Differential Fluid Replacement

Differential Gear Oil

REPLACEMENT

1) Lift up the vehicle.
2) Remove the differential gear oil drain plug using TORX(R) bit T70, and drain the differential gear oil completely.

CAUTION:
^ Immediately after driving the vehicle or after idling for a long time, the differential gear oil will be hot. Be careful not to receive burns.
^ Be careful not to spill differential gear oil on the exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting smoke or causing a fire. If differential gear oil is spilled on the exhaust pipe, wipe it off completely.

3) Replace the gasket with a new part and tighten the differential gear oil drain plug using the TORX(R) bit T70.

Tightening torque:
Aluminum gasket (silver)
44 Nm (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)
Copper gasket (brown)
70 Nm (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)
Metal gasket (black)
70 Nm (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)





4) Lower the vehicle.
5) Fill the differential with differential gear oil from the level gauge hole.

Gear oil capacity:
1.1 - 1.3 l (1.2 - 1.4 US qt, 1.0 - 1.1 Imp qt)

6) Check the level of differential gear oil. Differential Fluid Level Check