fluid change tomorrow
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What, not getting it all over me? Why not, old fluid out, new fluid in. Pretty simple process. No need to pull cover that I can think of.. I'm not having any probs with it. Hardly drive it, 107k miles.
#22
I like to pull the cover to see what kind of nastyness has accumulated at the bottom of the pig..... sometimes you get a rude surprise. But, better on a rack, or jackstands, than while driving....... I like to clean it out with brake cleaner as well. Of course, take a shower, and change your clothes before you go out in public......
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if you drive in deep water, its a good idea to drain and inspect it soon afterwards to be sure you don't have any water in the diff.
once you done this at least once, maybe twice, to confidently know you're water tight, then every 25,000, or every year or two is plenty.
i've got a buddy that did a lot of deep water driving and never bothered to check it, and got a bunch of water in it - combined with a lot of long distance towing. being a d80, it was a very expensive rebuild.
once you done this at least once, maybe twice, to confidently know you're water tight, then every 25,000, or every year or two is plenty.
i've got a buddy that did a lot of deep water driving and never bothered to check it, and got a bunch of water in it - combined with a lot of long distance towing. being a d80, it was a very expensive rebuild.
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Dont overlook Advance Auto Parts ATF+4 either...the company I work for (Amalie Oil Company) blends and packages their motor oils and ATF's...the ATF+4 in their bottles is bought from Ashland (Valvoline) in bulk, brought to our plant via railcar, and packaged into a bottle with an Advance Auto Parts label on it.