RE: Final drive (rear end) lubricant

["Jeff Lloyd" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

do you have traction control or not?
if not you need to use friction modified fluid since all Z3's without ASC
came with an LSD...  Now, if you have ASC normal gear lube, (synthetic
prefered) will work fine...

Jeff Lloyd
'96 Z3 1.9 originally came with the weak ASC, I upgraded her to LSD


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From: owner-bmw@domain.elided [mailto:owner-bmw@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
Larry Ridgeway
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 5:57 PM
To: bmw@domain.elided
Subject: Final drive (rear end) lubricant


I have a 1997 1.9 Z3.  Bentley's BMW Z3 Roadster Service manual states that
"the final drive (rear end) should be filled with a special BMW lubricant
available through an authroized BMW dealer".  I went to the parts department
of our local BMW dealer and was told the smallest quantity they could sell
me
was a 5 gallon container.  A local Express Oil Change shop stated that the
recommended fluid is Castrol SAFX-LS for limited a slip differential.  What
is
the correct fluid to use?
Thanks!
Larry


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