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theretroking
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Post Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:20 pm

How can u tell if the diff is a LSD what markings if any would be on it, by the way it's a 318is.
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lti_57
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Post Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:06 pm

Not sure about what the tag or markings might be.
but if you elevate the wheels off the ground and have a mate turn the rear wheel in one direction and you the other. You should find your self working against each other that is a LSD
if you and him can spin the rear wheels its an open Diff
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Post Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:20 am

get the vin number off the car - windshield area

and search " bmw vin decoder " in google

it will give the full vehicle spec