Lubrication

[talon39]

Hey guys, can anyone point me in the right direction.

I am looking to replace the diff and auto oil in an 96 stagea Rs4 because I don't know if it's ever been replaced. What types would be recommended.

Thanks for the help

[mattye]

Not sure bout the auto but i just put Castrol SAF-XA in my diffs. Its a LSD and Non-LSD Full Synthetic. Costs about $25 - $30 for 1L Bit pricey but its really good stuff. I straight away felt the difference. Youl only need bout 1.5L Per diff. I got 4L cause i like to make sure i over flow it so i know it deffinatly full.

As for the Auto I bellive most guys use a standard ATF oil. Something like Castrol Transmax Z. I've got a manual stag so not 100%

[kidafa]

Yup Matts hit the nail on the head with Transmax Z. Good luck changing it all! Auto boxes can hold around 11L of the shit! So you'll need upwards of 15L for s good flush.

Any good quality dexron 3 rated atf oil should do it. But if you can afford it get the Transmax Z. Use it in the auto box, transfer case, Attessa and power steering

[mattye]

Yeh it is expensive. For reference i payed like $70 - $80 for 4L of Castrol Tranxmax Z from Super Cheap. Im putting it in my Transfer case. N depending on how much is left ill do the attessa fluid.

[talon39]

Give me a tip on the attesa fluid. What is it where is it, or maybe I know it by a different name.

[pyro-ns]

the attessa reservoir is in the boot, on the driver's side, behind the panel that you can open

shameless plug:

this is why a wiki would be good

[kidafa]

should have plenty left over if you have 4lt for the transfer case...

Yes stuff like this would be good in a wiki. Its all on here just if you know how and what to search for

[66yostagea]

I've been using Lubrimax oils with Nulon addatives and Nulon in the engine. 96 RS4 auto. No problems at all in 3+ years.

Edited September 25, 2009 by 66yostagea