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Post Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:33 pm

Hopefully this one aint to taxing. Will be bolting up my LSD soon and I'm wondering if it will need filling with oil, if I'm only pushing the shell in and out the garage? Or can I get away with keeping it dry for now?

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Post Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:36 pm

that be sweet
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Post Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:41 pm

pushing it around corners wouldn't be ideal, but just turning it isn't a problem.

any closer with the donor hunt?
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Post Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:06 am

I would put oil in it now. Dry bearings and rust won't do it much good.
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Post Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:37 am

Superb, thanks folks. Next question, which oil! Bearing in mind that this is pretty much going to be a dedicated track car, driven to & from the track. Is it 1.5 litres to fill a medium case?

What are the advantages/disadvantages of, say:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-736-castrol ... w-140.aspx

Over:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-68903-fuchs ... f-oil.aspx