View Poll Results: Which rear differential oil is best for 05 S2000 (120K) for daily drive with joy?

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01-24-2015, 06:33 PM

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I wanted the LE1605 but couldn't justify the cost. $40 per quart! That's insane! If you buy direct, the minimum qty is equally absurd, something like 5 gallons, but it's only like $10 per quart. Unless I get hard data that the LE is 4x as good as Amsoil, I'm not gonna pay ricks or anyone else that much for the fluid. Thats just my take.

$40 is too high. Call a couple of 4-wheel drive truck places as some of them carry it. Here (north of LA) there's a shop called "4 Wheel Specialties Unlimited" that carries it. In fact I just called them today. They were out but will order more on Monday. However, I've also been considering Redline 90-110 which seems to be new. Does anyone have experience with this one?

I think you are referring to Redline 75w-110 , that is a pretty good spec much like Amsoil 75w-110, I would expect it to work well.

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01-24-2015, 07:57 PM

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I think you are referring to Redline 75w-110 , that is a pretty good spec much like Amsoil 75w-110, I would expect it to work well.

Sorry, you're right. 75W110, Not 90-110.

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01-25-2015, 05:30 AM

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Honda specifies a differential oil change every 30,000 miles; 15,000 for severe duty. What's that, 0.2¢ - 0.3¢ a mile at most?

I have no idea how frequently or if the former owner of my '06 changed the differential oil so I put LE-1605 in there last summer after I bought the car with 38,500 miles on it. I'll do it again probably this summer. Cheap enough and these cars ain't getting any newer!

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01-25-2015, 07:12 AM

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It is cheap maintenance, with our small diff sumps (less than 1 quart) I like to do it more often than recommended. Diffs are expensive and a pain to replace. I was dumping my fluid once a year regardless of miles ( I probably drive 3,000 miles a season). Since going to LE1605 and seeing how low my wear has dropped (through used fluid analysis) I will be using 2 year intervals now (6,000 miles max).

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01-25-2015, 12:08 PM

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Since going to LE1605 and seeing how low my wear has dropped (through used fluid analysis) I will be using 2 year intervals now (6,000 miles max).

JFUSION, did you track your car or do some pretty hard driving (

maybe a redundant question, I know) in those intervals?

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01-25-2015, 02:47 PM

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Is this the same stuff that ricks is selling for $40

http://mag-hytec.com/store/index.php...products_id=87

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01-25-2015, 03:27 PM

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Since going to LE1605 and seeing how low my wear has dropped (through used fluid analysis) I will be using 2 year intervals now (6,000 miles max).

JFUSION, did you track your car or do some pretty hard driving (

maybe a redundant question, I know) in those intervals?

no, not really. It is pretty much all street driving. I've done some parade laps at Watkins Glen and Mosport in the past , but I wouldn't call that track use.

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01-26-2015, 11:16 AM

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Is this the same stuff that ricks is selling for $40

http://mag-hytec.com/store/index.php...products_id=87

Yes, same thing. If you contact Lubrication Engineers' through their website they'll connect you with a local rep as well. You might be able to save on shipping.

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