Did my dealership put the wrong diff fluid in?
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ask them exactly what they put in...actually get the bottle from them and see for yourself...actually just to make sure i'd change the diff fluid again and this time do it yourself.....a lot of dealers are putting in wrong diff fluid.
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there are 80w90 diff fluids out there. i wager that GEA is actuall GEAR, but it just cut off the "r". unfortunately there are GL5 and GL4 rated diff fluids for that weight, so we dont know if they put the right stuff in. (koala, 80w90 is ok to use as long as it's GL5)
people post like this a lot, and i'm confused why people dont ask the dealership right away when they get the car back if they used GL5 fluid or not.... instead they get the car, say nothing, then post here. at that point you may have screwed yourself over already if they did NOT put the right fluid in there.....
people post like this a lot, and i'm confused why people dont ask the dealership right away when they get the car back if they used GL5 fluid or not.... instead they get the car, say nothing, then post here. at that point you may have screwed yourself over already if they did NOT put the right fluid in there.....
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Originally Posted by Wisconsin S2k,Apr 10 2006, 02:55 PM
(koala, 80w90 is ok to use as long as it's GL5)
And I agree... why wouldn't you make sure they're going to use the right stuff before they begin the work?
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no no guys I did ask them before hand. and they assured me it was the correct fluid and that they are aware of some dealerships putting the wrong fluid in. I said great and went on my way. then when I got home I checked the printout and it said what I just posted. so I called them just now and he said its just some generic printing system and that he personally checked and made sure that it was correct. I just didn't know if the 80w90 was correct or not.
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Originally Posted by mugenrsx,Apr 10 2006, 03:31 PM
Wouldn't the dealer be required to replace the diff(when/if it blew) if they put the wrong fluid in?
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Originally Posted by hpark,Apr 10 2006, 01:54 PM
actually get the bottle from them
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Originally Posted by mic_crispy,Apr 10 2006, 02:31 PM
I just didn't know if the 80w90 was correct or not.
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