Alez
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| posted on 5/5/05 at 02:34 PM |
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Diff oil change?
How often? Mine is a Sierra diff, how do I empty it? I see it has a filler cap on the top but that seems to be it?
I've searched the forum for "diff oil" but couldn't find this. I've found recommendations on what oil to use, though.
Cheers,
Alex
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James
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| posted on 5/5/05 at 03:34 PM |
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There's a (10mm?) Allen key socket on the back. Open this and tip/drain the oil out.
Cheers,
James
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smart51
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| posted on 5/5/05 at 05:00 PM |
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You could use a big syringe or hand pump and a short bit of hose to suck it out.
My sierra Haynes manual suggests a hypoid 90 oil, such as duckhams. I have just put Castrol 80-90 in mine. 1 litre seems to be enough.
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Alez
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 06:53 AM |
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Thank you guys.
How often am I supposed to replace it?
Cheers,
Alex
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Peteff
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 10:21 AM |
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Change it?
Just top it up to the right level unless you have the diff out of the car. There is no service interval for changing the final drive oil.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Alez
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| posted on 6/5/05 at 10:38 AM |
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Excellent, thank you!
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