Diff oil level

[dhs.buckley]

Same Aussie Mike, fill it till it comes out the plug and put the plug in straight away, same with the gearbox.

[stiffy]

Guye,


What Aussie said.

I have changed the diff oil in all my cars ( the hoist make it easy ) and use this

Method. I also wear a face mask as the smell of diff oil makes me puke....

Stiffy

[David Hodgson]

Originally Posted by stiffy

I also wear a face mask as the smell of diff oil makes me puke.... Stiffy

I worked at the local govie bus workshops in the 80's and several brands of buses ran a Wilson semi auto box with a simple fluid flywheel coupling (like a torque converter). This oil didn't circulate with the g/box oil and you had to change it separately. The lube guys would never change this oil during a service, and when you drained it during a G/box change it was worse than a sewer or café grease trap. We would dry reaching 'till we could get rid of it. The stench hung around the w/shop for a couple of days.

[Jaydee]

If you wipe a little chalk on the dip stick first, it'll be easier to see the level.
I still remember servicing a volvo for it's first 1000 km service. We had to change all the oils. When I removed the sump plug for the diff, not one drop came out. It was never filled from the factory. It wasn't even noisy.
JD