dunk1 Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 I've had a search but thought i'd get your input on what oil you use in the lsd diffs 2004 330 Ci M sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Not sure there's many LSD owners left on here tbh.. Have you tried Opie for a suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunk1 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, momo said: Not sure there's many LSD owners left on here tbh.. Have you tried Opie for a suggestion? I'm just on Opie's site now and it doesn't mention LSD's, i've popped my reg in and its come up with my car and lists one option of Motul Gear 300 synthetic 75w90 Edited December 5, 2018 by dunk1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Give them a call - was much easier when you could just message Guy directly! He always seemed to know his stuff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunk1 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Think i'll just call BMW and see if they can sell me it without raping me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunk1 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Just spoke to my local BMW dealer and its £35 for 1 litre !!! the diff holds 1 litre He's just told me its sealed for life set up on those so should i bother changing it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 That'll be standard open diff oil, not LSD oil. Standard diffs are supposed to be sealed for life but most people replace the oil anyway as the fill/drain plugs are relatively accessible. I would imagine LSD oil would be different to standard crappy diff oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunk1 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 He got the oil from my chassis number so i can't see that being wrong, i'm not paying £35 a litre for it thats for sure. i'll speak to Noel at NCB Autokraft and see what he recommends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) Ok, so to confirm - you have a standard, open diff or an aftermarket LSD (Quaife/Gripper etc..)? No E46 comes with an LSD apart from the M3 from factory. If it's the standard diff then this should do - it's what I put in mine. https://www.opieoils.co.uk//p-737-castrol-syntrax-longlife-75w-90-fully-synthetic-car-gearbox-oil-formerly-saf-xo.aspx Edited December 6, 2018 by momo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilman Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 On 05/12/2018 at 09:18, dunk1 said: I've had a search but thought i'd get your input on what oil you use in the lsd diffs 2004 330 Ci M sport Hi, Has your E46 got the factory fitted LSD option or have you fitted an aftermarket LSD? The 330Ci M Sport does not come as standard with an LSD. Regards Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connar92 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Unless you’ve swapped an m3 diff and subframe into your 330 it will be very unlikely you have an LSD. Ive added a quaife into mine and it runs fully synthetic 75w-90 differential oil. Clutch type LSDs run different oil where as helical gear’d ones use standard open diff oil. Hope that helps [emoji106]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunk1 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Sorry for my late reply, its an open diff in my car so ignore the question but thanks for the responses guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
