what gear oil?
03-31-2006, 03:36 PM
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what gear oil? i did a search and didnt find anything what should i be useing in my 01's 10 bolt rear. whats the best gear oil or whats most people use. synthetic mobil 1 i was thinking but wasnt sure what do u guy recomend
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Originally Posted by OctaneZ28
Synthetic 75W90 oil with additive.
Red Line and Royal Purple are both good synthetics that already include the additive.
Mobil 1 *should* have the additive already too, but I'm not sure.
Red Line and Royal Purple are both good synthetics that already include the additive.
Mobil 1 *should* have the additive already too, but I'm not sure.
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Originally Posted by YoMommasTA
if you have the torsen carrier you can use synthetic,if you have the auburn carrier you need the reg gm 80-90 and a bottle of friction modifier
04-02-2006, 07:05 AM
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it depends honestly,anything before 98 is auburn.98 up could be either one.best to pull the cover off and look.most will be the torsen,but you never know if someone upgraded it also so thats throws more into the mix.trust me on this THE AUBURN WON"T LIVE LONG WITH SYNTHETIC OIL.it seems odd but it beats it up quickly wearing the livin sheeet out of the cone clutches.one quick way to tell them apart without pulling the cover off is to jack both rear wheels off the ground and with the trans in neutral turn one rear wheel.the AUBURN will turn both wheels in the same direction.the TORSEN will turn one in the OPPOSITE direction.this is assuming nothing is broken or wornout.
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^^^^ what he said. As far as I know <98 stock Auburn, 98-99 same Auburn, 00-02 stock Torsen T1 with Auburn (Pro??) optional on SLP SSs and Firehawks. Does this sound right. YES, any Auburn and any Eaton diff is required to use regular mineral (NOT synthetic) gear oil.
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i was gonna switch my carrier to a eaton posi i have royal purple in the stock 2001 SS camaro rear so when i switch use regular oil and not synthetic? thats really good to know. thanks
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Originally Posted by YoMommasTA
if you have the torsen carrier you can use synthetic,if you have the auburn carrier you need the reg gm 80-90 and a bottle of friction modifier
thank you i'm about to change the gears in my auburn and i didn't know which oil or additives to use
05-09-2006, 10:20 PM
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what should I use with a SLP Take Out posi...i assume they were all Zexel-Torsens???
mineral 75w90 w/ Lim. Slip Add.
synthetic 75w90 w/ additive
synthetic only
??
thanks
and how often should the oil be changed if I am racing in a points series once ever 2-3 weeks?
mineral 75w90 w/ Lim. Slip Add.
synthetic 75w90 w/ additive
synthetic only
??
thanks
and how often should the oil be changed if I am racing in a points series once ever 2-3 weeks?
05-10-2006, 10:53 PM
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i did a search and didnt find anything what should i be useing in my 01's 10 bolt rear. whats the best gear oil or whats most people use. synthetic mobil 1 i was thinking but wasnt sure what do u guy recomend
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...=443517&page=3
https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axles/498540-redline-shockproof-viscosity-stock-10-bolt.html
05-14-2006, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by YoMommasTA
it depends honestly,anything before 98 is auburn.98 up could be either one.best to pull the cover off and look.most will be the torsen,but you never know if someone upgraded it also so thats throws more into the mix.trust me on this THE AUBURN WON"T LIVE LONG WITH SYNTHETIC OIL.it seems odd but it beats it up quickly wearing the livin sheeet out of the cone clutches.one quick way to tell them apart without pulling the cover off is to jack both rear wheels off the ground and with the trans in neutral turn one rear wheel.the AUBURN will turn both wheels in the same direction.the TORSEN will turn one in the OPPOSITE direction.this is assuming nothing is broken or wornout.
Very Interesting...
I went with Amsoil SG 75w-140.
