what do u guys feel about using royal purple? since it can be bought at mmore local stores :D
what do u guys feel about using royal purple? since it can be bought at mmore local stores :D
Well, you'd be surprised how many shops do not recommend it. Mostly refer to it as overpriced crap. I've used it before, but I didn't notice a difference, so went back to the mobil 1. Kinda funny that now royal purple is cheaper than certain formulations of mobile 1.
That's for engine oil.
The rest, it's not worth skimping on. I mean, you'll save what? $20 by going with royal purple over the redline stuff? $20 for 30K is not worth saving to me. My drivetrain longevity is worth the extra money.
And you can order it online, and extra week or two waiting for the good stuff won't kill you.
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ive never gotten to use redline products (though many buddies use it and recommend it) just didnt know how it standed to RP. thanks i dont think saving 20 bux over a span of 30k miles is worth skimping either.
is it ok to use the transmission fluid to the transfer case fluid??? and is it also ok to use the same fluid use for the transmission and transfer case fluid to the rear diff fluid? because i have replaced the transmission fluid and drained the transfer case fluid... i have not yet put any fluids to the transfer case cuz i dont know if i can use the same fluid that i used for the transmission to the transfer case? and im also gonna do the rear diff fluid replacement but i dont know what fluid to use on that one? is it all 3 places use different fluids? please help the nooby evo owner thank you
No no no. THey DO NOT all use the same fluid. This is no rookie stuff. You put the wrong fluid in the wrong hole or fill it up improperly and you are looking at $2k to $3k of dead stuff.
Redline Heavy Shockproof in the transfercase. Read my link to TRE's web site above for how to fill it.
Redline MT-90 in the transmission
Redline 75/90 in the rear diff.
No need to order it from the internets. Local EVO shops stock it!
Mike W
is backing the car onto ramps too much of a negative angle to properly drain and fill the rear diff?
Eh... Drain shouldn't matter. It could matter for the fill.
Just unscrew the fill plug first and see if any fluid comes out. If not, then don't worry about it because that would mean that you may actually be putting in MORE fluid than you are draining out.
If some comes out and its a dribble, don't worry about it, you are good. If it comes pouring out, then yeah.... you might want to try to flatten it out a bit.... like a second set of ramps on the front or a jack under the front.
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--Me
"I slick back my hair, you know the Devil's in there"
--from Elephants by Them Crooked Vultures
"I am a fever, I ain't born typical"
--from U R A Fever by The Kills
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very ACCURATE guide, but let me add after just completing this its a big pain in the butt if all you have is a hand pump and jacks and jackstands in your garage. Combine that with the front plastic splash guard needing at least partially removed and youll be cussing up a storm like I did. All in all i used redline fluid as recommended and its silky smooth now.
Just bringing this one back from the dead...Originally Posted by Mike W
Last night i started to do the driveline fluid change... it was late, i was a 6-pack deep, and i had bad lighting. Anyway... I grabbed the 3 bottles of MT-90 and filled up the transmission then went to bed. I went down this morning to change the t-case and rear diff. That's when i realized, i pumped in 2 bottles of MT-90 and 1 bottle of 75/90 into the transmission. I have not driven it yet. Will the 75/90 screw things up? or am i ok for a few days until i can get some more MT-90...
Got a bunch of mods... And i got a train horn to wake up the neighbors and let people know when they are driving like idiots!
^You should be fine... But don't get MT-90. Redline came out with MT-85 a while back. Use that. It's kinda in between the MT-90 and MTL so it's closer to OEM spec and I find that it shifts much better.
"Many thanks to the Prius... For using less fuel so I have more to BURN!"
--Me
"I slick back my hair, you know the Devil's in there"
--from Elephants by Them Crooked Vultures
"I am a fever, I ain't born typical"
--from U R A Fever by The Kills
My Deliciously White Trash Website: www.yourtrailerparkisshowing.com You know you wanna click on it!
Thanks. MT85 is on my shopping list.
Got a bunch of mods... And i got a train horn to wake up the neighbors and let people know when they are driving like idiots!
thanx for the concrete info ive been waitin for lol...great write up
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