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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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Ok so yesterday I went to Autozone to get fluid, but i forgot what kind I needed and asked them what a Mustang takes and they said 80/90 and when I got home my piece of paper that I wrote down the type said 75/140. Can I run the 80/90 or does it have to be 75/140. Just because autozone didnt have 75/140 only thing they had close was 80/140
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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Anyone????
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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Are you serious not one person can chime in on this lol!
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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I don't think the weight will matter a whole lot, but you need to make sure you put in the ford friction modifier additive (some type of synthetic oil for the trac-lock)
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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Yeah i got the valvoline synthetic gear oil, cause thats all they had. I know the friction additive comes in 4oz bottles how many do I need 1 or 2?
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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just 1 will do, that stuff stinks too, like a rotten egg. My buddy just changed his dif fluid last weekend, put 1 bottle of the friction stuff, and 2 qts of valvoline
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Lol yeah so I heard. Is the fill hole very difficult to get access to? i Heard its kind of a PITA because where it is and to get the bottle there to fill it up.
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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best way is to buy one of those cheap fluid pumps at autozone or checker and just pump it out of the bottle, way easier than messing around trying to get the bottle up there
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Hmmm I may just do that, how much do those fluid pumps run? Sorry Im a lil low on cash this week .
Old Jun 20, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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They are only like 10-15 bucks at the most



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