Differential Fluid Replacement

Differential Gear Oil

REPLACEMENT
1) Lift-up the vehicle.
2) Remove the differential gear oil drain plug using TORX T70, and then drain the differential gear oil completely.

CAUTION:
^ Directly after the vehicle has been running, the differential gear oil is hot. Therefore, be careful not to burn yourself.
^ Be careful not to spill the differential gear oil on exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting smoke or fire. When the differential gear oil is spilled on exhaust pipe, wipe it away completely.

3) Replace the gasket with a new one, and then tighten the differential gear oil drain plug using TORX T70.

Tightening torque:
44 Nm (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft. lbs.) (Aluminum gasket)
70 Nm (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft. lbs.) (Copper gasket)





4) Lower the vehicle.
5) Pour gear oil into the gauge hole.
Recommended fluid.
Gear oil capacity:
1.1 - 1.3 liters (1.2 - 1.4 US quarts, 1.0 - 1.1 Imp quarts)
6) Check the level of differential gear oil.