**** Special Note: DO NOT USE Redline Shockproof or similar lubricants that contain microscopic soild particles in immersion to "cushion" differential components"Īnyone ever hear of issues using RedLine products? I ask cause I just bought a bunch and was about to fill the diff and trans with them. The Torsen ATB diff dosen't require friction modifiers. Approved lubricants are Synergyn Syngear II, Motul Gear Competition 75w140, Motul Gear 300 75w90, and NEO Synthetics 75-90 RHD or 75-140 HD. "After installation, fill you Miata IRS Torsen diff with only a premium GL-5 hypoid gear synthetic lubricant. However, they give a sheet of paperwork that has some interesting advice on it, which seems to go against the tribal knowledge of many SpecMiata racers that I respect, and who have components that don't seem to blow up. They did a great job, and seem to know exactly what they are doing. I had it completely rebuilt at UniTrax in Anaheim (SoCal area). This is the first car I've really had to play around with and the options are a bit overwhelming.Just got a 4.3 for my car, and it was pretty well worn out at 176,000 from the donor.
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Since the car is up there in mileage and I'm not entirely sure of it's current condition I've also been thinking about something high-detergent to clean out any gunk that may (or may not) be in the engine.Īm I overthinking this too much and should I just go with something like PP 5W-30? Is the GC a bad idea all together? Should I run a change of something first then go for the GC? Both my and my wife's daily drivers (a Mazda3 and a Yaris) are still under warranty so I've tended to go by the manual in the past. I've heard a number of good things about German Castrol 0W-30 and found some at my local Pep Boys. Everything I've read here seems to point to 10W being silly and wanting the best cold flow possible, though. The owner's manual recommends 10W-30 for summer temps and 5W-30 for winter. The car will see a lot more use in Spring/Summer though.
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I am pretty much against driving the Miata any time it gets below freezing, as the current summer tires get pretty hard and I haven't quite figured out how to defrost the rear plastic window when it gets brittle. I'm in Maryland, and our current temps are hovering in the 20-40F range with the occasional day in the 50s. I doubt I'm ever going to be racking up enough mileage to consider extended drain intervals. It would definitely be considered severe service though (I seem to have an issue going from 3rd to 2nd when I try to hit 4th, among other things).
So far it's been a mix of short and longer (hour or so) trips depending on how many times I stall out and how much traffic I back up. The end-goal for the car is as an autocrosser and track-rat, but at the moment I'm just driving it occasionally and trying to get used to a stick shift. The previous owner seemed to be pretty good about maintenance but since I'm not 100% sure what the current fill is and how long it's been in there I'm looking to change it out. Just before Christmas I picked up a '95 Miata that mechanically seems to be in great shape.
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