Auburn gear oil different?
04-01-2006, 10:43 AM
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Auburn gear oil different? I see on the parts list on this site that you need a different oil for Auburn Diffs..?? Is this true, if so this explains why im replacing my rearend again 
..Can someone inlighten me about this!!
Landon
..Can someone inlighten me about this!!Landon
04-01-2006, 11:29 AM
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I don't know of this parts list so I can't comment on that.
But I did buy and install a new Auburn diff in one of my other cars. It chattered real bad with valvoline and two tubes of part store friction modifier.
I called Auburns tech line and they said they get at least two calls a day about this.
They told me to use only Ford or GM friction modifier, and regular GM 80w90 gear oil.
Funny thing is GM was out of the friction modifier so I got that from ford and the oil from GM. This was about 7 years ago and the rear still works quiet and holds good.
But I did buy and install a new Auburn diff in one of my other cars. It chattered real bad with valvoline and two tubes of part store friction modifier.
I called Auburns tech line and they said they get at least two calls a day about this.
They told me to use only Ford or GM friction modifier, and regular GM 80w90 gear oil.
Funny thing is GM was out of the friction modifier so I got that from ford and the oil from GM. This was about 7 years ago and the rear still works quiet and holds good.
04-01-2006, 01:22 PM
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ok, cool..actually I have the lucas gear oil in there with 1 synthetic gear oil and 1 friction modifier from advanced auto..The lucas says it doesnt call for a modifier because it was already in there.
04-01-2006, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 8a8mfh
I don't know of this parts list so I can't comment on that.
But I did buy and install a new Auburn diff in one of my other cars. It chattered real bad with valvoline and two tubes of part store friction modifier.
I called Auburns tech line and they said they get at least two calls a day about this.
They told me to use only Ford or GM friction modifier, and regular GM 80w90 gear oil.
Funny thing is GM was out of the friction modifier so I got that from ford and the oil from GM. This was about 7 years ago and the rear still works quiet and holds good.
But I did buy and install a new Auburn diff in one of my other cars. It chattered real bad with valvoline and two tubes of part store friction modifier.
I called Auburns tech line and they said they get at least two calls a day about this.
They told me to use only Ford or GM friction modifier, and regular GM 80w90 gear oil.
Funny thing is GM was out of the friction modifier so I got that from ford and the oil from GM. This was about 7 years ago and the rear still works quiet and holds good.
