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Hi all,
Regreasing my 2010 Subaru Outback 3.6r starter, since after 14 years the grease has hardened up. Since I'm in negative F temps a lot when I ski, I want to make sure I get something that will work at a wide temp range. Just planning on cleaning and lightly regreasing the planetary gears + bindex, and not trying to buy a $30 tube of grease I won't use again if possible (see exploded view)
What I can't figure out from reading is what grease would be best.
Options I've read:
- White Lithium ($13,16oz): Operating temp only down to 0c, so bad in the cold
- Moly ($8, 16oz): Heard it's too thick for this application
- Mobil Polyrex EM ($14, 14oz): Recommended for Japanese starters but confused if it's only for use in the electrical bearings, vs the gears of a starter turning over an engine
- Molykote 7514 ($32, 14oz): Recommended but seems overkill for something not used much
Is EM grease ok to use on the gears? Or should I just get some Mobil EP 2 grease (not sure if extreme pressure is even necessary other than wider operating temp)?
Am I overthinking this on a 14 year old starter? Yes but thank you in advance for any advice!!
Regreasing my 2010 Subaru Outback 3.6r starter, since after 14 years the grease has hardened up. Since I'm in negative F temps a lot when I ski, I want to make sure I get something that will work at a wide temp range. Just planning on cleaning and lightly regreasing the planetary gears + bindex, and not trying to buy a $30 tube of grease I won't use again if possible (see exploded view)
What I can't figure out from reading is what grease would be best.
Options I've read:
- White Lithium ($13,16oz): Operating temp only down to 0c, so bad in the cold
- Moly ($8, 16oz): Heard it's too thick for this application
- Mobil Polyrex EM ($14, 14oz): Recommended for Japanese starters but confused if it's only for use in the electrical bearings, vs the gears of a starter turning over an engine
- Molykote 7514 ($32, 14oz): Recommended but seems overkill for something not used much
Is EM grease ok to use on the gears? Or should I just get some Mobil EP 2 grease (not sure if extreme pressure is even necessary other than wider operating temp)?
Am I overthinking this on a 14 year old starter? Yes but thank you in advance for any advice!!