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Sorry to bother you I am about to change diff oils and cant get a straight answer from any where on how much to fill Castrol has it as front diff 1.5 ltrs
rear 1.3ltrs....But the Haynes Manual has it Front 2 liters(yes thats how they spelt it) Rear 1.5 Liters.
What is correct????????
Cheers
John

bushpig59 wrote:Sorry to bother you I am about to change diff oils and cant get a straight answer from any where on how much to fill Castrol has it as front diff 1.5 ltrs
rear 1.3ltrs....But the Haynes Manual has it Front 2 liters(yes thats how they spelt it) Rear 1.5 Liters.
What is correct????????
Cheers
John

I have info that says 1.3 front 1.0 back and another that says 1.5 front and 1.2 rear )

Amount will change with any modifications, like diff welding, as you fill some area.

If you have a spring lift, angles of the pinion means it is essential to have them full, or pinion bearing can run dry.

I don't think a little overfill would hurt, but underfill can.

I know I haven't really answered the question, but most just fill till it reaches the level of the fill hole (mine front is stuck on, so I just put 1.5 litres in thru my diff breather. My rear fills easily with 1.0 litres but my diff has a lot of weld in it.

christover

christover1 thanks for the reply my mate stripped the top fill and is welding a nut to remove to fill diff but will ring him and advise him to fill via breather excellent suggestion....
As for how much to fill will put in oil till it gets to near fill was being tight assed as I only bought enough for castrol recomendation but will get extra if needed.... The one I am most concered about is the transfer case as she has a drop of oil from rear seal always and being .8 litre fill you can image there may be not much left... Anyway I am going to try and remove the oil plugs and give it a go.
alll the best
thanks for the quick reply chris
tnx
John

all the info I looked up states fill to lower level of filler plugs transfer case and front and rear diffs

yea I agree just fill them up to the fill plugs. buy 4 liters of oil and you should have a bit left over. chris are talking about 1 liter diffs? they will take alot less oil due to the narrow track and smaller housing in general.

just finished two zooks all that failed to open was my gearbox...So when its on the hoist will weld a nut on it to remove them.
All the rest roonor (my mate) applied heat via a little blow torch used for cake decoing (butane)....and thay came off no worries....
As for the fill capacities the closest was Castrol recommended fills
front diff 1.5 litres, rear diff 1.3 ,transfer .8 litres , and gear box 1.3 litres,
BUT USE YOUR DISCRESION AND PUT YOUR PINKIE IN THE HOLE you will then get a fair idea where your at....
The gear box is a bugger to fill heres how Ron did it use garden hose and start in the engine bay area pass it down too the gear box poke a little of the end of the garden hose in the gear box..at the top end use a VXM80 type oil bottle fit hose to the end upside down gravity will do the rest to assist in the speed of the fill poke a small hole in the VXM80 bottle. Air flows thru assists the oil to flow faster to the gearbox.... Warning NO Beer was consumed during this operation... But I am having a few now
AGAIN THANKS TO MY MATE ROONOOR AKA Ron for helping me out to fit the diff breathers and putting the oil in..............

I fill my gearbox thru the gear stick hole, as my filler is blocked by my 1.3 conversion stuff. Was jammed up anyway
castrol wins

christover

should have just taken off the gear shifter boot then pulled out the gear shifter and filled from there, plenty of space to work

thanks for the advice will have to do my gear box next week .... so go from the top hey cool

simple thing, but if you leave your bottle of oil in the sun for a few hrs, it makes the job a lot faster..

I bought a little screw-on hand pump that attaches to the oil bottle from the local parts store for less than $20.
It's just like the pump on the hand soap in the bathroom, but with a filler hose and a barbed tip on it. The barbed tip is the killer app, coz you can just poke it in the hole and the 2 barbs hold it in there for you, making the whole operation so much easier.
I've used the pump about a dozen times this year, so it was well worth it in my books.

munga great idea but we live in mexico you should know we dont get hot weather this time of the year....mind you having said that its not rained in 8 years here (well not to flood conditions)
And yes left the oils in the open area to heat a little up and did ok
oh munga nice idea with the ext hose but whats the cat no or part no.

tnx for the reply

stick ya oil in the

bazooked wrote:stick ya oil in the

To quote the movie The 5 Th Element " Big Bada Boom"

My rear diff pinion is pointed up a few degrees(spoa) so when i fill my rear diff, i park the car pointing slightly down hill, makes it easier to get a bit more fluid into the diff.
Layto....