Differential fluid amount

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ChadDavis
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Differential fluid amount

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I desperately need to change the diff fluid in the rear end of the turd you see below, I have a bottle of the diff fluid you buy at autozone but im not sure if thats enough. How many bottles do i need? Thanks brohzz
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dont know. fill it till it comes out the fill hole and its good.
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Yeah true true. I guess thats common sense haha
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just dont do that to your transmission, too much fluid will make it act funny lol just a heads up
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For either trans or diff, fill until fluid starts to run out. Good rule of thumb.

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1.3L for the diff (most likely, if it's a T-series 6.7")
1.7L for the trans (T50), I always just dumped two in.

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assassin10000 wrote:1.3L for the diff (most likely, if it's a T-series 6.7")
1.7L for the trans (T50), I always just dumped two in.

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There ya go: straight from the FSM.

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Straight from my memory... not a good sign of the longevity of Corolla parts the way I drive.

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I had confirmed it against the FSM: Good memory Andrew.

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Thanks guys will post how many bottles i use when i get the money for that purple stuff : P
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ChadDavis wrote:Thanks guys will post how many bottles i use when i get the money for that purple stuff : P
Try Amsoil Syncromesh and Sever Gear differential fluid.

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