2000gtsgsxr1000
Enthusiast
What is a good dif fluid or should I stay with Mopar? What is the additive for and should I use Mopar also.Nothing on search.Thanks
differencial fluid and additive
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snampro
Enthusiast
I recently changed my diff fluid and the advice I got was to stick with the Mopar fluid and additive. The additive is a friction modifier for the limited slip system in your diff.
Its really not that hard to do, just use a suction gun to pull the fluid out, making sure to work the tube down into the differential through the fill hole (may have to wiggle and push it a few times to get it in there). After that, just pour in the additive and fill with fluid until it begins to run out of the fill hole.
Its really not that hard to do, just use a suction gun to pull the fluid out, making sure to work the tube down into the differential through the fill hole (may have to wiggle and push it a few times to get it in there). After that, just pour in the additive and fill with fluid until it begins to run out of the fill hole.
cgmaster
Viper Owner
I use Redline
Johann
Viper Owner
Me too.
2000gtsgsxr1000
Enthusiast
Score-Redline 3-Mopar 1 any others? I do plan on doing it myself,just can't trust someone else.Jiffylube wouldn't drive it if I left it with them would they? Thanks again.
GTSnake
Enthusiast
What about the Royal Purple gear lube?
tzoid
Enthusiast
I'm an Amsoil fan...75w140 differential lube. Also, it has the additive included in the recipe so you needn't worry about adding any. I'm happy with it, a number of others have used it successfully as well. I'm sure the Mopar is fine, I just wanted something a little better. I only change it every 5 years (that's about 7500 miles total for me). Lots of opinions on brands of oil available, sometimes you have to wonder if one is all that much better than the other as long as you're using the premium grade that meets the factory spec.
John Slaughter made this nice fluid matrix.
Hope it helps
http://www.yandros.com/Viper/ViperFluids.htm
Hope it helps
http://www.yandros.com/Viper/ViperFluids.htm
Fast Freddy
Enthusiast
i use mobil 1 > 75W140 synthetic and a friction modifier
Brian 95 RT
Enthusiast
Extremely important - change your differential fluid regularly like any other fluid. Every 9,000 miles Chuck Tator told me. I found this out the hard way. I had 22,000 miles on my car and blew the rear end gears because the fluid was all gummy by then.
GTSnake
Enthusiast
So what do you do with the old fluid? Does Murray's take old fluid?
Steve 00RT/10
Enthusiast
I have 23,000 miles on the Amsoil in my differential and almost 40,000 on the tranny oil. I will be changing both and analyzing in the spring. When I changed to a Unitrax 3:45 rear end in the spring of 2004 at 33,000 miles, I had the Amsoil lube analyzed and it came back in great shape. There was over 16,000 miles on it.
There are 4 or 5 track events on the lube in there now, quite a few autocrosses, many donuts, and maybe 15 drag runs.
Steve
There are 4 or 5 track events on the lube in there now, quite a few autocrosses, many donuts, and maybe 15 drag runs.
Steve
V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
Where can you get the Redline 75W140 w/the friction modifier already in it? TIA
2000gtsgsxr1000
Enthusiast
Sounds like Redline for me.I use the water wetter in my bikes but have never done temp check.I've heard of some using water wetter in the Vipers because of them running on hot side.I've never had a problem with heat except for the one with red lights.Thanks guys.
