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New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« 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.!
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #1 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?
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #2 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
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #3 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?
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #4 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!
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #5 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....
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #6 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?
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #8 on: 22 October 2006, 18:15:59 »
All I'd suggest is slightly slacken the filler plug BEFORE undoing and draining anything
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Re: New maintenance guide - Diff oil change
« Reply #9 on: 23 October 2006, 13:24:11 »
another on the esesentials list Mark - and one i will be using within days  :y
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