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Old 02-18-2003, 12:59 PM
STORMINORMAN STORMINORMAN is offline
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Question What's the diff?

I certainly agree with a couple of the latest postings. The concept that if 10W-30 oil is Good!, then 5W-50 is (somehow?) Better! and 0W-75 would have to be Best! has , I hope , already been de-bunked more than a few times...

My reading has led me to believe that a viscosity spread from 85W-140 may be needed (and spec'ed) for a mucho! higher load rated rear end, but is not required or even desirable in a car/light truck/SUV application.

If the whine goes away after a fluid change with that which is recommended you should be good-to-go for quite a while. If the sound remains, perhaps further investigation might discover the cause before it leaves you stranded
or, worse yet, needing a new read end?

Just a thought!
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