bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 4m 26d Gender: Male Posted 02/10/12 08:53 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 08:53 AM My bf is runnin 400rwkw with only the profile cooler and torque reduction reduced, still shifts 3-4 at wot great after a year of 300rwkw + and about 7-8 months of that year over 380rwkw... Im waiting for the day though.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 14y 2m 4d Posted 02/10/12 09:05 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 09:05 AM My untouched/unopened ZF box has now done 180,000kms on my FG!This includes at least 15 full circuit days at Eastern Creek, Wakefield or Marulan.Secret to longevity is the oil has been changed with genuine ZF oil every year with new filter and large heat exchanger too.Buy in bulk from Motospecs. Change the coolant every year too. Baby the box on the street and thrash it on the track.My ZF is still flawless on the street, developed a tiny flare between (WOT) 3rd and 4th at Wakefield last time out but after another fluid change, was fine at Sydney Motorsport park last month as short shifting is fine with the small turbo on E85. Still puts Porsches, GTR's and M3's to shame in a straight line too!How expensive is to service yourself? Easy to do yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjaz Donating Members 1,841 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 02/10/12 09:21 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 09:21 AM Cost me about $200 for oil and $120 for new pan, so $320 every service...I also rigged up a drum pump, ball valve and a bung that screws into fill port of the box...didn't spill anything and its pretty easy after you do it a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 4m 26d Gender: Male Posted 02/10/12 09:25 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 09:25 AM If u do a steel pan conversion it will cost even less in the long run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjaz Donating Members 1,841 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 02/10/12 09:35 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 09:35 AM yea I had a steel pan then accidently bought a plastic 1 :( so next service will be back to the steel 1 haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 4m 26d Gender: Male Posted 02/10/12 09:38 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 09:38 AM Haha bugger, as far as oil goes I havent had any issues with a martini/lifeguard mix, and I see these things play up day in day out with transmax z and all the other fluids people dump into them, will be doing a full martini flush at some stage as I really cant fault it in any way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 14y 2m 4d Posted 02/10/12 09:45 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 09:45 AM Well its got 80,000kms now so prob needs it soon, needs some other things done first lol.So im guessing metal pan you reuse, plastic you don't? hence cheaper in the long run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 4m 26d Gender: Male Posted 02/10/12 09:50 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 09:50 AM Yep, steel pan has a replaceable filter as with the btr, but plastic pans have integral filter so cost more to replace, bout $30 for a normal filter (I think) and yeh $120ish for plastic pan/filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonian101 Donating Members 961 Member For: 16y 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/10/12 10:55 AM Share Posted 02/10/12 10:55 AM How expensive is to service yourself? Easy to do yourself?The metal pan only requires a filter and gasket, which is approx $30 or $40 (can't remember exactly).The genuine ZF Fluid is bought from Motospecs in approx 10l containers approx. (once again, cant remember exactly)I have never serviced it myself (get it done at Central Auto tranmission (CAT) in Roseberry Sydney), and costs around $200 when I provide the oil.The large (Orange dot) F6/police pack heat exchanger is supplied by CATS, or purchased direct through Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broke Donating Members 229 Member For: 13y 2m 9d Gender: Male Posted 06/10/12 11:09 AM Share Posted 06/10/12 11:09 AM Haha bugger, as far as oil goes I havent had any issues with a martini/lifeguard mix, and I see these things play up day in day out with transmax z and all the other fluids people dump into them, will be doing a full martini flush at some stage as I really cant fault it in any way.I've got Transmax in mine currently. When it's not up to temp like first up in the morning it can be a little fussy but once coolant temp is up to even a quarter it goes away and is fine anytime after that. But am thinking of going the Martini route, I've just been reading Fuchs does an oil too? Titan 6000? Had any experience with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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