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what oil for sierra lsd
Gordy - 10/9/10 at 07:23 PM

After a spirited drive i noticed my diff has a slight leak and felt quite hot so i think its low on oil, can anybody tell me the proper oil to run in it(3.62 lsd) thanks


mcerd1 - 10/9/10 at 07:36 PM

just SAE 90EP but make sure its GL5 rated

looks like castrol recomend this stuff now: linky< br />
but there are cheaper ones that meet the same spec.



[Edited on 10/9/2010 by mcerd1]


Gordy - 10/9/10 at 08:15 PM

Nice one, thanks


snapper - 11/9/10 at 06:32 AM

A mod I have seen is a breather pot using a break fluid resovour so any ejected oil from the breather goes in to the pot and drains back when you are " less spirited"


skippad - 11/9/10 at 12:46 PM

I've always used Comma GL5 LS80w/90 lsd gear oil (top spec, as used by Caterham).
£4.50- £5 ltr from my local motorfactors.
Not £10 from Halfords!