tommyo

I live in Chicago area and my car is driven in the winter. Is LE-607 okay?

oakfloor

LE607 will work [flow] down to 11 degrees. How cold does it get there? maybe consider a synthetic multgrade, that has a lower pour point for year round driving.

RGlbk

Where do you get this fluid? I have heard so much about it, I just gotta try it!

Let me know.

Stratocaster

www.ricks2k.com

INDYMAC

The pour point of LE 607 is -11degF. I have used it in Virginia and now in Texas. I think there is no better gear oil for the S2000 differential. But if I lived in Chicago and wanted to drive in the winter, I would use a multi-vis synthetic. Try Mobil 1 75W90. Or maybe something even better would be AMSOIL's new 75W110 gear oil.
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/svt.aspx
Good luck.

Also, if you want to try another Lubrication Engineers product, here's some info on LE 9919 Synolec All Climate Gear Oil:
http://www.le-inc.com/products.jsp?productID=250

I don't know where you can get it, but maybe Rick's or HTG will start carrying it for the north of the Mason/Dixon crowd!

SpitfireS

INDYMAC Posted on Mar 31 2007, 08:19 PM
Don't forget that driving in the winter will not stop your diff from reaching operating temperatures

To everybody:
Read your manual and "read between the lines" too!
Honda still recommends (its in the MY06 owners manual! ) to use a straight SAE 90 GL-5 or GL-6 oil.
No matter what the outside temp is.
(not like engine oil, where Honda does reccommend something thinner when its cold, at least in European manuals)
Note that the GL-6 spec is officially not "in use" anymore.
GL-6 spec was intended for high offset (high shear) hypoid gears - like the ones in the S2000 diff
Combine all this info and think...
"Why does Honda still wants me to use a straight 90 weight in my diff?"

IMO: because most (if not all) straight 90 weights are a lot thicker then multiweights and will offer better EP qualities.
EP qualities your final drive gears need.
Not al of the time, but when you decide to step on it you will send a lot of power through your diff.

Unless you're living & driving your S2000 in the Arctic I recommend a straight 90 weight.
(and so does Honda, as mentioned before Honda does not talk about temperature in relation to the diff oil.)
If you do live & drive in the Arctic I guess a multiweight is acceptable - in the winter.

It goes without saying you need to warm up your car (engine - gearbox - diff - CV's - brakes - tires) before driving fast / hard.

minhdinh85

i have the same question, i also live in chicago, but don't drive my car in the winter i store it in a non heated garage.,

my question is will it freeze up in my diff if i leave it in there. is it safe to leave it in the car while it is being stored. it gets pretty cold out here.

INDYMAC

I think LE 607 will work well for you in Chicago, if you store your car in the winter. If you were to drive during the winter, I'd recommend AMSOIL 75W110 SVT. It has a much lower pour point temperature than LE 607, yet still provides adequate high temperature protection for your differential as well. It is a new product, so there aren't many reviews with the S2000 yet. Here is a link from BITOG that might offer some insight as to how it might work at high temps though:

http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/sho...ge=0#Post897558

00CivicSi

[QUOTE=SpitfireS,Apr 1 2007, 05:30 AM] INDYMAC Posted on Mar 31 2007, 08:19 PM

Don't forget that driving in the winter will not stop your diff from reaching operating temperatures

90crvtec

[QUOTE=00CivicSi,May 20 2007, 08:31 AM]Either way, I bring up this recommendation only because it has complicated my decision about what to use in my diff (I live in SC now so I plan to use LE607.