Transfer Case Oil Change?
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I just had a lot of maintenance work done on my '08 RX 350 AWD at the Lexus dealer. I have 137,000 miles. Asked them to replace front and rear differential oils, transfer case oil and a drain and fill on the transmission fluid. I know about the lifetime fluid, but I do a lot of miles and plan on keeping it for a long time so it's cheap insurance.
The Lexus rep told me the Transmission fluid and transfer case oil are the same thing. By draining and refilling the transmission, this takes care of the transfer case as well. However, I see in the manual they specifically list to check the transfer case oil and transmission fluid seperately. What's the deal? Are these one in the same?
The Lexus rep told me the Transmission fluid and transfer case oil are the same thing. By draining and refilling the transmission, this takes care of the transfer case as well. However, I see in the manual they specifically list to check the transfer case oil and transmission fluid seperately. What's the deal? Are these one in the same?
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I just had a lot of maintenance work done on my '08 RX 350 AWD at the Lexus dealer. I have 137,000 miles. Asked them to replace front and rear differential oils, transfer case oil and a drain and fill on the transmission fluid. I know about the lifetime fluid, but I do a lot of miles and plan on keeping it for a long time so it's cheap insurance.
The Lexus rep told me the Transmission fluid and transfer case oil are the same thing. By draining and refilling the transmission, this takes care of the transfer case as well. However, I see in the manual they specifically list to check the transfer case oil and transmission fluid seperately. What's the deal? Are these one in the same?
The Lexus rep told me the Transmission fluid and transfer case oil are the same thing. By draining and refilling the transmission, this takes care of the transfer case as well. However, I see in the manual they specifically list to check the transfer case oil and transmission fluid seperately. What's the deal? Are these one in the same?
Like many topics, this one has been discussed many times previous. You can use the search features for Club Lexus to find these existing threads for more information.
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The transmission shares fluid with the front differential in the RX300, not transfer case. The transfer case and rear differential take gear oil and have their separate fill and drain plugs.
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Long story short, please, see the following thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...-interval.html
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