i dropped a plastic cap in my rear diff

[bj70bc]

celebration!
fluid transfer pump next time eh

 

[Roscoes]

@bj70bc sad to say that I have one, but I clearly neglected to use it.

@TimCFJ40 thank you, I'll change it when I get back.

 

[Fisher23]

I would go 500 miles minimum, but you could go several thousand no problem.

 

[tbisaacs]

Wow! Came here hoping to see this. Gotta be a huge peace of mind.

 

[kcjaz]

IF I decide to tow it to a shop, are there any mods that I should look at doing while the diff is apart?

Maybe add a diff filler hole strainer? Sorry Man, couldn't help myself. I'm sure my list of things is way longer than yours.

 

[KLF]

celebration!
fluid transfer pump next time eh

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Had one of these, threw it away when I upgraded to a bucket pump. So much better.

Amazon product ASIN B000MCXOPO

 

[gasman4u]

This is a good endorsement for the Motive Power Fill. No way to get a cap stuck in your diff with it...
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+1 on this. I've got a smaller variant I only use for the diffs and can say it is AWESOME. Just pour your diff oil in, pressurize, fill. MUCH easier than the "EZ fill" soft sided packages or pumping one handed under the car....it's not what it looks like....

 

[kcjaz]

Gravity works too to fill the diffs:

 

[bloc]

Gravity works too to fill the diffs:

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Looks fairly messy…

 

[cruisermatt]

Time for 6 pages on how to best handle the oil “situation”

 

[aztoyman]

Somebody take that cap and run it through a spare differential on the bench and video it.

 

[kcjaz]

Looks fairly messy…

Yes because I didn’t zip tie the tube to the bottle at first and it came off. But after that it was fine. Next time, I’m going to make something like an IV pole to hold a funnel with a tube.