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Title: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 October 2006, 13:44:30
Just added this to the maintenance guide section....hope its useful (note I did this 1 hour before we had to go into hospital!).

Comments in this thread please!

I should add....its made a hell of a difference to the operation of my slipper diff.!
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: TheBoy on 22 October 2006, 13:56:44
Looks good - shame piccies are a shade too wide, and hence horizontal scrolling on 1024 width screen (can you reduce piccies slightly?)

I believe my MV6 doesn't have LSD, is it still worth doing?
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 October 2006, 14:08:36
They were 800x600, have reduced them further.....

Its one of those jobs that I would recommend doing at about 100K miles on all cars....and as said 50K miles on an LSD setup
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: TheBoy on 22 October 2006, 14:11:52
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They were 800x600, have reduced them further.....

Its one of those jobs that I would recommend doing at about 100K miles on all cars....and as said 50K miles on an LSD setup
640 x 480, unless you need the extra detail ;)

So on my 135k car, I should consider doing it?
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 October 2006, 14:32:44
Its worth considering...sort of a rainy day job when you have an hour to kill.

Plus you will get to find out if you have an LSD or not once and for all!
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: TheBoy on 22 October 2006, 14:48:19
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Its worth considering...sort of a rainy day job when you have an hour to kill.

Plus you will get to find out if you have an LSD or not once and for all!
2 problems, firstly I'll get wet ;), secondly, I need to know which type before buying the fluid...

Somebody needs to host a g/box diff oil day....
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: theolodian on 22 October 2006, 15:58:13
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Its worth considering...sort of a rainy day job when you have an hour to kill.

Plus you will get to find out if you have an LSD or not once and for all!
2 problems, firstly I'll get wet ;), secondly, I need to know which type before buying the fluid...

Somebody needs to host a g/box diff oil day....
Yeah, I might be interested in one of those.  Otherwise not going to touch it.  Elites don't have LSD do they?
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 October 2006, 16:08:58
They might have.....you could in theory simply use the LSD oil in a normal diff......it wont need the viscosity modifiers but....wont harm the rest of it.
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: Essex_Andy on 22 October 2006, 18:15:59
All I'd suggest is slightly slacken the filler plug BEFORE undoing and draining anything
Title: Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
Post by: Markie on 23 October 2006, 13:24:11
another on the esesentials list Mark - and one i will be using within days  :y