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Fluid Checking

Differential Gear Oil

INSPECTION

1) Lift up the vehicle.
2) Remove the filler plug, and check the differential gear oil. Replace the gear oil if it is contaminated, deteriorated or cloudy.
3) Check that the gear oil level is within -5 mm (-0.2 in) from the bottom of the filler plug hole. If the level is low, make sure that there is no oil leakage and refill up to the bottom of filler plug hole.





4) Install the filler plug.

NOTE:
Use a new gasket.

Tightening torque:
50 Nm (5.1 kgf-m, 36.9 ft-lb)