R180 rear diff oil

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05 October 2007, 04:07 PM

swisstonihasher

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R180 rear diff oil

What oil is recommended in a R180 rear diff? I've got silkolene syn 5 in there at present but about to change the box oil to Castrol - wonder if diff better with syntrax also or fine with silk?

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06 October 2007, 08:01 AM

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you need a pukka LSD oil in the rear of a R180..................

neither Syn5 or syntrax are suitable to my knowledge

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06 October 2007, 09:22 AM

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Craps, been running silk fully in there for a while - what would you recommend?

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06 October 2007, 10:42 AM

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I use Motul 90 PA LS in my rear diff, no issues or problems

HTH
Rob

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08 October 2007, 11:15 AM

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~Cheers guys

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10 October 2007, 01:40 PM

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Hmm, had a reply from Silkolene technical department, they say Silk is fine in scooby rear LSD....Trouble is, not like a gearbox, you cant really feel if its happy or not.

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