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Old 01-05-2012, 04:14 PM #1
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rear diff fluid question

What gear oil should I put in a '97 3.4 with the factory locker?

The haynes say's SAE90, but in my research many people on here say 75W-90 for rear, t-case and front...
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I used 75W-90 to change mine, works fine for me.
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^ Ditto, no problems to report.
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75W-90 over here as well.
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I was just at the dealership to pick up the crush washer and they looked in the computer and said 80W-90 so I bought that. Sounds like either one will work just fine.
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I think the book actually says the rear diff gets 80w90 and the other two get 75w90..

But I did like the other posts, I just used 75w90 in all three. Just makes it easier when buying it. You will be fine with the 75w90..
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redline 75w90 in all 3 no problems
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I used Royal Purple's 75W-90 in all 3 of mine; loving it.
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I used Mobil 1 75-90 synthetic in all 3 of mine.

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80W90 is the dino, 75W90 is synthetic. Either are fine, I put in synthetic.
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Do you guys use 75w90 shockproof? superlight, heavy, or lightweight?
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I use this all around:

Valvoline/1 qt. 80W-90 Durablend synthetic gear oil (280) | Gear Oil | AutoZone.com
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Do you guys use 75w90 shockproof? superlight, heavy, or lightweight?
Truck has the heavy shockproof in everything. Most of my cars i run the lightweight shockproof. you will probably be find with either though. Best gear oil you could ever run. Especially for a manual trans.
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Truck has the heavy shockproof in everything. Most of my cars i run the lightweight shockproof. you will probably be find with either though. Best gear oil you could ever run. Especially for a manual trans.
Awesome!! Thanks, and yes, I too run LW in my cars as well.
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Does anyone know if we should use any special additives in addition to the gear oil and does it matter what type of gear oil? (GL4, GL5...)
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