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Post by ellisr on Mar 11, 2008 19:13:16 GMT 11
Can anyone tell me the meaning of the VIN plate options on a 97 Bighorn. Listed are-
C60
JE5
NK4
S7C
UX4
YM4
6MK
6WW
7EX
Originally wanted to know if it has a LS diff for correct oil change.Have read that it should have code G80 ?? .....guy at super cheap auto said all Bighorns from 95 on have LSD .....maybe not??
Cheers
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Post by geeves on Mar 11, 2008 19:20:48 GMT 11
Easy test for lsd is to lift both rear wheels with the car in neutral and turn one wheel by hand. if the other turns the same way its lsd . Only reason not to use lsd oil in a normal diff is its twice the price of normal diff oil
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Post by ellisr on Mar 11, 2008 19:38:51 GMT 11
Thanks geeves - will try that test.
I take it you can put lsd oil in either type of diff if you dont care about cost ??
Would you change diff oil at 40K on clock for vehicle thats 10yrs old - oil at present still nice and clean !!
Only had vehicle for couple of months and just covering the basics for preventitive measures more than anything else.
As for those other option codes, are they trim colours and other interior stuff ??
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Post by geeves on Mar 12, 2008 6:18:50 GMT 11
not a bad idea in open diff pretty much essential in lsd. In lsd you do get contamination from the clutches and the additives do break down with time but in an open diff the only killers for the oil are heat and water. If its never been driven hard the oil will last forever but good practise still says change.
The site I had with the codes has gone Ill try and see if I ever saved a copy
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Post by boritz on Mar 12, 2008 7:49:04 GMT 11
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Post by geeves on Mar 12, 2008 11:37:49 GMT 11
good spotting. I defiantly have a copy of this now. I dont know what has happened to ITOG but the website needs a bit of sorting. They used to be itog.com but this goes to something else. All the pages are now at zitog but the links are all missing the z
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Post by ellisr on Mar 12, 2008 19:02:49 GMT 11
Thanks guys for all the info
Jacked up rear end and spun wheel. The other one spun in the opposite direction - i take it from that its non lsd ??
cheers
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Post by geeves on Mar 13, 2008 10:54:20 GMT 11
open type diff sorry
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Post by ruggerbear on Jan 26, 2009 13:06:38 GMT 11
good spotting. I defiantly have a copy of this now. Would it be worth putting this as a PDF on the Manuals/Guides page? I think it would be handy |
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