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75w-85 or is 90 ok?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Rockoma5, Dec 19, 2019.

  1. Dec 19, 2019 at 7:03 AM
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    I used 75 90 mobil 1 for front and rear and revanol 75 w for the transfer case

    20191208_100421.jpg
     
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    How do you like the Ravenol 75? Any noticeable difference?
     
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    That ravenol is the shit man. I'm a huge fan.
     
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    I did 75w-85 ravenol for front and back, toyota super special golden 75w fluid for the transfercase.
     
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    I replaced the transfer case fluid at 30k miles and while obviously I didn't send it out for an oil analysis or anything like that i think I could have waited until 60k before changing it

    But anyway with that being said I haven't noticed a difference so far, engages in 4hi and 4lo without any issues just like before.
     
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    Daaaamn. U bought the LF?
     
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  9. Dec 19, 2019 at 7:22 AM
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    I'm glad I didnt because my dumbass forgot the crush washer on the drain bolt and didnt realize it until I torqued it down. I'm OCD so hell yeah I drained that shit out and replaced it. It sucks because you have to buy 2 bottles (it takes a full bottle and a tiny bit of the other so I just dumped the rest of the 2nd one) i think they were only $18 each but I would have shit my pants if I had to shell out $300 ($75 each for the Toyota OEM stuff x4)
     
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    Yea my wife's GX also uses the fluid and my dealer sold it to me for $50 per so I went with what the book calls for, especially because she has a center diff, not a transfer case. There is a virgin oil analysis of the Toyota fluid floating around somewhere and there is no other equivalent fluid

    You only need 1 bottle of the Toyota fluid for our transfer case. Our transfer cases call for 1.1 QUARTS of fluid. Toyota sells the golden fluid in 1 L cans. 1 L is 1.05669 QUARTS.
     
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    I thought the ravenol was like insanely close.
     
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    I guess it depends on your definition of insanely close, for me it wasn't when I looked at it.
     
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    Fair enough
     
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    Just a FYI...
    Redline now has a fluid listed as an LF substitute; MT-LV. I have yet to see a VOA on it to compare.
    Regardless; thanks to @You did what? for the leg work on that.
     
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  16. Dec 19, 2019 at 11:30 AM
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    Just so we're all on the same page, the issue is not the oil viscosity (weight), it's the additives that are a concern. The toyota fluid has a different mixture of chemicals / metals / additives than anything that's been available so far. (I'm about to go check redline's site again, given what splitbolt said).

    edit: boom https://www.redlineoil.com/mt-lv-70w75w
     
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  17. Dec 22, 2019 at 2:09 AM
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    October I started running the Red Line 75/110 in front and rear diffs and haven’t seen a loss in mpg’s. Also have the 70/75 in transfer case and there’s been no issues with engagement/disengagement smooth and quiet. where I live I’ve had ambient temps 20-85*, even on the coldest day I checked engagement/disengagement immediately on start up( no warm up time) and it was fine. I haven’t physically seen a voa on the 70/75 fluid either, but according to Dave at Red Line compared to the OEM fluid it is as good or better.
     
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  18. Dec 22, 2019 at 5:16 AM
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    You’d be fine with the 1L Ravenol bottle. The TC calls for 1.1Qt which is 1.056L. I’m sure 1/25th of a Qt stays in the case.

     
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