sae 90 vs 75-90

HYBRID

HYBRID

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Hi boys,

Just a quick question, this week i needed a specified gbox oil for my trd helical lsd.. so i went to my local silcolene dealer & i was faced with a question ( in the end i bought the 75w-90 fully synth race spec oil) but he also offered me a sae 90 race oil.. which from what i can understand is usually used in clutch type diffs.. (according to him)

now my dilemma lies here, would i have been better off using a straight 90 or the 75-90 as i chose?

my ep is mainly a daily driver (enounters quite a bit of traffic) & used as a weekend drag toy..(every weekend) weather in malta rarely goes below 10deg celcius.. most of the time its over 20deg..

so what do u think, perhaps u could elaborate on the differences ;)
kon
 
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oilman

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Was it for the fron or rear diff? Either way the synthetic (assuming its the Syn5 75w-90) will be ideal.

Cheers

Guy
 
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sx_turbo

Lifer
lsd oil does my flipping head in.

i have ended up buying the silkolene trans 5 oil or something any way it is the race spec super expensive stuff and thats what its staying as i'm annoyed with it now lol
 
HYBRID

HYBRID

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oilman said:
Was it for the fron or rear diff? Either way the synthetic (assuming its the Syn5 75w-90) will be ideal.

Cheers

Guy
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hey bro, we only have a front diff, yep thats the one i bought the syn5 75w-90 :)

any insight though to why its better Guy?

Kon
 
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oilman

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Ok, the SAE90 would be called the BOA90ls and this is no good for the gearbox, its a dedicated diff oil so think rear wheel drive cars. The Syn5 75w-90 is essentially a gear oil with a few bits and pieces that make it lsd compatible so for you, you went with the correct one.

Cheers

guy
 
HYBRID

HYBRID

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Hey guy,

i have a friend whose looking for a gearoil oil for his gt, however the problem is that he has a clutch type limited slip diff.. & the syn5 isnt good for it (so we where told locally) is this true? also could you reccomend an oil for him pls as the agent in malta knows well... not much :haha:

thanks
kon
 
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oilman

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HYBRID said:
Hey guy,

i have a friend whose looking for a gearoil oil for his gt, however the problem is that he has a clutch type limited slip diff.. & the syn5 isnt good for it (so we where told locally) is this true? also could you reccomend an oil for him pls as the agent in malta knows well... not much :haha:

thanks
kon
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Kon,

Its fine for a clutch type lsd.

Cheers

Guy
 
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