diff oils

[luvpsi]

hey guys i have searched but no answer

im doing my huib seals this weekend and wondering what diff oil to use in my GQ patrol diffs.

[taslucas]

Hey mate, im doing the front diff this weekend. I also did a search but i found what i was looking for......recomended 80W-90 in the front diff (no locker).
It did say what to use for the back but i cant remember......Youll have to have another go at searching. Put in difff+oil and it will be there somewhere. Goodluck

[nissannewby]

80w-90 for the front and i use 85w-140 lsx in the rear

[97_gq_lwb]

Heres a good write up on maintenance and oils etc
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?1587-What-to-keep-my-eye-on-Preventative-Maintenance
Copied from above post
DIFF OIL; front - 90w hypoid rated gear oil. Rear - 85w140 limited slip hypoid gear oil.

Front 5.4 litres, rear (LSD)2.1 litres (factory locker)3.0 litres,** H260 4.7 litres.
**H260 rear diff fitted to most manual GU 3l, 4.5l and 4.8l Patrols.

[luvpsi]

So the front doesn't need LSD oil but the rear does

[97_gq_lwb]

yep unless you fitted an lsd to the front lol

[nissannewby]

Yeah mate. I use 80w-90 in my g/box, transfer and front diff and 85w-140lsx oil in the rear diff. It is possible to fit an lsd out of a path finder into the front of a gq.

[luvpsi]

yeah i dont want to go that far of changing diffs etc im using gulf western top dog in my crankcase and finding it great and was thinking of using the gulf western gear lube 80w90 in the diff as i find all there products good and cheap what do you think

[nissannewby]

Yeah it should be fine check your owners manual it will give you the oil spec for it then just double check your oil of choice matches

[luvpsi]

will do thanks guys

[dan&tamspatrol]

probably silly question but can you use the lsd oil in the front to so u dont have to buy 2 oils im just curious

[nissannewby]

Yeah bloke it wont cause any issues. You normally have to buy 2 oils anyway I myself change all those oils at once so hae 80w-90 for the gearbox there anyway.

[dan&tamspatrol]

ok cheers was just wondering

[luvpsi]

yeah i was going to change the gearbox and rear diff oil and transfer case at same time but im a bit short on cash at the moment as i have had to get a heaps of parts to fix the other problems. i bought the gulf western gear lube 80w90 ill see how that goes and if im happy with it i will put in my gearbox as its only 32 bucks for 5 litres

[taslucas]

yeah i was going to change the gearbox and rear diff oil and transfer case at same time but im a bit short on cash at the moment as i have had to get a heaps of parts to fix the other problems. i bought the gulf western gear lube 80w90 ill see how that goes and if im happy with it i will put in my gearbox as its only 32 bucks for 5 litres

Did you get more than 5 litres?

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[luvpsi]

Yes I got 6

[taslucas]

Yes I got 6

5.5 litres is an annoying amount lol, just been round a few shops this morning and can only find 4 litre and 1 litre bottles.


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[luvpsi]

Gulf western is only one I've seen that does 5 litre bottles so I got a 5L and a 1L

[taslucas]

No gulf western here.... I just got 2x 4 litres of nulon.

Got a bit left over lol at least it doesn't go off!



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