[C320-list] Yanmar Transmission Oil

[Karl Mielenhausen]

Joe,

.
The Kanzaki KM-series transmission (Yanmar) takes SAE 30 gear oil.
(Yanmar manual page 21).
I use Delo 400 which carries the CF/SL service rating.
It has also been suggested that the same oil as the engine (e.g. 15W40) is
acceptable. Grade CD or better. I have a Yanmar Operation Manual pfd
that also says that.
The beauty of using the multiweight is that you have one less item to inventory.
If you are able to suck all the old out, you will replace with 300 ml
(about 10 oz).

Karl

On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Joseph R Aberdale
<summerwind3 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I could not find anything in my Yanmar manual regarding type and weight of oil in the transmission of my Yanmar 3GM30F.
>
> I emailed the Mack Boring rep. who gave a presentation at the Catalina Rendezvous last summer. He said they recommend 15-40 weight oil. Has anybody received any  info. from Yanmar or a Yanmar dealer technician regarding what they recommend?  Motor oil or diesel?
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Joe Aberdale
> #908