Differential Gear Oil Replacement

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 one and tighten the differential oil drain plug using the TORX BIT T70.
Tightening torque:
Copper gasket: 70 Nm (7.2 kgf-m, 51.7 ft. lbs.)
Aluminum gasket: 44 Nm (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft. lbs.)





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

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.