My car manual states that it has a limited slip differential (and it doesn't say 'only on certain models' either - although early Japanese versions had LSD as an option). Now, it's my understanding that to check this you can simple jack up both the driven wheels and with the car in gear then rotate by hand one wheel and the other should turn in the same direction, if it turns the opposite way then it a standard diff.
Well, my wheels turn in opposite directions when one is turned. So my question is this: are there different types of limited slip differential that would give different results doing this test? Is there such a thing as electronic LSD (although surely this would be more like traction control?) ?
I did purchase the car 2nd hand, but I doubt the gearbox had been broke and replaced with a non-lsd one as it'd done less that 20K miles (although the previous owner was a woman so you never know...;o) ).
Sorry, I realise it's not exactly a maintenance question, but it's to do with the mechanics of the car. TIA, John.