86 surf diff oil

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:04 pm

What sort of oil should i use for the front diff of my surf??? and where do i full it up with oul??? thanks.

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:30 pm

ftw?

depends if its lsd or open.

front 'filler plug' hole is on the head of ya diff....

are ya serious about this or just upping the post counts? dont answer that..

once ya find out what ya got in the front, you'll be off laughin.

good luck.

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:35 pm

eddited

I need to change the oil because there will be dirt and drill shavings in there from making the new diff hole and i want to do it before i go to the ORE BBQ this weekend!.

The rear is lsd does that make the front lsd aswell??

it has a 4 pinion lsd in there so yea. thanks

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:30 pm

Unlikely to be an LSD front but if you have a look at your ID tag it should have your diff codes on it.

Usually the LSD's are stamped or marked as such on the head itself.

Matt.

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:43 pm

the axle code under the hood said g285 i no that that meens i have 4.3.8 gears with 4 pinion lsd so yea im not sure if it has a font lsd . if i do the same deal as the rear . lift it up and turn the wheels one way does that work with the front?

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:48 pm

Same deal. Lift front end and rotate one wheel, if the other one rotates in the opposite direction it is open. Dont forget to engage hubs if manual locking, if autolocking I am buggered if I know if you can check this way.

Didnt think they came out with factory LSD in the front, but I might be wrong.

Heath

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:52 pm

its auto lockers so ill just see if it works then thanks:D

timotheus · Post by **timotheus** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:25 pm

niblik is not an egg.

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:29 pm

eddited

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:44 pm

75 or 80w/90, the same as you would run in the gearbox and transfer case.

Matt.

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:46 pm

thanks matt.

NJV6 · Post by **NJV6** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:46 pm

Egg,

Try the yoke - I heard its really good on diffs.

Egg,

Get some diff oil, gear oil, final drive oil or whatever you wish to call it, Egg

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:47 pm

^^k that just was NOT funny or cool^^

PR · Post by PR » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:53 pm

Niether is calling someone an egg

People get upset even if it is a saying

so how about keeping to the Oxford dictionary :wink:

86-surf · Post by **86-surf** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:55 pm

eddited

PR · Post by PR » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:00 pm

86-surf wrote:gees man sorry us young ones don't take it that way it like saying stop been silly or stop been meen but instead saying egg

Us oldies dont understand your young wippersnapper lingo

Its hard enough to read your posts as it is :roll:

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:46 pm

It does not have an LSD in the front from factory, so unless you or the previous owner put one in, you want to put 80w90 gear oil in it.

CHCHilux · Post by **CHCHilux** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:26 pm

DieselBoy wrote:you want to put 80w90 gear oil in it.

Went to repco today to get some for my surf and thats what they recommended