[DeTomaso] Have you checked your ZF juice lately?

[Mike Thomas]

Chris, you've got your lubes crossed up.  You either have AMSOIL Severe Gear, or Redline, two separate products, different manufacturers.
Mike

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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 5:49 PM
To: Charles McCall; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Have you checked your ZF juice lately?

I'm going to have my mechanic drain and refill my zf before I leave to drive to the fun rally; I have some amsoil redline rt 90, I think that is what was recommended by the zf specialist I used to have it safety-wired.  How much will I need to fill the zf once it is fully drained?

Thanks for your help.

Chris

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From: Charles McCall<mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com>
Sent: ‎5/‎10/‎2014 10:44 AM
To: detomaso at poca.com<mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Have you checked your ZF juice lately?

When was the last time you checked the level of the oil in your ZF?



I check my engine oil regularly, and my coolant level. But I have to admit that I don’t check the level of the oil in my ZF, well, at all between changes.



I’m doing spring maintenance, as next weekend there is a Supercar event 4 hours away that I’ll be attending, and in less than 2 months there’s a week-long car tour before Le Mans Classic, a long ways from home.



To be honest, I don’t remember when I last changed the oil in my gearbox, but I know it was not last year. Possibly not the previous year either.
Let’s just say it’s been a while.



Anyway, I bought 3 liters of oil. I filled the gearbox with the 3 liters and it hasn’t yet begun to dribble out the hole, indicating that it isn’t full yet. Wondering how much would be left over in the oil drain pan, I went to fill up the three empty liter containers, but the third container only took about half – indicating that I’ve been driving around with 2,5 liters in the ZF for who-knows-how-long.



With all the horror stories about how expensive ZF repairs are, this is pretty silly on my part. Anyone else that hasn’t checked their oil level and is driving around fat, dumb, and happy while quietly doing ungood things to their ´box?



Something to think about…