rear dif fluid change on my AWD

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:33 am

how hard is it to do this yourself and what kind should i use. (not the most expensive, just what works)

bud_one · Post by **bud_one** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:35 am

Rear Axle Housing Oil Capacity (Drain and Refill) 0.5 liters 1.05 pts Oil Recommended 80W-90 GL5 Lubricant GM P/N 12345977 (Canadian P/N 10953482) or the equivalentnow the actual - changing of the fluid I have to find out....

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:40 am

alright! a reply!!someone here must know how...

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:44 am

The complex procedure

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joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:46 am

the location of the drain and fill plugs is shown in this one somewhere

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drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:55 am

holy hell! thanks joat.

pmh013 · Post by **pmh013** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:16 am

Drunken, why are you changing your rear diff fluid? Did I scare ya?

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:35 pm

Quote, originally posted by pmh013 Â»Drunken, why are you changing your rear diff fluid? Did I scare ya?hows that?ive just been reading that you are supposed to change it, am i wrong? i have 63k miles on my car, i figured it was prob due. if not, then when should i??

pmh013 · Post by **pmh013** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 7:44 am

Yes, you are supposed to change it. I never changed mine, and last week (at 135,000 km/84000 mi) I just replaced the entire rear differential due to bearing failure.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=17080

Man of Steel · Post by **Man of Steel** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:48 pm

This looks rather easy. At how many miles should it be done?

brbo · Post by **brbo** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 12:33 pm

Wow 80,000+ miles - the manual says every 24,000km / 15,000 miles (mines CDN) - I've only recently got my '06 AWD but I plan on doing it often being it's only for the cost of oil for me,,******Also take note you should be changing your tranfer case also - it takes the same type gear oil as the diff. The transfer case takes .75L and your rear diff is .5L so with a couple 1L bottles you have more than enough - I would also recommend changing it to Synthetic Oil for the small amount being used and the frequency of change why not have the best darn gear oil you can get,,,I've found BMW Motorcycle shops carry 80/90W Synthetic Gear oil for the shaft drive bikes and it's relatively cheap,,Lastly - if you buy the 1L bottles rather than a 4L jug it has a tappered filling neck that you cut open and if you are careful where you cut it and get 10" of clear tubing to fit in the diameter of the top Holes on the Diff and Tranfer case all you need to do is squeeze the bottle as it sits on the garage floor and the tube is inserted in the box being filled - pretty simple and clean process,, when it drips it's full,,Cheers,,B '06AWD

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