Recommended Gear Oil for Factory LSD?

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Recommended Gear Oil for Factory LSD?

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Guys - What do you recommend? I'm thinking something beyond straight 75W90.

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Re: Recommended Gear Oil for Factory LSD?

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Thanks!
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Re: Recommended Gear Oil for Factory LSD?

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I just bought a 3 clutch diff from Metric Mechanic.
They recommended Pennzoil GL5 and Lubegard Mixture Limited Slip Supplement.

Recommended change every 10,000 miles.
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Re: Recommended Gear Oil for Factory LSD?

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The BMW recommended oil is "CASTROL SYNTRAX LIMITED SLIP 75W-140". That's what I have used for decades.
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Re: Recommended Gear Oil for Factory LSD?

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Thanks.
I bought the Castrol Oil.
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Re: Recommended Gear Oil for Factory LSD?

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I bought Mobil equivalent. Works great. I think synthetic is not a big improvement for that. Base oil stock for those transmission oils is super high quality, so I think synthetic just doesn't make a difference.

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