Verbout

Follow him until he stops, put on a ski mask, grab an aluminium bbb (they don’t break) knock seven bells out of his bike, making sure you hit every panel and accessory.

Thats Karma.....:)

42 minutes ago, rich1068 said:

Classic.

That's how I roll.    

Haven’t heard the sawdust tale for a while, Arfur.   .

My car ownership is always long term. What I will do is try the oil change, see how that goes, then look into the internal’s of the diff’, I haven’t had one apart since the ‘70s.

Thanks for your input.  

Right, my next question is:

If the change of oil does not quieten the diff, what are the collectives view on using an additive?

Just because the oil in the photo looks dark it doesn’t mean it’s not doing it’s job.

I wouldn’t imagine your pristine new oil would stay that nice cherry red for more than a minute inside the box, even with a full flush.

Just got the OK from Opie Oils, the oil I purchased is a replacement for the Lexus/Toyota stuff.

But they had to draw a blank on what LT means.    

13 minutes ago, NemesisUK said:

The posts in the link seem to suggest 'LT' is for non-LSD equipped cars, 'LX' for those with LSD?

Yep, got that, sorry I didn’t notice the link, thanks.

According to the manual I have to get under the car, the diff should be labelled as to whether it’s an LSD or not. 

I would expect a non LSD.

The man at Opie thinks LT stands for Lifetime, but he’s doing a bit more research.

I’ve sent an enquiry to Opie Ools regarding the letters.

33 minutes ago, NemesisUK said:

The 'LT' prefix may be important..

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23966

I believe it refers to Lexus/Toyota. Does anyone know different?

Here’s the link.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-982-fuchs-titan-sintopoid-fe-sae-75w-85-fully-synthetic-gear-oil.aspx

It’s got all the same numbers and letters, 75W-85.

 GL-5 is mentioned in the specifications section.

It’s going in the diff as soon as I’ve finished decorating.

Found some at Opie Oils, it helps if you miss off the first two letters of the code, the L and the T.    

£30 for 2 litres, including postage.

I'll pass on that as well.......:lol:

1 hour ago, NemesisUK said:

Ebay?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/TOYOTA-OEM-08885-02506-DIFFERENTIAL-GEAR-OIL-LT-GL-5-75W-85-1-LITER-B2/658924541

 

£43, and I’d need two. Thanks Nemesis,  I’d already found the expensive ones,    

I was looking for something more reasonably priced. 

19 minutes ago, true blue said:

Hi ,I use redline from Opie oils  Fuchs titan sintopoid also listed      great service with a discount           

Dave

     

Cheers Dave, I’ve looked at the Redline products, not cheap. 

Car passed its MOT the other day, the mechanic notice a noise in the differential when he spun the rear wheels, it’s something I’ve noticed but never done anything about.

A change of oil is called for as a starting point.

Where do you get LT 75W-85 GL-5 oil from?

Halfords stock something similar which is reasonably priced but I can’t find any that meets the exact specifications.

8 hours ago, AmbroseJohn said:

So how can the car determined whether the key is out of range or the battery is flat?

 

I give up. Maybe mine just does it because it’s called Christine.

5 hours ago, AmbroseJohn said:

Just a red triangle and a message saying "Key not detected"

I see this regularly when my son takes the keys away, to open the gates and garage doors. The car runs fine until I stop the engine. It won't then restart until the key is back in the car.

 

It is also interesting to note that the doors will not lock, from the door handles, with the keys in the car.

Yes I know it does that when the key’s out of range, but when the car will not start, due to “key not detected” a message comes up telling you to hold the key to the stop/start button.

Doesn’t a message come up on the dash (when key not detected) telling you to hold the key next to the stop/start button, unless I’m dreaming.

35 minutes ago, MNMJ said:

Yes very much this.

The RC forum has also sorts of odd comments about hybrids and turbots

I’ve heard of chips with turbot.....

5 minutes ago, Linas.P said:

They did Wash&Vac mine, thought it might be coincidence as I have done Major service with them at the same time. No extra fuel - I guess that was only for fuel seal recall. Coffee and cookies were delicious inside the showroom!

As mentioned earlier, I got fuel, valet, coffee, biscuits, pastries, loan car and a newspaper when I had airbag done.

I knew the new airbags were different, but Jesus.....

I was grateful for the valet of the car, and the fuel but they've phoned me about four times since I've had it done, really getting to be a nuisance.

1 hour ago, joelfigueira said:

Wonder if they found a better way of doing the job. I suppose once they have done a good few they will find a better way and advise all Lexus garages to do it that way to save time and get more cars done. 

Hope they still washed your car and gave fuel? 

Yep........ And advised me to top up the fuel used in the courtesy car.....that didn't happen.    :)