What kind of oil and coolant is best for the sr20det? (motor, transmission, LSD)

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I was looking around and redline has both positive and negative feedbacks. some say castrol gtx and others just say mobil 1 synthetic.

As for coolant, I dunno.


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Engine - Mobil 1 10w-30 or 15w-50 in the summer.transmission - Redline MT90 75w-90 GL4Coolant, it doesn't matter, use a lower antifreeze mix in the hot (30% coolant, 70% water).For the rear, i just used Valvoline Synthetic gear oil but I don't have an LSD so it might be irrelevent.

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Engine: Mobil1 15w-50Tranny: Royal Purple 90WCoolant: Redline/Royal Purple "water wetters" + 1gal distilled water + fill with green coolant.

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redline, mobil 1 and royal purple and good brands to get stuff from

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mobil no good but its cheap at walmart =). 20 bucks for 5 quarts about 4 bucks a quart. and synthetic lasts longer than dinosaur oil so its worth it. if you have the money redline or royal purple. amsoil in transmission, redline differential.

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Unless you have a race engine, Mobil 1 is more than ok. I am paranoid and change mine ever 5-6 weeks tho


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