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Old 02-21-2012, 12:20 AM
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Question Rear Diffential Fluid?
I am planning to change the diffrential fluid soon. Any suggestions for what brand to go with?

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Either the OEM recommendation or search the forum there is lots of info on this
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yup, some scary stories out there - definitely use the correct weight oil
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USE OEM!! I just went through a huge ordeal with this. They recommend it for a reason.
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OEM Fluid - and bear in mind if you have an LSD, you need the fluid specific for the LSD.
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I use Silkolene Syn 5 for my Quaife LSD, but if your running a stock diff then OEM is fine.
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