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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:59 pm

anyone know the oil capacity of the 325 LSD ??
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:05 am

1.6 Litres.
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:13 am

THANKS
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:16 am

JCB wrote:..i am buying some specialist gear/diff oil and wnat to make sure that 1L of each will be enough !!
Which oil are you buying for the diff?
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:20 am

DUNNO YET !!! any advice ? i was looking at MOTUL sythetic gear FF 75z-140 or sythetic gear 300 75w-90

any advice ??
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:35 am

its 1.7 litres :wink:

use castrol lsd diff oil, i`ve done mine recently
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:42 am

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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:37 am

A1BMW325iSport wrote:its 1.7 litres :wink:
Ah. :oops:
use castrol lsd diff oil, i`ve done mine recently
I use the same SAF-XJ stuff, as recommended by BMW. (Recently) I'm not convinced it's worth paying 3 times as much for, as the B373 that was recommended when these diffs were new. (If budget is a priority)
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:31 am

i know what your saying mate but i wanted the best oil
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Post Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:51 am

the ever helpful "oilman" has recommended

silkolene syn 5

its Ԛ£8.99 per litre which i dont think is too bad