Rear Diff Oil
Jul 20, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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Rear Diff Oil
i have the R180 rear diff and going to give the car a full service but wanted to know the best oil for the rear diff its a 97 STI RA
Jul 20, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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I need to know as well, what is the best oil for a R180 diff?
Jul 21, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Hi, i sell the oil for R180 diff if intersted PM me.you need about .7 to .8 of litre.
Jul 21, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Hi, i sell the oil for R180 diff if intersted PM me.you need about .7 to .8 of litre.
Jul 22, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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I've always used Silkolene Boa 90 LS for Impreza rear diffs with LSD's
Jul 26, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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all sort olly at clarkes sorted me out today
Jul 29, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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if you guys know the figures please let me know so that i can check i have the right stuff in my RA diff too.
Jul 29, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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if you guys know the figures please let me know so that i can check i have the right stuff in my RA diff too.
The STD oil for the rear diffs (without a plated LSD) is Castrol Syntrax 75w90 (same as the gearbox).
The LS oils that are mentioned are for specifically for diffs that are plated.
A Std rear diff is a limited slip diff, but it's a viscous diff and therefore does not need filling with an LS oil.
Phil
Jul 29, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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so a 75W90 LS oil would be fine for a R180 Plated diff?
Jul 30, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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