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#1 _blair_

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Posted 10 July 2013 - 03:21 PM

hi, i have a 1973 lj torana with a 5 seed manual borg warner gear box in it what sort of oil should i be putting in it? the gearbox is quite noisey also what diff oil should i be putting in it? i beleive it has the stock diff in it cheers



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Posted 10 July 2013 - 08:48 PM

BW T5 uses dextron trans fluid usually

But might pay to check

If its noisy its probablt due a rebuild

 

75-80 or 80-90 Castrol gear oil for the diff assuming its not LSD



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Posted 11 July 2013 - 07:47 AM

Yep, when I put a T5 into my old Charger it said to use ATF right on the trans from memory.... (My T56 uses it as well..)



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Posted 11 July 2013 - 05:52 PM

Is it a T5 or earlier B.W. out of earlier commodore.







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