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autobarn recommended non lsd oil for my lsd???

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I need to change the oil in my diff (its limited slip) so i went to nissan to see what they recommended. i was told to use Mobil LS90 synthetic lsd oil. is this correct?

i went to autobarn and they don't stock it but the guy there looked up a catalogue and he said for all nissan diffs you can use non-lsd oil in limited slip diffs. he was convinced i should get non-lsd oil. i then ran out of the shop :) it didn't sound right to me!

so what do you guys reckon? i ended up getting castrol lsd oil from bursons (who said the guy at autobarn was an idiot).

so is the guy at autobarn really an idiot or is it ok to use non-lsd oil in a lsd?

thanks

Greg

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If you have a viscous LSD centre then you can use an 'ordinary' diff oil. OTOH, LSD diff oil should be used if you have a mechanical LSD (clutch centre, etc).

If you not sure, use an LSD oil...the difference in price is hardly worth worrying about and certainly won't do any harm.

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Originally posted by SteveL

If you have a viscous LSD centre then you can use an 'ordinary' diff oil.  OTOH, LSD diff oil should be used if you have a mechanical LSD (clutch centre, etc).

If you not sure, use an LSD oil...the difference in price is hardly worth worrying about and certainly won't do any harm.

yeah it is a viscous LSD, so i guess autobarn 'idiot' was right, well half right. he didn't know that i had a viscous LSD.

i looked in a mates owners manual tonight and it reccomends hypoid gear oil 85w-90 - which is non-lsd oil so yeah. but if its not going to wreck anything then i'll just put in the lsd oil, as you said B1, it can't hurt.

thanks for the replies guys :D

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its always better to research products and info before u go to stores that might or might not have an idea of what u have in your car...saves time and money

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went back today and got castrol VMX80 80w90 gear oil because i thought i should do what owners manual says. also got a pump. changed it myself, easy job - takes 1.3 litres. it feels heaps smoother around corners, i'm heaps more confident to enter corners at speed now :P

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before you go to autobarn, know what you want, get it, and get out before one of the staff tries to give you 'advice'...... most of em dont know shit.

-rb25

haha so true especially around this time of year all the teenages are working and most of em know things in theory that they read in magazines etc thats about it!

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Is changing Diff oil a difficult process i have never looked into it do you need special tools or anything??

Whats involved ??

I think it's about time i do mine cause evernow and then it does single spin.

Maybe i should just fork out the cash for a mech lsd

oh wells any info appreciated.

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