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Old 05-12-2018, 02:09 AM
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Differential Oil Question
I have an 03 E500 & thinking about changing the differential oil. The manual called out 1.34 qts of 85W90 but I have plenty of 80W90. Is 85w90 thicker at start up? Would like to know which weight do you guys normally use? Thanks.
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If the vehicle is a town car you should have no difficulty using 80W vs 85W and yes as you lower the prefix number the viscosity changes, in your case thiner
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