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Old 11-05-10, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by LEXXIUM
For people who hasn't done this yet, you will be surprised how many grams of metal shavings you'll find on the magnetic drain plug.
I recommend doing this more often like every 30k miles like someone already mentioned.
I agree. I don't know when mine was last changed before i did it but the metal shavings are ridiculous.
Old 04-15-12, 09:16 PM
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Any DIY for changing this? Want to know how much fluid to use. What happens if you over fill it? Can you?
Old 04-15-12, 09:30 PM
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http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/suspe...iffchange.html

What I wanna know in exchange for this is what's the best way to remove the 10mm hex plug that doesn't require removing the diff...
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car should be level, remove both plugs use box end wrench on 10mm allen if its hard to get off. replace bottom
plug and fill until gear lub comes out of the top.
Old 04-10-13, 07:42 AM
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I went to Advance Auto yesterday, they don't have the Mobil 1 80W-90 Synthetic. I will just buy the Valvoline 80W-90 and do it this weekend.
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