RE: [alfa] Which Spirax?

["Kevin Redden" <kredden@xxxxxxxxx>]

Don,

I'm using HD 80W-90 in both the transmission and the diff.

Kevin
86 Spider

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On 
> Behalf Of Don Banfield
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 7:45 PM
> To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: [alfa] Which Spirax?
> 
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 	I don't want to start the spirax or not debate again, 
> but I sat down today to find myself some Shell Spirax (right 
> or wrong) for my 88 Spider Veloce.  I surfed the web and 
> found this site:
> 
http://www.shell-lubricants.com/products/products.php?c=3

which lists 3 types of Spirax! And each of them are available in 2
different weights!  Perhaps this confusion is why some have received
different results than others, while all are using "Spirax".

My question is:  Which one do I want:

Shell Spirax HD 80W-90
Shell Spirax HD 85W-140
Shell Spirax EW 75W-90
Shell Spirax EW 80W-140
Shell Spirax S 75W-90
Shell Spirax S 80W-140

I'm guessing the HD 80W-90, but anyone have a more definitive answer?
And if this is for my tranny, should I be using the same thing in my
diff? There's even a mysterious reference to a Spirax LS for use in
limited-slip diffs on the specs page for the HD Spirax....  I couldn't
find this LS version anywhere else on their page.

thanks for the help,
Don Banfield


Don Banfield					Senior Research
Associate
banfield@domain.elided                   Cornell University
Astronomy
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