My mind says no, as the diff is just bolted on the back, and the actual oil is used for the gears. :confused:

Either way - Anyone recommend a decent performance gearbox oil, if there is such a thing. Shall soon be filling up my spare 6 speed complete with Peloquin, so would be good to be fore-armed, to make the swap over as painless as possible.

The gearbox oil lubricates all moving parts in the gearbox including the diff, but no you don't need a special oil, but a good one always helps.

any oil that isn't OEM is gonna need changing at regular intervals....

i might suggest the Pro SRG 75 from Fuchs...

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/performance_lubricants/pdf/silkolene/PRO%20SRG%2075%20-%204%20Wheel.pdf

You might wanna have a word with Opie Oils tho... and discuss your current setup with them... i reckon they'd give you the best advice!

I might have a word with Opie - He's on here isn't he?

It was your gearbox oil thread which triggered this thread.

I'm using a different one, specificed against Honda's. And it's much better, but no. They don't need a special one.

Will probably just slap some 75w 90 in it then (or whatever the normal stuff is)

lol! sorry Dev!

some diffs have separate, self contained oil; by the sounds of the other posts the Skoda setup utilises the gearbox oil...

Opie is on here... haven't spoken to him yet tho...

Motul do separate oils - for both gearbox and LSD fluid:

PDM Racing - Motul Lubricants

Don't wanna give you any further advice! might owe you a new LSD! speak to Opie and see what they say (I might call James @ JBS in the morn and ask what he thinks)

PS: attachment is of standard oil from Stealers (am on with changing it this weekend!)

Taken from the Quaife website:

.......a maintenance-free design which retains the standard oil lubrication.

Think this might be specific to the application as the new Megane R26 uses a different oil for gearbox and LSD.................l believe the Focus RS also has different oils specified.

Think this might be specific to the application as the new Megane R26 uses a different oil for gearbox and LSD.................l believe the Focus RS also has different oils specified.

The quote I posted is specifically from the 02M application page.

What type of LSD is it?

A Torsen type (inc Quaffe ATB) doesn't, a viscous coupling doesn't, a "Detroit Locker" doesn't, but a Salisbury type may, and I'd refer queries about them to the manufacturer.

What type of LSD is it?

A Torsen type (inc Quaffe ATB) doesn't, a viscous coupling doesn't, a "Detroit Locker" doesn't, but a Salisbury type may, and I'd refer queries about them to the manufacturer.

Peloquin is pretty much an exact copy of a Quaife ATB.