Oil to run with a Quaife?

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B Breon

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Haven't run a Quaife ATB Diff before. Have used the OPM style in the past with 10W30 oil. Was wondering, what is the general concensus on oil to run with a Quaife. Regular 10W30, Synthetic, Redline MTL. Come on spill the beans!

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Brent Breon
Cendiv ITA #26
www.360racing.com
 
Hey Brent. Not that it is the best, but for 3 years I have run Valvoline 10w-30 in my Quaife and change it about every 4-5 races. Never had a problem and it works great!! That is what the guys from Quaife recommend. OPM put some different stuff in there when they installed my final drive, so I would call them and ask if you have a final drive as well. They use a different slip so I would use what Quaife recommends since they offer a lifetime warranty!!

--Mike
 
Just for fun, I sent an e-mail to Quaife in the UK and asked this question. Their reply? Use what the manufacturer recommends if the ATB unit is in the standard gearbox (usually a GL4 or GL5 rated lubricant), or 75W/90 hypoid if in a diff.

They recommend something called Silkolene brand gear oils.

MC
#14 GP VW Scirocco
 
Silkolene was the sponsor of the old Jaguar Le Mans cars, very pronounced livery, still big in the UK.

And, you might want to use the following for your diff; a bottle and a half of 'GM Limited Slip Differential Fluid' filled the remainder with MTF and now the tranny works better than it ever has. A magical mystery fluid, and it came from GM. Use this if yours is clutch-type or if it is Torsen/Gear-type try 'GM Synchro-mesh Fluid' with your MTF. Just talked with a friend today who put this in his ITR per Acura recommendation.

Hope this helps,
Hubert
 
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