your car uses it. ---
**Author:** ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/5 "2006-05-16T11:15:08Z")
I spilled a bunch on my coveralls when doing my swap. After gagging multiple times, attempting to wash the smell out, and gagging even more I had to throw them out. Soooo gross. ---
**Author:** ![Buddyworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Buddyworm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Buddyworm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/6 "2006-05-16T11:20:49Z")
Hahahaha, oh man. Rob, that’s awesome! > [@Chromedragon](#): > > Limited slip additive is a large contributor to that, although I have no idea if your car uses it. Well the oil I put in it has got the LSD additive in it and I’ve got the viscous unit. Not sure if it’ll make any difference. B-Wurm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/7 "2006-05-16T17:20:22Z")
> [@Buddyworm](#): > > Hahahaha, oh man. Rob, that’s awesome! > > [quote=Chromedragon]Limited slip additive is a large contributor to that, although I have no idea if your car uses it. Well the oil I put in it has got the LSD additive in it and I’ve got the viscous unit. Not sure if it’ll make any difference. B-Wurm :D[/quote] Considering the viscous coupler is sealed from everything inside the diff including the oil…It makes no difference. ---
**Author:** ![Buddyworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Buddyworm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Buddyworm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/8 "2006-05-16T20:31:28Z")
Yeeeeeeeah. Kinda what I figured. B-Wurm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/9 "2006-05-16T20:54:39Z")
Yep, I remember that smell when I changed the diff oil in the 240. Ugh…although I didn’t find it pukalicious! ---
**Author:** ![CA18DET-180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/10 "2006-05-16T21:04:26Z")
I can’t even smell it anymore, I guess when your around it all day and you’ve worn your fair share, you build up an immunity. ---
**Author:** ![beatshack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@beatshack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beatshack)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/11 "2006-05-17T00:13:36Z")
the gear oil I put in my Talon didn’t smell bad (gm synchromesh) but this other stuff had a gaggy aftersmell. I can’t explain it, it just triggers your gag reflex somehow. ---
**Author:** ![n1zm0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n1zm0/32/3302_2.png) [@n1zm0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n1zm0)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-god-gear-oil-stinks/142536/12 "2006-05-17T05:51:31Z")
gear oil, cv grease and old old old coolant are all up there, # 1 and 3 are by far the worse tho! # 2 is the most messy… ![http://forums.beyond.ca/images/smilies/barfy.gif](http://forums.beyond.ca/images/smilies/barfy.gif)