Trucks, tippers and buses run overloaded on highways and in stop-start city traffic, on tight service schedules. Banesto supplies the engine oils, gear oils, greases and fluids fleets depend on.
A commercial vehicle earns money only while it moves. Engines idle for hours in traffic and then pull full loads up ghats; rear axles often carry more than their rated payload; wheel hubs heat up on every long descent. Fleets also stretch drain intervals to save cost, which tests the oil's soot control and oxidation reserve. The cost of the right lubricant is small next to one day of a truck off the road.
Banesto supplies the core of a fleet's lubricant list: multigrade diesel engine oil, GL-4 and GL-5 gear oils, wheel bearing and chassis greases, coolant and brake fluid, each matched to the specification in the vehicle manual.
Selected from our 852+ SKU range for the duty cycles most common in truck, bus and tipper fleets. Every recommendation is matched by application (temperature, load, speed and exposure), not by catalogue number. Where the equipment maker specifies a grade, the maker's specification comes first.
Need specifications? Full technical data sheets are available for every grade.
View Product Datasheets →A starting point for your lubrication schedule, point by point.
| Equipment | Lubrication point | Banesto product | Good practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel engine | Crankcase | Diesel Engine Oil 15W-40, where API CI-4 is specified | Shorten the drain interval for severe duty: long idling, dust, overloading. |
| Manual gearbox | Gears and synchronisers | Gear Oil GL-4 (SAE 90), where GL-4 is specified | Do not use GL-5 where the maker asks for GL-4. |
| Rear axle, differential | Hypoid gears | Gear Oil GL-5 80W-90 | Check the level at every service; watch for leaks at the pinion seal. |
| Wheel hubs | Hub bearings | Wheel Bearing EP Grease NLGI 3 | Pack the bearings fully; do not fill the hub cavity solid. |
| Chassis | King pins, spring pins, shackles, propeller shaft joints | Lithium Complex MP NLGI 2 | Grease until fresh grease shows at the joint. |
| Cooling system | Radiator and engine block | Engine Coolant (ASTM D3306) | Mix as per the label; top up with the same coolant. |
| Hydraulic brakes and clutch | Reservoir | Brake Fluid DOT 3 or DOT 4, as marked on the cap | Replace at the interval in the manual; brake fluid absorbs moisture. |
Most diesel trucks and buses run on SAE 15W-40. The API category matters as much as the viscosity: Banesto Diesel Engine Oil 15W-40 meets API CI-4, which suits engines whose manual specifies CI-4 or an older category. Always use the category given in the vehicle manual.
Only if the engine maker allows it. Many BS-VI engines with after-treatment such as DPF and SCR call for a newer, low-ash category such as API CK-4. Send us the specification from the manual and our team will confirm the right grade.
GL-5 is for hypoid rear axles and differentials under heavy load. Many manual gearboxes are designed for GL-4, and in some designs GL-5 can affect synchroniser parts made of yellow metal. Follow the gearbox and axle makers' specifications.
Follow the vehicle maker's interval; many fleets repack hub bearings at brake overhauls or at a fixed distance. Clean out the old grease, pack the bearings with an NLGI 3 EP grease rated GC-LB and do not fill the hub cavity solid.
Running a fleet of trucks, buses or tippers? Send us your vehicle list and current oils, and our team will map the right grade to every engine, axle and hub.