Gear Oil

[spursfan55]

Just finished rebuilding the rear end on my 260 and need to know what type of gear oil is needed, also manual transmission. Any help is appreciated.

[Poindexter]

Look through the redlineoil.com site. They have some excellent products, several which are almost standards for Nissan gearboxes and differentials. I used the MT-90 in my 240's later 5-speed gearbox and immediately noticed an improvement in the dreaded "second gear cold crunchiness" by changing the gear oil alone- with no other existing problems, and not even the tiniest bit of metal on the magnet plug. (knocking on wood. )

I have not researched their diff lubes though, but they do have some knowledgeable people on their hotline, so I would definitely give them a call on for their advice. I believe that the advantages of Red Line- or any oil for that matter- are not huge, but I have found it is noticeable, and well-respected enough around here, IMHO. And no, I have no connection to this or any other product connected to these cars in any manner.

Good luck.

[spursfan55]

Thank You very much, I will look into it. Been working on this car for almost 15 months and almost there.