Diff oil weight recommendation? 2018

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Sep 28, 2018 | 05:12 AM

#151

RolanTHUNDER

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Originally Posted by Opie Oils

Hi, if used in moderate performance vehicles like the S2000 and the oil gets regularly hot through use the difference can be that a synthetic may do 3 years/ 60k whereas a mineral would be getting quite oxidised and need replacing about 2 years +.

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Guy

"Moderate"??

U mean HIGH

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Matchbox

Still no answer from Motul.

They are French... Give'em time

If you don't get a reply pm me with your questions and I will forward them onto the techie guys I know there.

Cheers

Guy

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RolanTHUNDER

"Moderate"??

U mean HIGH

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:22 AM

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Its a high performance car with low torque.

Opie Oils, i send you a PM.

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Opie Oils

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:24 AM

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Its a high performance car with low torque.

Opie Oils, i send you a PM.

"High performance sports car with enough torque"

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:32 AM

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Yes. And a uniqie way to deliver the torque.

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:34 AM

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Yes. And a uniqie way to deliver the torque.

Exactly

Sep 28, 2018 | 05:39 AM

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The Mazda RX8 with 220 NM of torque uses the same differential (At least Ring / Pinon gear) and damaged diffs are unknown in the RX 8 community.
Maybe some S2000 owners threat their cars just a little bit to rude?