The old owner of my s2000 which is just got, he did an fluid change, he told me he use mobile 1 for the engine oil and mtf for the tranny but then he told me that he use royal purple 75w140 for the rear, i am not sure about the rear diff, cause i have been reading that mobile 1 75w90 is what people use, so my question is it ok for me to use the royal purple gl5 75w140 for the rear until next change? will it hurt the my car?


thanks for your help

 

yes get it out of there. and try to find a straight 90 w gear oil, plus royal purple is crap.

 

im running royal purple 75-90 with no problems, actually all I run is royal purple i dont know what that dood is talking about.

 

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who the expletive are you.

and where can I get some of the **** you're smoking.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by honda_S &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes get it out of there. and try to find a straight 90 w gear oil, plus royal purple is crap.</TD></TR></TABLE>

how's royal purple crap???

anyways get the current fluid off the diff. and use 80w-90 gear oil. or you could used 75w-90 if the 80 is not available. you can go synthethic if you want to also!

 

well the royal purple 75w140 is fully synthethic, and i heard alot of good thing about royal purple, i also know you should not use honda oem differential fluid, correct me if i am wrong

thanks

 

I use LE Almasoil 607.

 

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So do I, but LE607 is discontinued. LE recently released a replacement for it, but I don't know what the number is.

 

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So do I, but LE607 is discontinued. LE recently released a replacement for it, but I don't know what the number is.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I heard about that. I still have 2 quarts left. Any feedback on the new stuff yet?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bky &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use LE Almasoil 607.</TD></TR></TABLE>

same here.

 

LE 607 has been replaced by LE1605

 

i use lucas...its like whooah

 

LE

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i used to use mobil 1, now i use amsoil. both work good for me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hieu512 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well the royal purple 75w140 is fully synthethic, and i heard alot of good thing about royal purple, i also know you should not use honda oem differential fluid, correct me if i am wrong

thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

No you cant use Honda diff fluid in an S2000 diff. Honda diff fluid is VTM fluid used for CRVs RLs MDXes, and RDXes.

The diff fluid for an S2000 needs to be:

SAE 90 WT. Or close. Honda dealerships around here outsource to carquest or whatever other parts supplier for 80W-90 fluid since 90 is hard to find.

Hypoid lube. YOU MUST HAVE A GL-5 OR BETTER HYPOID TYPE FLUID. Or say goodbye to your diff.


75-140 is too damn thick. 75-90 is slightly thin, but will work. I just used 80W-90 synthetic blend stuff I had laying around. My car is on a 10k-15k mile trans/diff fluid schedule.


Also, dont use anything with an LSD or POSI "additive". The "additive" is small abrasive particles suspended in the fluid. Great for clutching type Diffs. BAD for torsen diffs. KAAZ fluid is an example of a LSD oil with an additive. Just stay away from anything that has "POSI" or "LSD OIL" on the big label. You just need regular *** GL5 or better 90wt (or close) HYPOID gear lube.

BTW, the non synthetic stuff smells great. Have a big sniff.

 

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is their any difference besides the name?

any additives added to it?

 

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No you cant use Honda diff fluid in an S2000 diff. Honda diff fluid is VTM fluid used for CRVs RLs MDXes, and RDXes.

The diff fluid for an S2000 needs to be:

SAE 90 WT. Or close. Honda dealerships around here outsource to carquest or whatever other parts supplier for 80W-90 fluid since 90 is hard to find.

Hypoid lube. YOU MUST HAVE A GL-5 OR BETTER HYPOID TYPE FLUID. Or say goodbye to your diff.


75-140 is too damn thick. 75-90 is slightly thin, but will work. I just used 80W-90 synthetic blend stuff I had laying around. My car is on a 10k-15k mile trans/diff fluid schedule.


Also, dont use anything with an LSD or POSI "additive". The "additive" is small abrasive particles suspended in the fluid. Great for clutching type Diffs. BAD for torsen diffs. KAAZ fluid is an example of a LSD oil with an additive. Just stay away from anything that has "POSI" or "LSD OIL" on the big label. You just need regular *** GL5 or better 90wt (or close) HYPOID gear lube.

BTW, the non synthetic stuff smells great. Have a big sniff. </TD></TR></TABLE>

could you tell us some SAE 90 WT oil, that is really good stuff?

you're right, its not a common wt.

 

No additives. Apparently it's a 110w BUT ONLY as per the SAE's new ratings. Under the old system it would still be a 90w.

 

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could you tell us some SAE 90 WT oil, that is really good stuff?

you're right, its not a common wt.</TD></TR></TABLE>

They used to sell almasol at hardtop guy I think. That looked pretty good.

Any off the shelf stuff will work. Honda warranties their cars for up to 100k...they use off the shelf stuff. Good enough for me. I know that a good oil will make your stuff perform better and last longer. I think it just gets blown out of proportion sometimes. It's not like the expensive stuff will cause your diff not to break on a launch or something.

I just use 80W-90 synthetic blend because I had it laying around. I'll probably use amsoil for the next time around.

Amsoil makes 90Wt. It's available for a decent price on their website. Or is it 80W-90? Close enough...

 

I use mitsubishi's transfercase fluid, it called DiaQueen GL5 SAE 90 LSD fluid, $30 for 1 gallon, all the Evo guys use it...

 

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....that's for viscous and clutchpack LSDs. It has the abrasive additive in it. Why are you using that?

 

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....that's for viscous and clutchpack LSDs. It has the abrasive additive in it. Why are you using that?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Honda's manual recommended sae 90 GL5, it is what it is, show me where the Diaqueen has abrasive additive in it...


Modified by crx=si at 8:14 PM 11/7/2007

 

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Honda's manual recommended sae 90 GL5, it is what it is, show me where the Diaqueen has abrasive additive in it...


Modified by crx=si at 8:14 PM 11/7/2007</TD></TR></TABLE>

Usually, the additives are what make it an "LSD FLUID". Torsen diffs dont need special fluid. They just need hypoid lube in a certain weight. The special designation of "LSD FLUID" would imply an additive.

Why else would it be "LSD FLUID"? What makes "LSD FLUID" different from other diff oils?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B serious &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Usually, the additives are what make it an "LSD FLUID". Torsen diffs dont need special fluid. They just need hypoid lube in a certain weight. The special designation of "LSD FLUID" would imply an additive.

Why else would it be "LSD FLUID"? What makes "LSD FLUID" different from other diff oils? </TD></TR></TABLE>

B Serious is god of differentials. do not question him, or else you will be smited

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crx=si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use mitsubishi's transfercase fluid, it called DiaQueen GL5 SAE 90 LSD fluid, $30 for 1 gallon, all the Evo guys use it...</TD></TR></TABLE>

All the Evo guys use it? oh well thank god I own an S2000, which is the same thing