Differential Fluid Replacement

Differential Gear Oil

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

CAUTION:
^ Immediately after the vehicle has been running, the differential gear oil is very hot. Be careful not to burn yourself.
^ 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 oil drain plug using the TORX� bit T70.
Tightening torque:
Aluminum gasket 44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)
Copper gasket 70 N-m (7.2 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)





4) Lower the vehicle.
5) Pour differential gear oil from the level gauge hole into the differential.
Recommended gear oil:
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.