Thread: D3 Transfer case oil $80 a litre!

you know if you're servicing your D3's drive line in total once a year in 3 years you could have bought fozzy and run him for a year with all of his associated costs just for the price of your post auto driveline oil....

there is.. check out the jeeps Ediff oil and its spec. and Im fairly certain that the new yotas are using the same tech as well...

(Just trying to find the jeep oil PDF)

turbo diesel mazda passenger cars must have Genuine Mazda oil used during service, or void all engine warranty claims. Penrite make a suitable oil, but Mazda will still refuse to warranty the engine unless you use their oil.

same with late model Jeep transmissions, without getting into Holden 6 speed auto fluids. and then you move into the Castrol book listing the wrong diff fluid for VT onwards LSD diff's. should be a fully synthetic oil, only recomends LSX90.

If your D3 is out of warranty, give penrite a call. they make a lot of weird and wonderful oils, from Honda CRV diff oil, to Honda Power Steering fluid, and they even make power steering fluid for Mini's (no one stocks it, but its listed in the catalogue)

Originally Posted by tomisawesome

same with late model Jeep transmissions, without getting into Holden 6 speed auto fluids. and then you move into the Castrol book listing the wrong diff fluid for VT onwards LSD diff's. should be a fully synthetic oil, only recomends LSX90.

1: Holden 6 speed auto fluid should be a Dexron VI specification
2: Holdens own workshop manual for VT's specify:

All V6 excluding Wagon with manual Transmission & V6 Supercharged Vehicles:
Mineral Hypoid Gear Oil, such as AMPOL Gearlube SRD90, BP Limslip90, Caltex Gear Oil LSD, Castrol LSX90, MOBIL Lubrite LS90, SHELL XD90LS, VALVOLINE HP Gear Oil LS90 or equivalent lubricant to Holden Specification HN1561

All V8, V6 Wagon with Manual Transmission & Supercharged Vehicles:
Synthetic Hpoid Gear Oil, such as AMPOL Synthetic Gear Oil 80W/140, CALTEX Synstar GL 80W-140, CASTROL SAF-XA (80W140), MOBIL Mobilube SHC 80W-140 ID, VALVOLINE Synthetic Gear 75W-140 or equivalent lubricant to Holden's Specification HN2040

I believe this remains the same for all VT-VZ's, the oil Holden supply for VE LSD's is IIRC a synthetic 80W140

Had to dig up a spec for the power steering fluid in a GMC Sierra recently, turned out its much the same stuff as in a Captiva...... at $70-odd a litre!

Originally Posted by tomisawesome

turbo diesel mazda passenger cars must have Genuine Mazda oil used during service, or void all engine warranty claims. Penrite make a suitable oil, but Mazda will still refuse to warranty the engine unless you use their oil.

Would have thought this would be illegal under the same rules as apply to servicing. As long as a trained mechanic using parts/fluids as specified by the manufacturer, all warranty's MUST be honoured in Australia. Only come back they would have is if you changed the oil yourself and you are NOT qualified to do so.

I am probably wrong though as I very often am.

Originally Posted by Disomania

Would have thought this would be illegal under the same rules as apply to servicing. As long as a trained mechanic using parts/fluids as specified by the manufacturer, all warranty's MUST be honoured in Australia. Only come back they would have is if you changed the oil yourself and you are NOT qualified to do so.

I am probably wrong though as I very often am.

nothing stopping any mechanic from doing the service so long as they use the specified part and in mazdas case the oil is a specified part.

dont use the right oil, and thats the warranty voided.

Dont ever buy an vw dsg if paying $80 a litre worries you... Thats cheap ;-)

There was a discussion three months ago or so, Rick130 made some suggestions.

Yep bought some yesterday..just glad it only holds 1.7 ltrs.




Cheers Ean