How Much Oil To Use?

[Johnny Cash]

Heya all,

Just wondering, with the 32, how much oil to put in gearbox and diff. People seem to be buying oils in 4L

amounts, but I've heard that you only need 2.5L. I was looking to buy Penrite oils for LSD and gearbox, but

these only come in 2.5L amounts. I don't want to have to buy 2 of each, as I'll end up with 5L.

So, if I need 4L, i would rather buy 4L.

Thanks.

[cmyr33]

Heya all,

Just wondering, with the 32, how much oil to put in gearbox and diff. People seem to be buying oils in 4L

amounts, but I've heard that you only need 2.5L. I was looking to buy Penrite oils for LSD and gearbox, but

these only come in 2.5L amounts. I don't want to have to buy 2 of each, as I'll end up with 5L.

So, if I need 4L, i would rather buy 4L.

Thanks.

i've got a 33, guess they would be the same or pretty close. mine takes just over 3 litres in the gearbox, and almost 2 litres in the diff. cost me $140 to fill both up last time, thats castrol synthetic in both plus a 125ml nulon gearbox/diff treatment in both.

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

r32 gtst is around 2.5-3 litres in gearbox and 1-1.5litres in diff from memory!

[Johnny Cash]

Yep, thats what im hearing.

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

well, 5 litres should be about right! so just get 2x2.5litres bottles, you'll use approx 4-4.5litres

[Busky2k]

You wouldnt want to be using diff oils in your gearbox, trust me on that one. They are friction modified for 2 different purposes.

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

Most decent Gear oils can be used for both. Just check when you buy whatever oil you're planning on, it might be better idea to get specifically labelled "gearbox" and "limited slip" oils to be safe though.

But as long as the oil is GL-5 with friction modifiers for limited slip use, it will be fine for both.....

Using the Redline oils as an example -- which i strongly recommend, you can use Redline Lightweight Shockproof in both gearbox and diff! and is fantastic stuff!!

Edited March 24, 2006 by MerlinTheHapyPig