LSD on MK1

[liamsp]

Just wondering how to tell if a MK1 Eunos has a lsd where they on specific models, years. I heard they were an option when new but dont know if its true.

[OllieWinchester]

I think all Jap ones come with an LSD, the 1.6 will have the viscous one though which isn't as good as the Torsen apparently. Mine still seems to lock up ok though...

[Firefox1]

If you jack up the rear end with both wheels clear of the ground, when you turn one of the wheels as if going forwards if you have a LSD the other wheel should rotate in the same direction.

[VX Foxy]

Jap 1.8 cars had LSD as standard. Optional on 1.6 iirc.

[sassthathoopie]

The mechanical LSD of the 1.8 cannot be fitted to the 1.6 without major hassle.

The 1.6's viscous diff starts to wear out after around 100,000 miles. (Or 85k if you like driving french mountain roads)

Replacing my mine cost approx £200, inc labour and used diff at Autolink

[maz8062]

sassthathoopie said:

The mechanical LSD of the 1.8 cannot be fitted to the 1.6 without major hassle.

The 1.6's viscous diff starts to wear out after around 100,000 miles. (Or 85k if you like driving french mountain roads)

Replacing my mine cost approx £200, inc labour and used diff at Autolink

The VLSD doesn't wear out as such it just reverts to an Open diff after about 60k miles or. Swapping in a 1.8 is not major hassle, you just need the 1.8 prop and half shafts. I guess some view the 1.8 Torsen worth the hassle, myself included.

[OllieWinchester]

maz8062 said:

sassthathoopie said:

The mechanical LSD of the 1.8 cannot be fitted to the 1.6 without major hassle.

The 1.6's viscous diff starts to wear out after around 100,000 miles. (Or 85k if you like driving french mountain roads)

Replacing my mine cost approx £200, inc labour and used diff at Autolink

The VLSD doesn't wear out as such it just reverts to an Open diff after about 60k miles or. Swapping in a 1.8 is not major hassle, you just need the 1.8 prop and half shafts. I guess some view the 1.8 Torsen worth the hassle, myself included.

Mine still seems to lock up reasonably well after nearly 110k miles.

[MattjK]

Hang on... the LSD was listed as an option on a lot of the special edition JDM 1.8 cars, so it can't have been standard. Can anyone confirm (with proof) that the Jap 1.8s had LSDs as standard?

[snotrag]

They dont all have them. Lots do though.

[sassthathoopie]

Was just quoting my local MX5 specialist.

For the record mine was still locking up but making an odd knocking noise from time to time - and no it wasn't just on full lock on loose surfaces.

[MX-5 Lazza]

There are a lot of misconceptions about Jap market cars. The most common is that they have a higher standard spec than UK cars. I fact the standard specs and options were pretty much the same, it's just that Jap buyers tended to spec their cars higher than UK buyers with AC in particular being a very popular option. AC has only really become popular on UK cars in the last 10 years or so.
Special & limited edition models also follow this trend as they try to make models that will see in that market so Jap special editions tend to have a higher spec than equivalent UK special editions.
There are plenty of Jap market Roadsters with no AC/PAS/EM/EW etc though as the Jap base model was just as basic as the UK base model.

I have no idea about LSD though. My guess is that it was an option like AC that is selected in most cases in Japan.