what oil to use in diff

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February 14, 201411 yr

what oil should I refill my diff with car is a turbo

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February 14, 201411 yr

75/90 gear oil

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February 14, 201411 yr

thanks mate. mite as well change it while the sub in bits and the diff is out

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and how much oil does it take

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February 14, 201411 yr

fully or semi ?

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February 14, 201411 yr

It's around 2 litres. (1.8l to be precise I think or 2.1l if it's a UK car)

Zed #2: 1998 Midnight Purple 2+2 NA. (owned 2020 - now)

Zed #1: 1995 Blue Slicktop NA (2013-2015)

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February 14, 201411 yr

Yup, 1.8 litres. Get the fully synthetic.

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February 14, 201411 yr

yes uk car

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February 17, 201411 yr

just looked at some oil 75 90. we need lsd oil don't we ?

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February 17, 201411 yr

just looked at some oil 75 90. we need lsd oil don't we ?

No, VC LSD in the diff is fully enclosed with its own fluid. 75W90 diff oil is fine.

She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible.

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February 17, 201411 yr

I see so this will be fine then

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motul-Motylgear-75W-90-Fully-Synthetic-Fluid-75W90-Gearbox-Diff-Oil-1-Litre-1L-/171155326557?pt=UK_Vehicle_Oils_Lubricants_Fluids&hash=item27d9a7065d

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February 17, 201411 yr

or this oil

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Castrol-Syntrax-Long-Life-75W-90-Gear-Oil-CAS-1820-7160-2-2x1L-2-Litre-/181276565556?pt=UK_Vehicle_Oils_Lubricants_Fluids&hash=item2a34ece034

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February 17, 201411 yr

Yes and yes. I used this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Redline-MT-90-Manual-Transmission-Gear-Oil-75W90-1-US-Quart-0-94-Ltr-/310846786415?pt=UK_Vehicle_Oils_Lubricants_Fluids&hash=item485fe98b6f

She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible.

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February 17, 201411 yr

that stuff isn't cheap is it

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P0400
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