Description:

Petro-Canada’s TRAXON Synthetic 75W-90 is a premium multi-grade gear oil formulated to provide excellent long-lasting wear protection to extend equipment life and reduce downtime and maintenance costs. TRAXON Synthetic provides excellent year-round performance, and is particularly suited for extreme cold temperatures, for superior lubrication of gear drives found in manual transmissions and rear axles. TRAXON Synthetic starts with the HT purity process to produce a 99.9% pure, crystal clear base oil. By removing the impurities that can hinder the performance of competitive conventional oils, and blending in specialty additives, TRAXON gear oil delivers maximum performance.

Features & Benefits:

Excellent wear protection

• As a result of its anti-wear EP additives, TRAXON Synthetic provides excellent wear protection as proven by its performance on the stringent L-37 wear test. In addition, it has excellent shear stability as proven by a severe shear test to protect equipment being driven longer, harder and faster in tougher conditions for extended equipment life and reduced maintenance costs

• Shear stability ensures retention of viscosity which protects equipment components against metal-to-metal contact and wear, especially in high temperatures

• Provides superior protection as proven against the five wear parameters of the L-37 test. 

• Recommend extending intervals between changeouts up to 400,000 km (250,000 miles) for maximized oil life

• Minimizes sludge, varnish or hard carbon deposits for better protection against wear

Improved Efficiency

• FZG Efficiency Test demonstrates that TRAXON Synthetic provides better torque efficiency vs. 80W-90 GL-5 oils (from 20O C to 45O C at Moderate Loads)

• Better torque efficiency reduces friction and lubricant drag for smoother and more efficient operating performance which may lead to lower fuel consumption

In the FZG Efficiency Testing, the lower the torque losses the better the efficiency of the gear. TRAXON Synthetic 75W-90 is better than a GL-5 80W-90 oil under no loads, 135 Nm load, and 302 Nm load [20O C (60O F) to 45O C (113O F)].

Low temperature protection

• Exceptional temperature protection for extreme cold weather conditions

• Even easier start-ups and cold weather shifting

• Better gear protection at extreme cold temperatures

Longer Life

• Meets a European and major North American OEM’s full synthetic requirements as measured by the DKA Oxidation test. The better an oil can maintain its viscosity and resist degradation, the longer it will last. Ultimately this translates into helping to reduce maintenance costs and increase uptime.

Applications:

Petro-Canada TRAXON Synthetic is recommended for year-round use and for extreme cold temperature conditions in most manual transmissions, differentials, power take off units and final drives found on passenger cars, trucks, and off-highway vehicles used in construction, farm, forestry and mining operations. Consult owners manual for type and grade needed.

TRAXON Synthetic exceeds API Gear Lubricant Service GL-5 and meets API MT-1 Gear Lubricant standard for heavy duty manual transmissions. TRAXON Synthetic is recommended for most oil lubricated universal joints, wheel bearings, planetary gear sets, steering gears and certain industrial gear reducers requiring GL-3, GL-4, or GL-5 oils. TRAXON Synthetic is completely compatible with conventional gear oils.

Due to specific lubrication requirements TRAXON Synthetic must not be used in:

• Automatic Transmissions

• Powershift Transmissions

• Hydrostatic drives and systems that include the lubrication of wet clutches and brakes

• Manual Transaxles on front wheel drive vehicles where an automatic transmission fluid or engine oil is specified

• Spicer Manual Transmissions where single grade engine oils are specified