Thread: Diff oil amounts

how are you gonna get an exact measured amount in as they are tucked up high under the vehicle?
Can't even see the front one on mine,suppose it must be there somewhere.:angel
Suppose i need to take off the undertray cover & have a peek.

I was thinking of a small funnel and a long piece of hose, a measuring container and stand next to the car and hope it all runs into the diff.

I was just going to put the hose in and keep pumpinp till oil comes out the filler, but that must have been 2 easy for the last 50 or more years, we now have to change to a new method.

Will have a better look into it next week, but would think with those amounts of oil, may change the oil far more often me thinks.


Cheers Ean

So after 50yrs they have decided to complicate things.It makes you think they must sit up all night & try to think of a way to make something as difficult as possible.

Anyway i was thinking a large syringe?

A look on the UK D3 site may give you a few clues.

Good Luck

Come on Ean,,
all those nights at home now,,
what else are you gunna do?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Come on Ean,,
all those nights at home now,,
what else are you gunna do?

Gday Pedro,

dont worry all those years at sea, the boss had a job list that has more numbers in it that the USA debt.

unfortunately, I am only just starting double figure's on the list..fishing did have some good points...

Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

I was thinking of a small funnel and a long piece of hose, a measuring container and stand next to the car and hope it all runs into the diff.

I was just going to put the hose in and keep pumpinp till oil comes out the filler, but that must have been 2 easy for the last 50 or more years, we now have to change to a new method.

Will have a better look into it next week, but would think with those amounts of oil, may change the oil far more often me thinks.


Cheers Ean

Well don't talk about it - get in and do it - I need to do mine so I need to guinea pig to test options and then to tell me how to do it.

Ive recently done both of Mine,yep .61 litre is rightfor a front .Allways measure what came out first accurately to double check.This means that the Front fill point is NOT a level point (Used Redline shockproof !)
For the rear, depends on whether Ediff or standard
Same thing as front , fill is NOT a level plug.
1.1L for open and 1.6 Lfor EDIFF (Shockproop for open diff , Royal purple 75 for ediff and Transfer case,)
Best to follow "Bodsy's" little how to do it, from Disco3.co.uk
Just use one of those little Tom Thumb 1 litre oil pumps.

Geez, Shockproof's overkill, isn't it

The old Hewland in the race car only took 1 litre or so, and that was for a transaxle (gearbox and diff combined)

I talked to Hewland in the UK and they said 600ml was fine (for less drag ) as I was using Neo 75W-90HD.

Twelve-fifteen lap races aren't quite ten years/300,000km though