QL Thruster OIL

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QL Thruster OIL

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What type of oil is recommended for the QL thruster?
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We just installed EP 80 -90 sonhope thats right thats whatvVolvo book siad :confused:
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Now here's a place I would consider running synthetic gear oil. Something like Lucas that sticks to everything in the gear case. IMO
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Volvo has their own proprietary bottle for a small price.

It's just a gearbox, I just use SAE 30W oil...
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EP-90 for QL applications if I recall correctly. As Peter noted above, pretty sure that's what it calls for. Look after it, you'll find it very difficult to get a replacement leg/gear if it ever fails.
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Just drained and changed my fore and aft thrusters with AMSOIL 75-90. Continues to work even if contaminated with 10% seawater.
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