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Hello,I have a '03 Vibe AWD, and while i was reading the owner's manual, it says that I should change Automatic Transaxle fluid, rear differential fluid, and the transfer case fluid. here are my questions. 1) Is the automatic transaxle the same as transmission fluid? Cause I had my transmission fluid changed last year, so does that mean the same thing?2) I tried asking the dealer how many L's i need for the rear differential fluid and the transfer case fluid (since apparently it's the same fluid)... but they don't know the answer. Any ideas? Thanks for your help.

in a Vibe, transaxle and transmission mean the same thing. There are differences between the real meanings of the terms, a transaxle contains a transmission and a differential, but that's for the purists, it's a transaxle, but I still call it a transmission. If you had that fluid changed recently, then that part is done.For the differential and transfer case, the info is in the owner's manual, which is available for download from http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=1010Quote, originally posted by "2003 owners manual Page 6-76" »Rear Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 quarts (0.5 L)Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 quarts (0.8 L)Quote, originally posted by "2003 owners manual Page 7-45" »Rear Axle (All-Wheel Drive) Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. U.S. 12345977, in Canada 10953482) or SAE 80W-90 GL-5 gear lubricant.Quote, originally posted by "2003 owners manual Page 7-46" »Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive)Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. U.S. 12345977, in Canada 10953482) or SAE 80W-90 GL-5 gear lubricant.just to be clear, the transfer case and rear differential take gear oil. they both take the same kind. but it is different, a lot thicker than the thin red toyota automatic transmission fluid that goes in the trans-axle/mission