dunno.. most if not all the oil that was in it has drained out in the back of his runaround clit lol but anyway i turned the input to the diff and it doesnt turn freely it feels lumpy like it will turn a bit then hit a lump then turn a bit more then another lump and so on. i dunno what oil was in the diff but if the lad i got it off put oil in it he would have put the correct oil into it. hes actually the guy that referred me to this forum.
we also hatched a little plan between us.. he is rebuilding his MV6 as his timing belt tensioner melted and shagged the engine so he is building another engine to go in and when it does he suggested we half the cost of getting the locking kit posted to us to borrow and send back and hopefully in a day do both cars cambelts, tensioners, do my PS pump and also fit the cams from his knackered 3.0 into my 2.5 while were at it. sounds like a plan to me
anyway back to the diff.. assuming the correct oil was in it at the time what else could the problem be? it is turning but there is some resistance. ill ask him if he knows what oil was in it but untill then ill think the worst.