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by **Maxwedge** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:45 pm

I was asking around about oils for Plate LSDs and a bloke from a Penrose gearbox shop recomended Auto Trans Fluid (dextron 3 type).
Sounds feasible as Auto tranmissions have wet clutches and gears?
Its not the first time I have heard of this, any ideas as I was curious?

by **Distrb** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:09 pm

i would go with what the LSD manufacturer reccomends, which is for TRD 75w90. Obviously they're going to reccomend their own oil, but Castrol Syntrax is made in that weight and works well.

Is what i use in mine, with the same type of LSD

by **postfach** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:15 pm

or you could use redline 75w90, i use it in my w58 and torsen and its been fantastic

by **sergei** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:12 pm

Torsen does not need LSD friction additives.

by **sergei** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:13 pm

Distrb wrote:i would go with what the LSD manufacturer reccomends, which is for TRD 75w90. Obviously they're going to reccomend their own oil, but Castrol Syntrax is made in that weight and works well.

Is what i use in mine, with the same type of LSD

Oh and castrol Syntrax does not have friction additives for plate type LSD.

by **DexGT** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:31 pm

i use redline 75w90 oil in my c52 with a trd plate diff. it is the best oil i've used. it stopped the grabbing that was happening with the previous oils

by **bluemaumau** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:42 pm

i use redline 75-90 too, but my cars not going, so i have no comment yet :cry:

red car · by pc » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:49 am

Distrb wrote:i would go with what the LSD manufacturer reccomends, which is for TRD 75w90. Obviously they're going to reccomend their own oil, but Castrol Syntrax is made in that weight and works well.
Is what i use in mine, with the same type of LSD

I was also recommended Castrol Syntrax for my TRD LSD (probably by the same guy). Seems to work fine.
If the LSD feels too 'grabby' you may want to add a friction modifier oil, redline make one IIRC.

by **Bazda** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:36 pm

if its grabby its good, means the diff is going to try lock earlier

im just running castrol multitrax, i need to use a oil that will also lubricate the gear REALLY good or they will wear out oo fast and i'll end up stripping another one.

by **dotdog** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:36 pm

I would never run mulitrax again in a c52 with a trd lsd, I did for about two weeks and it make the diff run like a locker. I put the recomened trd oil in it and now its smooth as anything, no worries going round tight corners or on full lock

by **Bazda** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:10 pm

dotdog wrote:I would never run mulitrax again in a c52 with a trd lsd, I did for about two weeks and it make the diff run like a locker. I put the recomened trd oil in it and now its smooth as anything, no worries going round tight corners or on full lock

i've been running on it for longer than that and i dont mind it. With my power and the tyres I use I need something that locks very quickly and hard. The ae101 viscous lsd couldnt hold my power it woudl jsut spin 1 wheel, with my 4agte it was perfect.

prob for normal people the reccomended stuff is good, but for me id prob rip up the gears with that stuff as i did with my other box.

by **dotdog** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:10 am

How do you drive round normally then? My car was almost undrivable with the mulitrax. It was a mission to do a u turn or go round a tight round a bout

-+=gon-zo-crazy=+- · by **neo** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:00 pm

I have just filled my c56 with TRD plate type, with syntrax and it seems good as! (ensure your syncros are all new!)...

This cost = $95, other options
Motul FF LSD = $190 (ex Auckland)
TRD LSD = $100 (ex Japan)

by **Bazda** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:45 pm

dotdog wrote:How do you drive round normally then? My car was almost undrivable with the mulitrax. It was a mission to do a u turn or go round a tight round a bout

mines not bad at all, same as IH8TEC his seems sweet with the same stuff.

by **dotdog** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:56 am

You guys run "factory option" trd lsd dont you, apposed to real trd lsd's? Cuase ive driven brendons car and his lsd is no where near as aggressive as mine, was more like the old viscous one outa my bzr

by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:03 am

no such thing as a factory option TRD diff.

by **IH8TEC** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:26 am

dotdog wrote:You guys run "factory option" trd lsd dont you, apposed to real trd lsd's? Cuase ive driven brendons car and his lsd is no where near as aggressive as mine, was more like the old viscous one outa my bzr

it is a trd lsd. i think it must be yor driving :lol:

by **Bazda** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:35 pm

dotdog wrote:How do you drive round normally then? My car was almost undrivable with the mulitrax. It was a mission to do a u turn or go round a tight round a bout

who ever set the preload on your diff must of set it very tight.

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