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Old 03-21-06, 07:48 PM
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for the following fluids, what brand is the best and how much do you need of it...

Transmission Fluid
Brand:
Amount:

Differential Fluid
Brand:
Amount:

Power Steering Fluid
Brand:
Amount:

Brake Fluid
Brand:
Amount:

Coolant
Brand:
Amount:

-Other Fluids-
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Amount:
Old 03-22-06, 07:21 AM
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Transmission Fluid
Brand: amsoil or toyota type iv
Amount: umm i forgot on the v8 but i know i6 is 3qts for a drain and refill

Differential Fluid
Brand: royal purple 75w90
Amount: 2qts. (more like 1.5 but u cant buy just that much)

Brake Fluid
Brand: dot3 is oem dot4 has higher boiling temps and both can be interchanged.
Amount: i bought a total of 12qts and didnt need that much
Old 03-22-06, 07:42 AM
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You should do a poll on which brands. i don't think we had one on say tranny fluid could be wrong. But for me.

1. Engine,Tranny, and powersteering: Amsoil
2. Differential: Royal Purple 75w 90
3. Coolant Toyota Red
4. Brake fluid Motol brake fluid
5. For me Cherry Kool-Aid
Old 03-22-06, 08:37 AM
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yeah motul rbf 600
Old 04-01-06, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER
You should do a poll on which brands. i don't think we had one on say tranny fluid could be wrong. But for me.

1. Engine,Tranny, and powersteering: Amsoil
2. Differential: Royal Purple 75w 90
3. Coolant Toyota Red
4. Brake fluid Motol brake fluid
5. For me Cherry Kool-Aid
this thread should be a sticky.

Might want to add for coolant to add Redline Water Wetter with an 75% water 25% coolant
Motul is a little of an overkill for a gs if u ask me. valvoline dot 4 is pretty good stuff
tranny i use stock type IV

Thanks,
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Old 04-02-06, 07:17 PM
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anyone have any experience or comments about mobil1 synthetic 75w-90 diif fluid?
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This is what I use:

Amsoil Synthetic Engine Oil 5w-30
Amsoil Synthetic ATF Toyota Type IV Approved
Amsoil Differential Synthetic Gear Lube 75w-90
Amsoil Superduty Oil Filter SDF57
Coolant ONLY OEM Toyota red coolant. The use of coolant additives can void your warranty.
Brake Fluid - ATE Super Blue Racing: Besides being a cool blue color, it also comes in an amber color so that you know for sure how well you have flushed out the old brake fluid.

Overall, I felt a change when going synthetic at each location. Engine idle, tranny shifts all had silky smoothness and buttery shifts.

I've used Redline, Mobile 1 or Royal Purple in the past. They're all good.

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1) Royal Purple 5w-30
2) OEM Toyota Type IV
3) Royal Purple 85w-140
4) OEM Toyota oil filter
5) OEM Toyota red coolant
6) ATE Super Blue Racing brake fluid

I've also used Mobil 1 motor oil and Motul RBF600 brake fluids previously with very good results.
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