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 Post subject: Time for fluids advice?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:54 pm 
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Location: uk southampton
Car Model: ST205
Can anyone recommend what fluids i need to buy for the ST205 and where from Eng,Gear,Forlife etc.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:04 am 
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Location: Camberley, Surrey
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Hi Baz,

My personal recommendations would be:

Gearbox oil - Millers loads of places sell it
Rear diff oil Castrol Hypoid EP90 tweaks sell this
Engine coolant I use red Toyota for life premix
Brake fluid Castrol super response DOT4
PS fluid - any old stuff think mine is comma
Engine oil I use silkolene pro s 10w50

With my new engine I haven't fully decided what oil to run yet but the other fluids will stay the same.

My car has been on the above for about 80k miles longer for some, they seem to perform well.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:12 pm 
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Thanks mate id rather go with what people are using most in the 3s


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:52 pm 
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I'm tending to run the Toyota semi-synth engine oil as it's £15 / tub, and change it more often. I've seen quite a few old engines (not 3s) start leaking oil when using pro-s.

Coolant, Toyota forlife every time. Seen many engines running on the stuff and it's clean as a whistle, compared to corrosion everywhere running other antifreezes.

Brake fluid, I tend to use dot 5.1 for a bit of extra resistance to boiling.

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