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Old May 12, 2004 | 11:45 PM
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What do i put in my differential??
ive heard tranny oil and gear oil. I have an 82 5 speed manual. THANKS!!
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Old May 12, 2004 | 11:48 PM
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Gear oil. 80-90 weight. Plus Ford friction modifier (check the LSD link in my sig for info).
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Generally speaking, put synthetic gear lube/ gear oil (80-90 w) in both the manual transmission and the differential.
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Old May 13, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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royal purple and redline seem to get high marks as well
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Old May 13, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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i have used NEo and it works well. just make sure its a GL-5 equivelant. most lubes have a limited slip additive of some sort.
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AMSOIL, right on.

I use the same in my v6 Passat, 75W-90.
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