API GL-1 Gear Lubricants are marginally modified or unmodified mineral oils that are operating under very mild conditions, pressures, and velocities. These oils are intended for use in manual transmissions and may contain some oxidation and rust inhibitors, defoamers, and pour depressants but may not contain friction modifiers or extreme pressure (EP) additives. API GL-1 Gear Oils are also recommended for differentials, final drives, steering gears, universal joints, spline shafts, industrial closed gears and many other applications where a straight mineral gear oil is required.