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Old 07-11-2010, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dpgx5 View Post
I read somewhere that a member used something without an additive and cooked his diff. Is the BMW fluid castrol?
I haven't seen that post. I have seen a post whereby a member put ATF in his x-drive transfer case (post 2004) with bad results. I have also seen a post whereby a member put non-gear oil in his differential with bad results.
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