Axle/Diff oil
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Axle/Diff oil
What oil is recommended for the rear diff/axle (transaxle?) for my Z06?
Is the Mobil 1 synth gear oil any good? Would I need to put additives for that one? It's the "LS" one so I suppose it has the additive already?
Mobil1 Synthetic Gear Lubricant LS 75W-90
apparently redline recommends their 75w90 for the Z06 as it already has the additives in it.
oh and I don't have a manual, but he states that the manual says no WOT for 300 miles after changing diff fluid? is that true? kind of hard to do in my Z06, but I'll try my best
oh, and how much? 1 quart? 2 quarts?
Thanks!
Is the Mobil 1 synth gear oil any good? Would I need to put additives for that one? It's the "LS" one so I suppose it has the additive already?
Mobil1 Synthetic Gear Lubricant LS 75W-90
apparently redline recommends their 75w90 for the Z06 as it already has the additives in it.
oh and I don't have a manual, but he states that the manual says no WOT for 300 miles after changing diff fluid? is that true? kind of hard to do in my Z06, but I'll try my best
oh, and how much? 1 quart? 2 quarts?
Thanks!
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Never heard of the 300 mile "break in" after a fluid change. I use Royal Purple, it already has the correct amount of LS additive in it but I am pretty sure the Mobil 1 LS is the right stuff. Its about 1.7-1.9 Qts to fill it.
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Thanks bud.
Anyone know for sure about the mobil 1 ls having the additive? I suppose it does since it's 'ls'
And the 300 mile no wot is in the manual. Don't have a manual to verify. Some people say it's unnecessary and few figure 8s will do the trick.
Anyone know for sure about the mobil 1 ls having the additive? I suppose it does since it's 'ls'
And the 300 mile no wot is in the manual. Don't have a manual to verify. Some people say it's unnecessary and few figure 8s will do the trick.
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I've seen that precaution in my manual too.
You can download an owner's manual here: http://gmpartshouse.com/
Click on downloads, and select your model year.
You can download an owner's manual here: http://gmpartshouse.com/
Click on downloads, and select your model year.
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Mobil one synthetic gear lube is great, but cost @$20/qt. Walmart has a synthetic 90w gear lube with the same specs for $5/qt. Something to think about.
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