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07-09-2010, 10:24 PM
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All I used is Redline 75W-90 gear oil. Worked for me. 2 quarts did the job.
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07-11-2010, 01:15 AM
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07-11-2010, 09:54 AM
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I can say the BMW OE fluid is an expensive synthetic fluid, but if you plan on servicing the fluid at a normal basis as with other vehicles you should be fine with normal gear lube. The Redline 75W90 mentioned above by CharlieHustle is a synthetic lube as well and a fraction the price of BMW's lube... Should be perfectly fine.
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07-11-2010, 10:23 AM
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I read somewhere that a member used something without an additive and cooked his diff. Is the BMW fluid castrol?
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07-11-2010, 05:50 PM
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07-11-2010, 09:41 PM
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I'm curious too, what is the BMW fluid?
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07-11-2010, 09:45 PM
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If I'm not mistaken it is a synthetic gear oil made by castrol. Maybe I can write down some specs/part numbers etc off the label at work tomorrow. (only if my short term memory works
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07-12-2010, 03:19 AM
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Castrol SAF-XO 75W-90 makes reference to being designed for BMW and to BMW approvals for all non-limited slip BMW differentials in their literature. Seems likely that that is it.
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