Uh oh...nah, I think your fine with that.Just checked in the garage its 10w-30 synthetic, I think it will be ok to use since I'm in colder climate
Yeah, I forgot you're in Yankee climate lol. That's the way to do it though brother, research and then make a decision.
I agree, I think you're ok.Just checked in the garage its 10w-30 synthetic
Yeah, that's the way I go on just about everything. That's the beauty of this forum too,
That's just enough. You'll be surprised in how little there is in the rear, like a small cup full! Mobil one is what I used in my diffs too. I think any good synthetic will do though. And I completely agree about the forum, many great ideas, experiences, modifications and fabrications to glean from, parts swapped and if you were a lucky one, you secured one of Chooglins glove boxes!!! Life's great for the P5 owner here.
If you're careful, you'll be fine. I got them just in case. I read somewhere about a guy pinching one and leaking oil out everywhere so I figured I'd grab some. In case you don't know yet, Rocky Mountain is your friend. I order way too much crap from them. Lol. Also, check your air filter often. I keep an extra one on the bench clean and oiled so I can swap and go. You will be surprised how quickly they get dirty and it's extremely important to keep them clean and oiled.
Great, I'll go look at that thread to see how you finished yours.Thanks ehart...I'll check it.
And yes monte, I did get a chooglin glove box!
Green with black knob. Black Honda sticker going on today.
Checked it out trigger but that pic you have posted doesn't show up real well. If you get a chance and feel like it, would you put up a better picture? Thanks man. Glad your first oil/filter change was uneventful.
It's a matter of opinion in large part solrus; research multi-viscosity lubricants.
Not to disagree with your recommendation trigger, but just wanted you to know that it wouldn't be 140 in the winter. The higher number in the equation would be during the hot summer when the internal temps of the diff could make a straight 90 seem like sewing machine oil. Similar to the 10-40 engine oil you just used. The idea is that it would be at 10 during the winter for easier starts and positive lubrication once running. It would be at 40 during the hot summer. When you see 10W-40, the W stands for winter not weight as many people suppose. In multi viscosity oils, chemists add "viscosity improvers" that expand as temperatures rise, thus the heavier weight during summer.
I've never truly understood that crap. But for the sake of argument...wouldn't there be improvers in 90 to keep it 90...hmmmm
Very cool stuff, Trigger. As usual.Well, that wasn't so bad. After reading the threads I thought I was in for pure hell.
Only one of the three screws was super tight, just put some ass behind it and it cut loose.
Push clips are easy with a panel tool, been using that for years on auto's.
Didn't see the O rings as being a problem, fit right where they're supposed to. Thought that spring was going to have alot of tension on it or be long, pretty easy really. Filter sitting where it does kinda sucked but... been in tighter spots. Looking in the manual, 10/30 and 10/40 have the same temperature rating...so you're fine @solrus.
Changing gear oil in differentials was simple...you do need that small hose, thanks @ehart! And one quart was plenty, thanks @monte!
You guys and this forum rock, gives you a heads up on what you're getting into.
It sounds and shifts better...wife even noticed it. Ready to rip!!
Wow, doing anything with one arm seems like it would be challenging but I think you could do it. Trying to imagine myself in that situation, I think you could wedge something against the cover of the oil filter to hold it in place while you thread the bolts back in. Would probably take a custom length of something, didn't really notice if something flat was behind it but it was a fairly tight area.
