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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Should I change out the gear oil again. What will the synthetic gear oil do to my 10 bolt. Need advice Thanks
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It depends on the diff type. With an Auburn never use synthetic, Eaton I don't know but it's a clutch type so my personal preference is non synthetic.
If it's all gears like a TruTrac or Torsen it doesn't matter but I used non synthetic in my Torsen/3.73 Motive.
Hey I'm in PSL too.
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Cool, but I think I have the auburn. I dont have the TCS. I have the 3.42. What should I do. I put the mobil1 syn in it about a year ago.
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The Auburn is a metal to metal cone clutch type diff. Synthetic oil just reduces it's holding power. They do wear out quicker than other types in my opinion so by running synthetic for a year you probably just extended the life of it a bit, thats a guess.
But they don't recommend synthetic, for max holding it needs non synthetic and ONLY GM or ford friction modifier.
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Alright cool so I guess I should go to the GM Dealer and get the proper lube and change it out correct?
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Well according to JRP Up above he states that the 2000 M6 have torsen. So I guess thats what I have. So what is that sound I am hearing from 40mph to stopping. Just a slight whinning.
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I don't know about the sound.
But to find out if you have a Torsen, jack the rear up and spin one tire, the other one will spin the other way just like an open diff.
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