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im just going over everything in my car since purchase making sure its in top condition, so up next is the diff, gearbox and front diff fluid change. what are peoples recomendations??? and are there any little tricks/idiosyncracies i should know before i climb under the car????

**also 5w40 is about the right stuff for a 100k old rb26? just double checking

cheers

rhys

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im just going over everything in my car since purchase making sure its in top condition, so up next is the diff, gearbox and front diff fluid change. what are peoples recomendations??? and are there any little tricks/idiosyncracies i should know before i climb under the car????

**also 5w40 is about the right stuff for a 100k old rb26? just double checking

cheers

rhys

Like lots of people on this forum I collect good info as it's posted, here's some for your info.

From SK in another post.

What we use;

4WD Transfer = Castrol Transmax Z

Automatic Transmission = Castrol Transmax Z

Manual Transmission = Castrol Syntrans 75W-85 or Castrol Syntrax 75W-90

Differential = Castrol SAF-XA

Oil capacities. From DUNCAN

gearbox 4l, front diff 1l, rear diff 1.5l, xfer case 2l, attessa 0.5l, power steer 1l, engine about 5l + cooler + big sump if applicable

Tricks: 1. Make sure you can get the FILL plugs undone successfully before you undo the UNFILL plugs. :D:D

2. Get an oil sucker/filler hand pump from Supercheap or suchlike to refill diffs/transfer etc. Drain when oil hot. :D

Cheers GW

Like lots of people on this forum I collect good info as it's posted, here's some for your info.

From SK in another post.

What we use;

4WD Transfer = Castrol Transmax Z

Automatic Transmission = Castrol Transmax Z

Manual Transmission = Castrol Syntrans 75W-85 or Castrol Syntrax 75W-90

Differential = Castrol SAF-XA

Oil capacities. From DUNCAN

gearbox 4l, front diff 1l, rear diff 1.5l, xfer case 2l, attessa 0.5l, power steer 1l, engine about 5l + cooler + big sump if applicable

Tricks: 1. Make sure you can get the FILL plugs undone successfully before you undo the UNFILL plugs. :thumbsup::P

2. Get an oil sucker/filler hand pump from Supercheap or suchlike to refill diffs/transfer etc. Drain when oil hot. :)

Cheers GW

so castrol SAF-XA for both front and rear diffs???

i heard sumthing about auto trans fluid for the attessa? or am i getting mixed up somehwere along the lines

so castrol SAF-XA for both front and rear diffs???

i heard sumthing about auto trans fluid for the attessa? or am i getting mixed up somehwere along the lines

I was speaking to Brady from Japanese Motor Sport and he recommended Tranzmax Z (auto trans fluid) for the 6 speed Gehtrag on the R34 GTR's!!?

Anyone else on here got any ideas about this because apparently they've used it on the track as well for the Gehtrag's.....I would've thought the stuff is too thin?

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