What oil is best for GKN diff?
What oil is best for GKN diff?
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jmct

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61 posts

138 months

Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Looking for recommendations for which grade to use and where to buy. Thanks.

GR_TVR

781 posts

106 months

Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Castrol Syntrax 75W-140

Cheapest I could find today was £15.29 a litre delivered. You'll need two litres - I can't remember but the capacity is something like 1.3-1.7 litres, but just fill until it comes out of the fill level plug (when on a level surface, of course!)

https://www.autopink-shop.co.uk/oils/product?produ...

It's a pig of a job - enjoy! biggrin

NZ fan

312 posts

156 months

Thursday 25th October 2018
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for what its worth this is some research i did on the matter back in 2014.

Hi all, I have been trying to find the correct oil for my mk1 chim GKN Limited slip diff, the body plate says to use MobilubeHD90 which is a non LSD gear oil. I have emailed GKN and lo and behold they have replied as follows

Belle427

11,188 posts

255 months

Thursday 25th October 2018
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