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Differential Fluid Replacement

REPLACEMENT
1. Lift up the vehicle.
2. Remove the differential gear oil drain plug using TORX bit T70, and drain the differential gear oil completely.

CAUTION:
- Immediately after the vehicle has been running or after idling for a long time, the differential gear oil will be hot. Be careful not to burn yourself.
- Be careful not to spill the differential gear oil on exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting smoke or causing fires. If differential gear oil is spilled on the exhaust pipe, wipe it off completely.


3. Replace the gasket with a new part and tighten the differential gear oil drain plug using the TORX bit T70.
Tightening torque:
Aluminum gasket: 44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 32.5 ft-lb)
Copper gasket: 70 N-m (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)





4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Fill the differential with differential gear oil from the level gauge hole.
Gear oil capacity: 1.1 - 1.3 l (1.2 - 1.4 US qt, 1.0 - 1.1 Imp qt)
6. Check the level of differential gear oil.