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Ford LSD 3.6 diff oil
craig5 - 23/6/15 at 01:21 PM

what oil is everyone using and how much does the diff require

mcerd1 - 23/6/15 at 01:36 PM

Is this a sierra diff with the stock viscous LSD ?

[Edited on 23/6/2015 by mcerd1]

craig5 - 23/6/15 at 01:45 PM

with 100mm flanges

CosKev3 - 23/6/15 at 01:49 PM

Doesn't need lsd oil.
Just EP90 GL5 gear oil as the viscous lsd unit is sealed.

craig5 - 23/6/15 at 01:58 PM

U know how much it needs

CosKev3 - 23/6/15 at 02:02 PM

Can't honestly remember,1 litre springs to mind.

there's no drain plug though, you have to remove rear cover to drop oil.which is easier said than done if its never been off before!

craig5 - 23/6/15 at 02:06 PM

There's a side level plug though?

CosKev3 - 23/6/15 at 02:09 PM

On rear plate is level plug yeah

craig5 - 23/6/15 at 02:19 PM

Kev you gone with the 5vy engine?

CosKev3 - 23/6/15 at 02:31 PM

No mines a old carbed 5jj, with some headwork it did 164bhp on the rollers though

mcerd1 - 23/6/15 at 03:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by craig5
U know how much it needs

Approx. 0.9l of EP90

As above the viscous bit is a sealed unit so it doesn't need any special oil or additives

craig5 - 24/6/15 at 02:36 PM

there torque setting for flange bolts when refitting?

brown_d9 - 30/6/15 at 07:55 AM

We checked the Haynes manual and it mentioned that for our diff the oil level is a set distance lower than what we thought was a level plug (10mm lower springs to mind)

Is this an error?

Ours is a 3.62 LSD from an XR4X4 if that makes any difference.

[Edited on 30/6/15 by brown_d9]