[DeTomaso] ZF oil

[clay willmott]

When I got my car I was told the Castrol Hypo C 80/90 would be fine.  I noticed it does not state it has the limited slip additive.  I was looking online at the gear oils and most with the non-slip additive are synthetic.
Are most people using synthetic gear oils?  I was told not to from the dealer I bought my car from as I recall.

To clarify the filling process you add until it leaks?  Mine fills from the top of the ZF case and has the dip stick/pipe as you mention.  So on the "top off" you fill it all the way until it drools from the pipe under the shifter-shaft box?  I was also told if it is over-filled it can cause the gears to over-heat??

Thanks
Clay

> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:26:33 -0400
> To: Panteratime at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF oil
> 
> In a message dated 8/9/08 11:37:52 AM, Panteratime at aol.com writes:
> 
> > Time to do a fluid change on my ZF.  What the ZF oil do you  recommend?  
> > 
> I recommend ANY 80W90 diff lube that has limited-slip additive incorporated. 
> Nowadays, its easier to find lube with the additive added than without. 
> Procedure below:
> 1)- pull the drain plug and wait until the drips stop- which will be hours. 
> Clean the drain plug magnet (if there is one) of steel chips while you're 
> waiting.
> 2)- Teflon-tape the drain plug and tighten it in. Rig up a funnel with a 
> flexible spout and tape it in place to add the lube. The adding-port is also a 
> 17-mm pipe plug and is just under the shifter-shaft box where its difficult to 
> access. 
> 
> The correct level is when lube barely drools out of the filler port when the 
> car is level. The first 'drooling' will not be at the fiull mark 'cause the 
> lube has to flow forward & back inside the cases and there are internal baffles 
> inside. So after a few minutes, the level will drop significantly and you can 
> start adding again. A bone-dry ZF holds about 7-1/2 pints (3.7 qts), but not 
> all will drain out when you pull the plug, so a refreshed trans won't hold that 
> much. But remember, too much lube is far better than too little! Good luck- J 
> Deryke
> 
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