LSD oil
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grumpyoldman
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Just about to put diff back in after overhaul , what oil should i use and how many litres ?
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BenHar
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See : BMW Oils Listed By Specification
It's a sticky near the top of this section of the forum.
Ben
It's a sticky near the top of this section of the forum.
Ben
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gmf_uk
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SAF-XJ oil from BMW Dealers.... Just flutter your eye lashes and ask for a discount, i got a Litre for £10.00 think u need 900ml for MED CASE LSD
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maxfield
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SAF-XJ 75-140.
As said above BMW should stock it. And you will need about a litre.
I believe new Nissan GTRs use it, so maybe Nissan keep it in too.
As said above BMW should stock it. And you will need about a litre.
I believe new Nissan GTRs use it, so maybe Nissan keep it in too.
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blackrs2000custom
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Opie oils sell it just bought some last week, 1litre enough for small case diff, not sure about medium case.
Use discount code E30Z
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-736-castrol ... w-140.aspx
Use discount code E30Z
http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-736-castrol ... w-140.aspx
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Brianmoooore
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Medium case diff. needs about 1.7 litres.
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gmf_uk
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ahh i am corrected sorry for the wrong info above..... i am sure i read somewhere in the wiki that the med case took 900ml.... i had better put some more in.
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Brianmoooore
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Whatever the stated capacity, you should fill until oil just begins to flow back out of the filler hole, with the car level.