Transmission Lubricants

[guricha]

Hi, does anyone knows how much oil need for engine gear box and diff in R33 Rb25det? and what fluid is better for gear box?

thanks in advanced

can i use nissan Genuine DIFF OIL HYPOID SUPER GL-5 or DIFF OIL HYPOID LSD GL-5 in gear box or those fluids are for just differential???

thanks in advanced

Edited January 8, 2009 by guricha

[Johnny]

Good lubricant is lifestyle lubricant, comes free in boxes of 12; if its good enough for little johnny, its good enough for the box.

lolz na, ill vouch for the castrol tranzmax z though, i use it in my r34 gtr transfer case and it fantastic. For my gearbox i use v160

[T04GTR]

we are sponserd by penrite.. ive had nothing but reliability from all there "sin" products.

sin auto in transfer and power steer.

sin 140 in the diffs

sin 80 in the dogbox.

[EVL-R33]

Good lubricant is lifestyle lubricant, comes free in boxes of 12; if its good enough for little johnny, its good enough for the box.

lolz na, ill vouch for the castrol tranzmax z though, i use it in my r34 gtr transfer case and it fantastic. For my gearbox i use v160

'lil johnny' must be doing something wrong if he needs 'lifestyle lubricants'

[BIT SUS]

sydneykid:

If i were to buy 3 x 4L Redline Lightweight shock proof oil, could i do an R33 GTR gearbox, transfer case, and both diffs?

Is this oil suitable for all 4??I

want nothing but the best for my beast

Cheers.

[Hurf]

For a sticky.............................

What we use;

4WD Transfer = Castrol Transmax Z

Automatic Transmission = Castrol Transmax Z

Manual Transmission = Castrol Syntrans 75W-85 or Castrol Syntrax 75W-90

Differential = Castrol SAF-XA

Cheers

Gary

Hi SK

I've had a 33 for a couple years now and everything i've had to do to my car, i've been able to figure out from your posts. I'm sure you hear it a lot but just wanted to say thanks for the knowledge - you make dumb a$$e$ like me be able to work on their cars.

cheers mate

Hurf

[Alfred Y]

I just put the Redline Lightweight Shockproof Gear Oil in my R34 GTT. I only needed the one bottle, is this right?

Also is this oil a good oil to be using in the gearbox?? And is there any different weights available for this oil or just the one?

I've been having a grinding noise when dropping down gears at higher revs eg. 60km/h into 2nd makes a grind, 110 into 4th grinds, 3rd grinds when I shift up from 2nd at higher revs...

I changed gear box oil to see if the problem would go away but it hasn't :S I think it may be clutch related though as the grind can be felt through the clutch pedal when releasing it and the gear engages.

Could it be the clutch or thrust bearing??

Any help would be awesome!!

[Ronin 09]

What weight motor oil are people running, spectrum:

std RB26 - stock power

modified RB26 - 400rwkw

[SS8_Gohan]

i believe nissan say 7.5w/30 - where the f*ck you get 7.5 i have no idea...

Marcus, do you know about www.performancelub.com? if not, all the oils you'll ever need are there.

If the 26 sees mild track use, i'd go with a 10w40 (Royal Purple, Amsoil, Redline, German Castrol)

Street use i'd be more inclined to use an 0w or 5w. 5w30 is probably you're closest to the factory specs.

I'm running 5w30 Royal Purple at the moment.

[herbalife]

Hi Guys...I have a '95 GT-R and i'm contemplating using Redline Heavy Duty Shockproof Gear oil in the box...what do y'all think?

[krishin]

Manual Transmission = Castrol Syntrans 75W-85 or Castrol Syntrax 75W-90

Differential = Castrol SAF-XA

would castrol saf-xa be fine for r32 gtst diff??

thanx heaps been trying to find this sort of info

[Birds]

Many major oil manufacturers have web based applications on their websites to recommend what oil you should put in the various cases/sumps.

[Moodles2]

Anyone running Motul in either front or rear diffs in their GTRs?

[Moodles2]

In my R32 GTR, I've decided to run:

Gearbox: Redline Shockproof Lightweight

Front Diff: Redline Shockproof Lightweight

Transfer Case: Redline High Temp ATF

Rear Diff (LSD): Redline Gear Oil 75w90

gotta love www.performancelub.com

[Birth]

On a 4WD; I assume that there is a filler plug if I don't want to fill my transfer case from the shifter hole? Looking at the workshop manual it seems to be at the rear of the transfer case on the driver's side of the rear propeller shaft - is that right? Also, the service manual suggests that a sealant (Three Bond 1215 - genuine Nissan part KP610-00200) should be used when installing the drain plug - is this unnecessary? If it is necessary shoudl the same sealant be used when installing the drain plug into the gearbox as well? Thanks, Ben.

[Birth]

SS8_Gohan; Nissan sell 7.5W/30

[Moodles2]

My mechanic (GTR specialist) is quite happy to do (bit reluctant) the gearbox and both diff fluids I've mentioned, but insists will only put in the genuine Nissan Matic-D ATF in the transfer case (I won't argue with him, he worked at a Nissan dealer for 7 years so I will go with what he says). Did alittle research into it and it seems most jap tuners say to only use the genuine Nissan Matic-D in the transfer cases. Then again it's suggested Matic-D is nothing more than Castrol ATF/Mercon IV.

I think this is a interesting read (copy and paste from elsewhere, Matic-D and the special powersteering fluid mentioned are the same part-number)

Have a document from Nissan NZ, which came from Mr.K.Shindo of Nissan Japan.

It outlines his thoughts on fluids that should not be replaced by aftermarket products.

1. Transfer case fluid

Nissan Matic D is strongly requested because high torque is applied to transfer unit.

2.. Transfer case (ATTESA E-TS-PRO Actuator) : It is not acceptable to use DEXRON III fluid.

> Only Nissan Power Steering Fluid Special use is required.

Today I received the technical information from our design department.

1. The difference between the DEXRON III and Nissan Power Steering Fluid Special

The viscosity characteristic of Power Steering Fluid Special is lower than that of ATF DEXRON III and the resistance to wear is also improved. Each viscosity is the same level at 100 deg.C and the former viscosity is designed to have the lower value for under 100 deg.C than the latter viscosity.

This characteristic is aimed to rotate an oil pump located in ATTESA PRO

actuator easily at the extremely low temperature (Around -30 deg.C or -40 deg.C)

2. What will happen if a customer puts DEXRON II or DEXRON III into the ATTESA PRO actuator reservoir in the trunk ?

The 4WD performance will be largely decreased at the low temperature because the viscosity value of DEXRON II or III is extremely high compared to that of Power Steering Fluid Special ;

As the rising characteristic of 4WD torque transfer becomes worse, it takes the longer time to transfer the driving torque to the front wheels. There is a possibility that the 4WD cannot be achieved in the worst case.

[Birth]

When I asked for fluid for my transfer case at Nissan in Rockdale (who proport to sell to imports and provide Nismo gear) I was told that any automatic transmission fluid would do. I asked abour gearbox oil, thy told me that they ony sell in quantities of 20 litres and did not have the specified viscosity.

Castrol recomend Castrol Transmax Z, so do Sydneykid and Duncan; just my two bob, but that'll do me!

Moodles 2; can your mechanic get 2 to 4 littres of Nissan Matic-D ATF or is he getting it in large quantites being a mechanic and all?

[Moodles2]

Moodles 2; can your mechanic get 2 to 4 littres of Nissan Matic-D ATF or is he getting it in large quantites being a mechanic and all?

My mechanic gets really good prices from the Nissan dealership he used to work at, I'm not sure how how many litres he got all I know he priced it for me as $50, all I know it's enough to cover the ATTESSA (0.5l if duncan is right) and transfer case (1.5l), so I guess 2-3litres.

edit: plus he owns a R32 GTR as well so probably brought for his supply as well.

[Birth]

Your comment about needing 1.5 litres got me to thinking as Duncan has suggested that the transfer case takes 2.0 litres. I looked in the workshop manual and it suggests 1.8 litres. For the record I put 2.0 litres in mine last night (I could not get the filler plug out and thought it would be just as good to pour in the exact quantity). I didn't notice any real problems today; but I guess the difference between 1.8 litres and 2.0 litres is relatively small!

For fluids the manual recommends

Transfer case (page CH-59) - 1.8 litres of Nissanmatic fluid D [approx. 1.8 litres]

Manual transmission (page CH-23) - Nissan gear oil MP-G special GL-4 #75-90 [approx 4.1 lites]

Front final drive (page CH-125) - Nissan gear oil hypoid GL-5 85W-90 [approx. 1.0 litre]

Rear final drive (page CH-125) - Nissan gear oil hypoid LSD GL-5 80W-90 [approx. 1.5 litres]

I have no personal opion as to the products and quantities; but I thought I would provide reference to the manual to round out the discussion.