Just finished rebuilding my small case diff. How much oil do I need to refill from empty?
CIA
how much oil?
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maggspower
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1.7l. Put it on the car and fill it until it dribbles out of the fill hole.
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Cheers Maggs. better go buy another couple of bottles. is 80w-90 ok for these diffs?
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Yes thats fine, Bentley states SAE90 gl-5. As long as its not an lsd.
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Small case diff. takes 0.9 litre. Medium case diff. (188) is the one that takes 1.7 litres.
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Cracking cheers Maggs. 
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ArseBrianmoooore wrote:Small case diff. takes 0.9 litre. Medium case diff. (188) is the one that takes 1.7 litres.
Brian is correct, I failed to see the words small case 
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Ah pooh brian. You could have been a bit quicker, I just bought a litre off ebay.