Chunky diff fluid
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From: DFW, TX
Originally Posted by jyeung528,Oct 9 2007, 02:44 PM
Silver9k...
when your diff broke...was it the original final gears?
and you were using le-607?
when your diff broke...was it the original final gears?
and you were using le-607?
On 7/28/04 I had Honda do the clutch buzz fix and put in a the at the time HTG clutch package (ACT + comptech) and also replace tranny and diff fluids. 41801 miles on the car,
They used redline in the tranny and diff. I believe Redline Shockproof went in the diff, or what ever was recommended by the S2k marketplace at the time. The first notice of the clunking was sometime in the fall of 04 or maybe spring 05 after and autox. I don't remember exactly. I changed the diff fluid myself 5/27/05 with 54012 miles and used LE-607 and used it ever since. Next diff fluid change was 5/9/06 with 69451 miles. The diff failed a little before 8/17/06 because that is when I installed the new diff. Mileage was 73058. Changed the fluid in the new diff after ~1500 miles 74360, and have had that in their since...am now at 822xx and getting ready for another change.
I have all this data pretty readily available as I have an excel sheet of everything I've done to the car, when, mileage, who, etc. pretty handy. And hopefully that gives you an idea of life expectancy with the clunk
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From: DFW, TX
Originally Posted by ShocK,Oct 9 2007, 02:42 PM
Oh it looked like LSD chunk, hard to tell in the photos 
Does anyone know of a link that says the new(04+) diff is stronger? Heard it from more than one person but havent read it, dont know where to find it really.
Does anyone know of a link that says the new(04+) diff is stronger? Heard it from more than one person but havent read it, dont know where to find it really.
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Most of the diff info and images are gone. We need a new one I think! I searched for a couple hours, I did see one guy mention they changed from a FC to an FCD material, basically a cast iron to a ductile cast iron. suppsedly increasing its strength 40%
I searched for a couple hours, I did see one guy mention they changed from a FC to an FCD material, basically a cast iron to a ductile cast iron. suppsedly increasing its strength 40%
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From: Temple City
Originally Posted by Silver9k,Oct 9 2007, 11:00 PM
My gears were stock 4.10's at the time there was LE-607 in the diff, which you can sort of tell in the last pic, by the color.
On 7/28/04 I had Honda do the clutch buzz fix and put in a the at the time HTG clutch package (ACT + comptech) and also replace tranny and diff fluids. 41801 miles on the car,
They used redline in the tranny and diff. I believe Redline Shockproof went in the diff, or what ever was recommended by the S2k marketplace at the time. The first notice of the clunking was sometime in the fall of 04 or maybe spring 05 after and autox. I don't remember exactly. I changed the diff fluid myself 5/27/05 with 54012 miles and used LE-607 and used it ever since. Next diff fluid change was 5/9/06 with 69451 miles. The diff failed a little before 8/17/06 because that is when I installed the new diff. Mileage was 73058. Changed the fluid in the new diff after ~1500 miles 74360, and have had that in their since...am now at 822xx and getting ready for another change.
I have all this data pretty readily available as I have an excel sheet of everything I've done to the car, when, mileage, who, etc. pretty handy. And hopefully that gives you an idea of life expectancy with the clunk
On 7/28/04 I had Honda do the clutch buzz fix and put in a the at the time HTG clutch package (ACT + comptech) and also replace tranny and diff fluids. 41801 miles on the car,
They used redline in the tranny and diff. I believe Redline Shockproof went in the diff, or what ever was recommended by the S2k marketplace at the time. The first notice of the clunking was sometime in the fall of 04 or maybe spring 05 after and autox. I don't remember exactly. I changed the diff fluid myself 5/27/05 with 54012 miles and used LE-607 and used it ever since. Next diff fluid change was 5/9/06 with 69451 miles. The diff failed a little before 8/17/06 because that is when I installed the new diff. Mileage was 73058. Changed the fluid in the new diff after ~1500 miles 74360, and have had that in their since...am now at 822xx and getting ready for another change.
I have all this data pretty readily available as I have an excel sheet of everything I've done to the car, when, mileage, who, etc. pretty handy. And hopefully that gives you an idea of life expectancy with the clunk
so when you initially heard the "damage" you had redline diff fluid...
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From: Dry Branch
Originally Posted by negcamber,Sep 29 2007, 08:42 AM
BTW...if Spitty is right and it's the LSD, then great opportunity to get a Quaife or Kaaz.
The KAAZ LSD comes with a warning that it is not for street use, and that cars equipped with the LSD should not be driven by people who are not "trained" in the operation of the device. I have no idea where one would get such "training," but the warning should be taken seriously. Know what you're getting into before making this kind of mod to an S2000. The Torsen LSD requires no service at all and *usually* doesn't cause any problems.
Back on topic - Assuming that these "chunks" are from the Torsen LSD, does anyone have any idea what might cause this kind of failure?
