Hey Y'all,
There's more than a handful of threads that discuss the fluids for the transfer case and front/rear differential fluids. However, the info I've found in them conflicts with what I see in my owner's manual (page 552), and I just want to confirm that I'm using the correct fluids before purchasing and changing them next weekend.
My owner's manual recommends:
I've never changed diff or transfer case fluid before, and I don't want to mess anything up on this car.
Should I ignore the Amsoil recommendations, and just go with what's in my owner's manual? Is there a reason Amsoil recommends 3 different viscosities? Thoughts on the "liquid gold" Toyota Gear Oil LF 75W for the transfer case? The handful of toyota dealerships near me said they can order it, but don't keep it in stock and wouldn't use it on my car if they changed the fluids. I don't mind paying the ~$130 for two 1L cans if it's the right way to do this job. Trying to make sure I do this the right way as I want to avoid any potentially costly repairs to the transfer case or differentials.
Thanks!
There's more than a handful of threads that discuss the fluids for the transfer case and front/rear differential fluids. However, the info I've found in them conflicts with what I see in my owner's manual (page 552), and I just want to confirm that I'm using the correct fluids before purchasing and changing them next weekend.
My owner's manual recommends:
- Front / Rear differential
- oil type: Hypoid gear oil API GL-5
- oil viscosity
- above -18 C / 0 F: SAE 90 or SAE 85W-90
- below -18 C / 0 F: SAE 80W or SAE 80W-90
- Transfer
- oil type: Hypoid gear oil API GL-5
- oil viscosity: SAE 75W-90
- Front / Rear differential
- oil type: GL-5
- oil viscosity
- above -18 C / 0 F:
- SAE 80W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube (AGLPK)
- Severe Gear 75W-90 (SVGPK)
- Severe Gear 75W-110 (SVTPK)
- below -18 C / 0 F:
- SAE 80W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube (AGLPK)
- Severe Gear 75W-90 (SVGPK)
- Severe Gear 75W-110 (SVTPK)
- above -18 C / 0 F:
- Transfer
- oil type: GL-5
- oil viscosity:
- SAE 80W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube (AGLPK)
- Severe Gear 75W-90 (SVGPK)
- Severe Gear 75W-110 (SVGPK)
I've never changed diff or transfer case fluid before, and I don't want to mess anything up on this car.
Should I ignore the Amsoil recommendations, and just go with what's in my owner's manual? Is there a reason Amsoil recommends 3 different viscosities? Thoughts on the "liquid gold" Toyota Gear Oil LF 75W for the transfer case? The handful of toyota dealerships near me said they can order it, but don't keep it in stock and wouldn't use it on my car if they changed the fluids. I don't mind paying the ~$130 for two 1L cans if it's the right way to do this job. Trying to make sure I do this the right way as I want to avoid any potentially costly repairs to the transfer case or differentials.
Thanks!