What oil are you Quaife equipped boys running?

vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 6 Dec 2012, 4:56 pm

#934530

Hey

Interested to hear feedback on the options for a VW transaxle with a quaife fitted.
What are you running or what have you run?
Wjich has given the best performance in your opinion?

Cheers
Marcus

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 14 Dec 2012, 2:14 pm

#935588

I use CASTROL epx 80/90 in my quaife gbox, which is just the stardard GBox oil.

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 14 Dec 2012, 2:43 pm

#935591

Wow... thinking about oil already Marcus... great to know the biggest deciding factor isn't "which gives off the most heat in a bonfire" !!!

😂

I had one of Redline's oils in my Quaife box... MT90 it might have been (GL4 either 80/90 or SAE 90).

Also know of people who've run the 'Smurf's Blood' in 'em... Redline Shockproof I think it is, tho Quaife's aren't meant to be as picky as a clutch pack type of diff like a ZF...

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 14 Dec 2012, 4:26 pm

#935614

So what you got in with the zf Dave ?

vassy66T1 Wow ... are U reading this?

2,120 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 15 Dec 2012, 9:27 am

#935680

Thanks for your responses

I did read from Quaife that they did not ask for anything super special but was still interested in people's own experiences.

Yep Dave S, no bonfire sorry bud 😂

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 15 Dec 2012, 4:36 pm

#935745

vassy66T1 wrote:Yep Dave S, no bonfire sorry bud 😂

Yeah, cool to hear Marcus... and even better the recent pics show the fire's been lit under your arse instead !!!

😂

hellbugged wrote:So what you got in with the zf Dave ?

Have Castrol VMX-M I think it is in there now.

Did a bit of research and it seemed to come up trumps - especially for where not necessarily getting up to temps before leaning on it.

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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 15 Dec 2012, 5:02 pm

#935748

I used to run LS90 in mine when i had it......

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597 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 15 Dec 2012, 10:29 pm

#935780

Craig Torrens wrote:I use CASTROL epx 80/90 in my quaife gbox, which is just the stardard GBox oil.

I use the same in my 6spd porsche box, with a quaife diff centre.
Just don't use a light grade oil like ATF, as the stub shafts will wear quick and grab on the sprung centre.

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