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snatch13 · 08-04-2005, 05:39 PM

I have a 1995 240sx SE. I was wondering how you could tell if the car has LSD or not? I've been told by some people that all SE's came with LSD, but I was given the original pamphlet for the car and it says that ABS/LSD came together in a package and was optional on the base model and the SE.

Is there anyway to tell from the VIN, or looking at the diff? I did look but nothing really stood out and I wouldn't know the difference between a LSD diff and a non-LSD one. Can anyone help? Thanks.

supportTHEezln · 08-04-2005, 05:45 PM

if you pick up the rear end and spin one tire - if it has lsd both tires will spin same direction, if not, they'll spin opposite. i'm sure this is in faq though.

snatch13 · 08-04-2005, 05:53 PM

alright thanks... i used the search and google, and didnt find an answer... im not a noob to forums where i dont search... trust me i hate that as much as the next guy... but i couldnt find an answer...

Irukandji · 08-05-2005, 01:34 AM

more fun way to test: bring up the revs, pop the clutch and peel out.

look at your tire marks

1 tire mark = open diff
2 tire marks = vlsd

projectRDM · 08-05-2005, 01:55 AM

Best way to verify, open the hood, look for the ABS actuator. Easier than jacking the car up or driving it like an ass. Unless it's a Canadian model you should have both.

*Sil-Abc* · 08-05-2005, 06:10 AM

if not i kno someone thats selling a vlsd

snatch13 · 08-05-2005, 06:47 AM

thanks for the help... I'm pretty sure the car doesn't have it... so sil-abc, want to hook me up with your friend? what is the lsd out of? let me know

JuJuBee · 08-05-2005, 08:46 AM

by the way a vlsd works, if you spin it while the car is jacked up, its still going to act like an open diff

the fluid hasnt heated up and expanded yet...

TheTimanator · 08-05-2005, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n1sm0r

more fun way to test: bring up the revs, pop the clutch and peel out.

look at your tire marks

1 tire mark = open diff
2 tire marks = vlsd

also...this does not always work. With my open diff, if i dumped the clutch in a straight line i would get 2 marks about 25% of the time. Also, my current VLSD doesn't always lock when i launch

*exitspeed* · 08-05-2005, 09:00 AM

Hmmm, guess I was wrong Collin. I thought that the SE's all had lsd...Oh well...Hey, I can help you install one since I just did mone 2 weeks ago...

Isn't there a sticker in the LSD too? Or is that just for S13's?

snatch13 · 08-05-2005, 11:47 AM

theres supposedly an orange sticker on the pumpkin, but after 10 years i would think that may not stay on... im going to take off the back cover of the diff and find out for sure in a little while...

also, does anyone know where the ABS acutator would be? I would assume by the brake fluid?? or not...

*exitspeed* · 08-05-2005, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snatch13

theres supposedly an orange sticker on the pumpkin, but after 10 years i would think that may not stay on... im going to take off the back cover of the diff and find out for sure in a little while...

also, does anyone know where the ABS acutator would be? I would assume by the brake fluid?? or not...

The VLSD sticker on mine is still there. When au doing this Collin, I could help. It;s not just as easy as taking the rear cover off. You have to pull the whole LSD out. Unless S14's diff's are different, which I don't think they are.

snatch13 · 08-05-2005, 03:46 PM

well hopefully ill get to it tonight... but maybe ill wait since im driving it to chicago tomorrow... if i do it tonight ill call you...

08-04-2005, 05:39 PM	#1
snatch13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 749 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: snatch13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry noob question I have a 1995 240sx SE. I was wondering how you could tell if the car has LSD or not? I've been told by some people that all SE's came with LSD, but I was given the original pamphlet for the car and it says that ABS/LSD came together in a package and was optional on the base model and the SE. Is there anyway to tell from the VIN, or looking at the diff? I did look but nothing really stood out and I wouldn't know the difference between a LSD diff and a non-LSD one. Can anyone help? Thanks.

08-05-2005, 01:55 AM	#5
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 50 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Best way to verify, open the hood, look for the ABS actuator. Easier than jacking the car up or driving it like an ass. Unless it's a Canadian model you should have both. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

08-05-2005, 06:10 AM	#6
Sil-Abc Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Downtown LA Age: 38 Posts: 2,549 Trader Rating: (13) Rides Gallery: Sil-Abc Feedback Score: 13 reviews	if not i kno someone thats selling a vlsd __________________ IM JON WAYNE ESQ.... bitch

08-05-2005, 09:00 AM	#10
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 44 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Hmmm, guess I was wrong Collin. I thought that the SE's all had lsd...Oh well...Hey, I can help you install one since I just did mone 2 weeks ago... Isn't there a sticker in the LSD too? Or is that just for S13's? __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

08-04-2005, 05:45 PM	#2
supportTHEezln Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 39 Posts: 552 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	if you pick up the rear end and spin one tire - if it has lsd both tires will spin same direction, if not, they'll spin opposite. i'm sure this is in faq though.

08-04-2005, 05:53 PM	#3
snatch13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 749 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: snatch13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	alright thanks... i used the search and google, and didnt find an answer... im not a noob to forums where i dont search... trust me i hate that as much as the next guy... but i couldnt find an answer...

08-05-2005, 01:34 AM	#4
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	more fun way to test: bring up the revs, pop the clutch and peel out. look at your tire marks 1 tire mark = open diff 2 tire marks = vlsd

08-05-2005, 06:47 AM	#7
snatch13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 749 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: snatch13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks for the help... I'm pretty sure the car doesn't have it... so sil-abc, want to hook me up with your friend? what is the lsd out of? let me know

08-05-2005, 08:46 AM	#8
JuJuBee Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 207 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	by the way a vlsd works, if you spin it while the car is jacked up, its still going to act like an open diff the fluid hasnt heated up and expanded yet...

08-05-2005, 11:47 AM	#11
snatch13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 749 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: snatch13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	theres supposedly an orange sticker on the pumpkin, but after 10 years i would think that may not stay on... im going to take off the back cover of the diff and find out for sure in a little while... also, does anyone know where the ABS acutator would be? I would assume by the brake fluid?? or not...

08-05-2005, 03:46 PM	#13
snatch13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 749 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: snatch13 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well hopefully ill get to it tonight... but maybe ill wait since im driving it to chicago tomorrow... if i do it tonight ill call you...