As above whats recomended and whats the amount needed?
As above,the good quality stuff
Recomeneded lsd oil
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BMW spec is Castrol syntrax 75w 140 (was known as SAF-xj)
You need 1.7l of it, so 2, 1l bottles. When draining the old stuff out open the top plug first, no point getting it all out if you cant put it back in. Fill until it drips out of the hole.
Opie oils is quite cheap, and they give a discount for being on here
You need 1.7l of it, so 2, 1l bottles. When draining the old stuff out open the top plug first, no point getting it all out if you cant put it back in. Fill until it drips out of the hole.
Opie oils is quite cheap, and they give a discount for being on here
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Cant seem to find them in the trade section?
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Motul oil is the best for diffs , but it is very expensive 
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The castrol stuff above is what you need Pete.
When I got my LSD the previous owner had put some other make of synthetic stuff in and it always grumbled at low speed turns and when parking etc. Changed the oil and it's not made a noise since.
I got the stuff from Opie oils
When I got my LSD the previous owner had put some other make of synthetic stuff in and it always grumbled at low speed turns and when parking etc. Changed the oil and it's not made a noise since.
I got the stuff from Opie oils
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Will this work on a welded diff?
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No - petrol works best with these.sweep wrote:Will this work on a welded diff?
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Petrol ?
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Yeah. petrol fcks them up quicker 
If the diff is out of the car its well worth taking the cover off and fully draining it then wiping the muck out with a rag, I use loctite instant gasket to re-fit the cover rather than the paper gasket, always found it to work better.
If the diff is out of the car its well worth taking the cover off and fully draining it then wiping the muck out with a rag, I use loctite instant gasket to re-fit the cover rather than the paper gasket, always found it to work better.