Gordonm

We used to call the posi additive Whale sperm. When I worked for a GM dealership back in the early 80s this is all we called it. I don't know where it came from or why we called it that. Has anybody else heard it called this or why it was called this?

Jughead

No, not me and I'm OLD!

Paul L

The oil came from a sperm whale (remember Moby Dick with Gregory Peck, one of the best movies of the 20th century). Whaling provided many speciality lubricants in fairly small quantities before the possibility of extinction of a number of species basically shut down that industry. Modern chemistry can mimic but not duplicate those oils.

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moosie982

Hi, They usta call it that where I worked also, someone told me that was because they used oil from a sperm whale in its make-up. Somewhere along the way they changed the formula (endangered species) to not use any sperm whale oil and that didnt work out too well untill they found a suitable replacement. Peace,,, Craig

redc3

dont know if its the same, but we use stuff on escalator racks we call whale c_ m. " U" know what i saying?

carl a

i always thought the additive for the rear end was elephant oil

Kid Vette

Automatic transmission fluid used to have sperm whale oil in it too. I remember they had to take it out back in the early '70s when I was a line mechanic at a Chevy dealership.

Hitch

I take it you are asking about the posi-lubricant additive?? It used to be made out of the Sperm whale oil. I've been told now the additive that GM sells is actually better than the original stuff. It just took them a while to get it right though... Dave..

Paul Borowski

It's also not bad on BLT's

standup

..........

73jst4fun

It was called that back in the late 60's when we changed rear end gears in the solid axle cars. Had a 62 impala that I changed the gears to 4:11's alot and we added the sperm oil....

Schmucker

I also hear that Moby Dick was also a book!

chicken's73sting

They Made a Book Out of the movie WEIRD?!?!? -Danny

bobs77vet

its because the term "smells like bear sh$t" was used on the other gear lubricant..." whale sperm" was the only term left....

Gary79

i'm 52 and that's what we called it around here.

Paul L

If you have seen these magnificent creatures close up you would not make light of their demise to produce automobile lubricants. You think a bb/454 is large............A former Biologist.

RHD '68 L89

Frothy stuff that washes up on beaches?

Corvus

Didn't know sperm could be used for cars. I gotta go check my oil pan size now.

Swiftie 76

When I was a Radarman in the Navy we used a thick white liquid polish to clean plexiglass status boards. This was called whale sperm.

Rivers4me

Being the 9th child from a family of 10 children,
our mom would never allow anything with sperm in it to
get into her chevy.

I think she passed that same dam advise on to my wife.


What more can I say..if it works..lube it up.. :o