Transmission Fluid Change?
#18
Originally posted by Philly#1 Lex
Carpe diem you've been a great help and i hope they will ship to my APO address! Anyone have any answers for the Synthetic Differential Fluid? As far as use I mean
Philly
Carpe diem you've been a great help and i hope they will ship to my APO address! Anyone have any answers for the Synthetic Differential Fluid? As far as use I mean
Philly
It is kinda messy, - clean the drain plug off, the magnet will have metal shavings on it.
#19
currently using redline 75w-90 synth gear oil in my diff. drivetrain felt less draggy after using redline. also, the fact that redline has stepping additives helps prolong ur diff if u can't always warm up the diff before driving at normal speed.
#21
*** Edited as suggest by 99lsguy***
Yikes, another thread that won’t die. Ok, here goes.
1. Drive around for ½ hour to warm up the diff.
2. Pull onto a level surface.
3. Block the front wheels, jack up the rear end and support with jack stands
4. Locate the differential (it’s that big round thing that’s in the center between the rear wheels).
5. Place a catch pan under the diff
6. Remove the upper fill plug
7. Remove the lower drain plug and let all the oil drain into the pan
8. Clean the plug and reinstall it.
9. Leave the catch pan there to catch your mess from step 10
10. By whatever means you have, refill the diff until the fluid reaches the level of the top plug hole and starts to dribble out.
11. Clean and reinstall the fill plug.
12. Remove the catch pan and responsibly dispose of the old fluid.
13. Undo step 3 and 2.
14. Clean up your mess
Step 10 is the messy one. Some of the diff fluids are delivered in bottles with a spout. While you won’t have enough room the turn it up on end and squeeze it out, you may be able to attach a piece of flexible tubing and squeeze it up through that. Another useful tool is one of those suck pump things. These look kind of like an old fashioned grease gun. When you pull back on the rod they fill with whatever fluid the tip is immersed in and then when you push it back the fluid is forced out. Make sure the end is fitted with a foot long piece of flexible tubing.
By the way, the recommended service interval on this is every 15K miles.
George
Yikes, another thread that won’t die. Ok, here goes.
1. Drive around for ½ hour to warm up the diff.
2. Pull onto a level surface.
3. Block the front wheels, jack up the rear end and support with jack stands
4. Locate the differential (it’s that big round thing that’s in the center between the rear wheels).
5. Place a catch pan under the diff
6. Remove the upper fill plug
7. Remove the lower drain plug and let all the oil drain into the pan
8. Clean the plug and reinstall it.
9. Leave the catch pan there to catch your mess from step 10
10. By whatever means you have, refill the diff until the fluid reaches the level of the top plug hole and starts to dribble out.
11. Clean and reinstall the fill plug.
12. Remove the catch pan and responsibly dispose of the old fluid.
13. Undo step 3 and 2.
14. Clean up your mess
Step 10 is the messy one. Some of the diff fluids are delivered in bottles with a spout. While you won’t have enough room the turn it up on end and squeeze it out, you may be able to attach a piece of flexible tubing and squeeze it up through that. Another useful tool is one of those suck pump things. These look kind of like an old fashioned grease gun. When you pull back on the rod they fill with whatever fluid the tip is immersed in and then when you push it back the fluid is forced out. Make sure the end is fitted with a foot long piece of flexible tubing.
By the way, the recommended service interval on this is every 15K miles.
George
Last edited by Carpe Diem; 02-19-04 at 03:09 AM.
#22
As a note to above procedure,
Make sure you loosen the top "fill" plug first. You don't want to get "stuck" with an empty diffy!
I know this has little or no chance of happening, but just in case......
And yes, It's just kinda messy.....
Make sure you loosen the top "fill" plug first. You don't want to get "stuck" with an empty diffy!
I know this has little or no chance of happening, but just in case......
And yes, It's just kinda messy.....
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