Im thinking of changing to this fluid in a couple weeks.. as i just pulled the S2k out of storage for the winter..

I live in Johnstown PA and im going to be moving and going to school in Pittsburgh PA in July.. So Ive heard that the LE 607 isnt good for colder climates??? Is this true??

Also - what do you think about it?? Too thick?? Good or bad for the diff??

Most importantly - Where can you get it IN Quarts?!?!?

 

LE-607 is a little thick. I run 607 but winter temps here rarely get below 40 and summer temps can easily exceed 100. The discussion I had with Xviper at the HQ meet he thought it was to heavy for the temps in Calgary. For colder climates Mobil 1 75-90 might be a better choice. It is a high quality gear oil that many people on the board have run for a long time with no problems.

 

I live in Maryland. Could some more people comment on this?

Thanks

 

Personally, and this is just my opinion, if I drove my car in the winter in a region where the temps during the winter got below 40 regularly and many times were below freezing I would use the Mobil 1 Gear Lube. Mobil 1 is good stuff and it is fine for the higher temps. From what I have found the majority of owners use the Mobil 1.

My wife is the purchasing manager for a manufacturing plant. One of the things that she buys is cutting oil for their machining operation. She went to lunch with her Shell Oil rep and they took the S. He is a sports car enthusiast (which is why they took the S) and he recommended Mobil 1 Super Syn for the engine and Mobil 1 75-90 Gear Lube for the diff.

Read through the Oil Journals that Xviper and RoadRage put together. There is an incredible amount of information on all types of lubrication - Diff, Trans, Engine, additives, and oil filters. Here is a link to the thread.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=195574

To answer the original question where can you get it. Right here on S2KI from Go Fast Labs. Click on the Marketplace tab.

 

I live in Ohio. Lived in Pittsburgh for 7 years. Weather is very similar and I have been using LE607 on my S2000 and I happy with it.

Go for it.

 

I live in Florida, and I use LE607. It's the bomb. Buy it from Hardtopguy for a good price.

 

you're fine dude... most of us here have it... and at every mod day thats what everyone puts in....

 

I live in Virginia Beach. We have a moderate climate. I use LE-607 and run it year round. But I don't drive it when the temps drop below freezing (32F), when it snows, or when it rains. Having lived in Pittsburgh for 24 years, I'm familiar with the weather and would not recommend running LE-607 year round. It has a pour point of -11F (turns to a solid instead of liquid). Even as it approaches the pour point temperature, I would assume it to be getting dangerously thick for my comfort zone let alone the gearbox. Stick with the Mobil 1 75W-90 synthetic gear lube and you'll be fine. That's what Honda recommends to use in colder climates. Go Steelers!!!!

 

I used LE-607 this winter in Morgantown, WV, not far from Pittsburgh, with no problems. My car is garaged in a heated garage but sits outside at work. We didn't have an extremely cold winter and I did not drive it when the temp was below about 25 F. I just took it very easy until I had driven it for about 20 minutes.

I do advise good snow tires. I used Blizzak WS-50's and had absolutely no probems. Sure nice to put the summer tires back on though!

See you on I-79!

Tim

 

I think your answer has been posted several times by the very same people that are using the LE-607 diff. fluid. If your an owner of a S2000 and live in a region of the US that has a winter with temperatures that are below the freezing point you should not be using this product. Many people will tell you the added benefits for using a straight 90w gear oil in the rear, IN temperatures that exceed the freezing mark. Why would you want to place a product in a car and not be able to drive it WHENEVER you want because of limitations when you can go almost to any automotive shop and just buy the Mobil 1 75w-90 gear oil. I too would purchase the LE-607, but with a New York winter it would prove to be a poor choice. Could I get away with it, sure, but why the chance when another product is just as comparable. My advice, use the Mobil 1 and if your that partial to the LE product, switch over to it in the summer where it cant be any headaches.