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Diff oil super confusion

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Shipwreck, Aug 21, 2013.

  1. Aug 21, 2013 at 10:47 AM
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    Shipwreck

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    Good morning Guys,

    I am so absolutely freaking confused about this right now.

    First off, for the life of me I cannot seen to find diff oil that does not have the LSD additive already in it. So can I use this LSD lube in my brake controlled LSD set up (2010 DCSB 4x4 Base)

    Second, Synthetic vs conventional?

    Third, 75W90 in the front diff and T-case and a 80W90 in the rear or 75W90 or 80W90 all round??

    Thank you for your clarification on this in advance.
     
  2. Aug 21, 2013 at 11:39 AM
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    Bsheriff11

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    Yep^ I just use Mobil 1, but if you tow/haul/offroad often I would just use Dino because you will have to change more often.
     
  3. Aug 21, 2013 at 12:28 PM
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    I was just going through the same thing.
    I grabbed a couple gallons of lucas 75-90 and a bottle of redline additive for the rear.
     
  4. Aug 21, 2013 at 1:11 PM
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  5. Aug 21, 2013 at 1:14 PM
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    Thank you for everyone's input I really appreciate it. I will probably go with the mobile1 75W90 synthetic.
     
  6. Aug 21, 2013 at 4:24 PM
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    I did a post about this a year ago... by recommendation of (Toyota trained) tech and four wheeler, here on TW, I used Mobil 1 '75-140' in the rear diff and '75-90' in the front and transfer case. Been great ever since.
     
  7. Aug 21, 2013 at 6:17 PM
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    75-90 Amsoil all the way around on my Tacoma and my A4 quattro. No issue out of either one.
     
  8. Aug 21, 2013 at 6:22 PM
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    Both diffs and tcase= 80w90 non synthetic.
     

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