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Thread: Haldex Noise has come back

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    Also are there any specific brands/types of oil you recommend for the diff or just genuine?

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    i'll be going Genuine to be safe .. but have heard of people using Redline MTL
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    I rang my mate at cricks VW and he told me that the book says synthetic gear oil. I went to Autobarn and bought some but sorry I can't remember which brand. There were a couple to choose from.

    And as I recall it only takes 700mls.
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    yeah i reckon ill go genuine. might cost a few more $$ but worth it for the knowledge that its the right stuff

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    hi again, its been a while and about 20,000 km since a problem but now I'm getting noise back again. I know which haldex oil and filter i need but can anyone specify a brand of diff oil, so far as i have been able to work out, i need 75W90 but I want to make sure I do this properly as ill be selling the car soon

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    75W90 full synthetic.

    Most brands do it.
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