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What fluids do you use????

LEB Ben

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Hey fellas, just wondering what fluids you guys use in your dentsides...

Here's mine-

Oil: MC 10w40...or 20w50 if I have lots of oil burning

Tranny: Redline ATF

Gear lube: Lucas 80w90

T-Case: Lucas 90 weight
 
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1985 Ford F-150

Country Boys Can Survive
7,816
307
Tooele, Utah
Oil: Whatever I have at hand cause it burns a ton
Trans 140w90 gear oil
T case same as trans
Diffs 80w90 limited slip stuff and a package of limited slip addative for the rear for good measure.
 

TexasNomad

FTFS Designated DRINKER!
RP front to back on my trucks.
all the trucks get 10w30 Ranger gets 5w30 trannys get Max ATF rear ends get 80w90..
 
Engine: Napa 15w40
Trans: Whatever I have on hand
Transfercase, diffs: 90 weight
 

UNRULEE

^LARGE carbon footprint^
Engine= 15w40 Rotella in the summer and 10w30 Rotella in the winter

T-Case and axles = Run if the mill off the shelf 80w90

Trans = Whatever the guy at Napa sold me when I installed the plug in the pan
 

chuck101st

Springfield XD-9
2,450
201
Downs,IL.
Engine-Castrol 20-50
everything else whatever I have on hand
 
Texaco Havoline 30w
Motorcraft Dextron II
F-Type Motorcraft for Powr steering pump
Ford rear gear oil
Esso Brake Fluid
Prestone Anti-freeze
Glacial Zone WW fluid
Distilled water ( battery)
R/O water (My gullet)
 
Oil: 20W50 Castrol GTX since it was new

Tranny: Motorcraft Mercon V

Gear lube: Standard MC

T-Case: Standard MC

Sorry if I wasnt supposed to post...
 

masterbeavis

California Chapter member
69
4
Engine=walmart
Trans=walmart
manual trans=stinky black fish oil
radiator=rust
diffs=chocolate milk
brake fluid=yes, once I pour the water off of the top of rusty jar f used fluid...
 

LEB Ben

Arrogant A-hole At-Large
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Amsoil in everything.



Really????? That's surprising...I've never heard any good about amsoil. What makes you stick with it?
 

DNFXDLI

The Token Canadian
Staff member
I have been using it for 20 years as have a group of us, some with 20-30k engines...never had a problem....for the last 10 years I have been getting oil analysis work done and it has never come back in a negative fashion.
 

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