How often do you change diff. oil?
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How often do you change diff. oil?
I have 20,000 miles on my '02. I don't track the car. When should I change the differential oil? Just wondering if it needs to be changed more often because of the limited slip. I have full lockers in the front and rear of my 4Runner, and the oil needs to be changed at least once a year, dependant upon mileage and whatever off-road beating I put it through.
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I change the diff and tranny fluids every other engine oil change. Since I'm running Mobil 1 oil, I change the engine oil every 5000 miles. Bottom line is: every 5000 on the engine and every 10000 on the tranny and diff. Makes it kind of easy to remember too.
If I were you I'd change your diff oil now. Make sure you use a GL-5 rated fluid.
Look here for all the info you'll ever need on fluid changes: http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=108435
If I were you I'd change your diff oil now. Make sure you use a GL-5 rated fluid.
Look here for all the info you'll ever need on fluid changes: http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=108435
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yep. i would have suggested 10k on both myself. i haven't looked in the helms lately, but i think it recommends a much longer interval. i see nothing wrong with shortening it though.
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Originally posted by cdelena
The AHM severe service recommendation is every year or 15K miles.
The AHM severe service recommendation is every year or 15K miles.
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I agree - I admit to being a maintenance fanatic, and well known for being a lube fanatic, but changing the diff oil every year is a bit over the top, even for me. I do changes at 1k miles, 1 year, and then every 2-3 years after that. The failures that have been described were shock-induiced mechanical ones, and Queen Elizabeth's tears would not have prevented those sort of failures.