Thread: Diff oil amounts

Originally Posted by 400HPONGAS

Rick130 , do you know the pricing for REDLINE shockproof and that Csstrol stuff ? So the overkill oil is less than half the cost of the UNOBTAINABLE Castrol stuff .Thats overkill ?
You have not produced the slightest evidence,Imperically,or testimonially to support anything you say other than some Road racer over here told you 6 years ago it was overkill .It is not I that needs to Justify my purchase ,(its justified by price alone) perhaps you sell/flog/recommend another brand.?

since you have been a member, is the first time you have come across Rick talking about oils?

For anyone living in or near Toowoomba Qld.

Castrol SAF XO diff oil is available at the BP depot in Anzac Ave. 1 liter bottles and $12 each. Just did my diffs now looking for realistic priced transfer case oil.

Cheers

Howard

I forgot to add

Changing the diff oil is fairly straight forward if you do manage to obtain the Castrol SAF XO in the 1 liter bottles.

The bottles have 100 mil graduations on the sides and a long spout which extends from the bottle top. You will find that 6 mm nylex tube will fit firmly inside the spout enabling you to add a length about 1 meter long and squeeze the oil into the diff from the side of the vehicle. I did it by feeding the tubing over the top of the tyre and into the diff filler hole.

Keep tipping the bottle back to allow air to re expand the oil bottle back into shape which allows you to read the oil level on the bottle graduations thus calculating what you have added to the diff.

Howard

Thats nice for you in Queensland,alas they dont want to know about it here in "Wait Awhile" land.
As for for Rick130 , he reminds me of tdi-rick on "Bob is the Oil Guy" Pretty hard not to notice !

xyz

Hi Guys,

Looking at changing the oil in the D3 diffs. Does anyone know where to get appropriate oil from in Melb?

Reading this thread, seems like there are a few options, but i have no idea where to start looking..... not sure that I need 20l .......

Cheers
Ben

Diff Oil change

Grab a big oil syringe from super thief auto, ( around $10 ).

The front diff needs exactly 0.6L. DONT fill to the top..

( top tip, make sure your filler plug comes out before you remove the drain plug)

Also check the breather pipe to the diff is not blocked while you are doing the filling ( mine was blocked solid).

Job is quite easy to do.

Got my Castrol oil from Super Thief Auto.

Can't find the rear diff oil though as I have Ediff. If anyone knows please tell me ....

Originally Posted by doddsy

Diff Oil change

Grab a big oil syringe from super thief auto, ( around $10 ).

The front diff needs exactly 0.6L. DONT fill to the top..

( top tip, make sure your filler plug comes out before you remove the drain plug)

Also check the breather pipe to the diff is not blocked while you are doing the filling ( mine was blocked solid).

Job is quite easy to do.

Got my Castrol oil from Super Thief Auto.

Can't find the rear diff oil though as I have Ediff. If anyone knows please tell me ....

Hey all, is this info good for the D4 also?