Why does synthetic gear oil have to smell like regular gear oil

[HUNDO]

I don't know about the rest of you but I hate the smell of gear oil...it damn near makes me nauseous. What I don't understand is why synthetic fluids have to smell like the standard fluids. Is it for recognition purposes so you know what you're using or leaking?

It's bad enough that the synthetic stuff costs close to $20 a quart. At least the maunfacturer could make it smell decent...like make Royal Purple smell like grape. I know, lame topic but it pi$$es me off when my hands smell like gear oil for the rest of the day...and yes, I do wear gloves but it always gets through some how

 

[H2SNOW]

amsoil is the worst ..makes me sick

 

[cmantle1]

agreed, the honda gear oil for my bikes smells like absolute death as well....


But for premix oil, castor 927 smells like a million bucks!

 

[Cowbell]

Man, you would hate working on tractors. Get covered in it all the time and theres nothin you can do to take that smell out.

 

[R J]

amsoil is the worst ..makes me sick

Here we go, for some reason I read right through this!!!!



I know they make the smells in there for recognition when installing the oil. You wouldn't want to put gear oil in the engine etc. Sometimes when places using the bulk tanks it probably is a good idea there is a smell associated it with it other wise you would never know?

Gear oil is sick, it almost has a sulfer smell to it or whatever but it does make your stomach feel weird and we use the stuff every day. It's better now that we bought a suction device to pump the fluid out of the differentials for simply fluid changes instead of opening up the covers. Time saver and smells are under control for the most part.

 

[rmkboxer]

what I heard is that they put sulfur in it so it sticks to the metal better

 

[Mafesto]

I heard that gear oil is made from Iraqi crude.
The smell is from the Iraqi people.








That may be wrong!

 

[R J]

No, that's still funny.