Really?As far as I know in a transverse engine setup, the differential shares the same lubrication that the rest of transmission uses, since they are in the same housing.
I did not warm the engine. I just removed the fill plug first then the drain and let it drain out for 10 minutes or so. The dino gear lube is thick and smelly. I then put the drain plug in and used a pump to pump in the MT90. Had the pump from my boat used to change outdrive oil. Good tool, and the MT 90 is great stuff. Tommy
Thanks guys. I was considering cutting down on the number of plugs to remove/replace by just vacuuming out the oil through the filler plug... just wondering if the tubing from the extractor can find its way to the bottom of the transmission housing. I couldn't find MT90 locally, so I'm going to use <a href=http://group5motorsport.com/motul/motul_gear_fluid_gear_300/g-52546.aspx>Motul Gear 300 75W90</a> instead.On any car, I drive the car to warm up the engine and trans/diff oil. Then I do the engine oil change, and the trans and/or diff oil. Warm oil flows better and carries the contaminants out of the housing better. Cold oil flows slower (takes longer to drain/doesn't drain completey). "Junk" in the oil tends to cling to the bottom better with cold oil. Warm oil has been mixed up and the "junk" tends to be mixed in with the oil and dranis out with the oil.
And always make sure that you loosen the fill plug on the trans/diff before you remove the drain plug. You would be surprized by the number of people that have drained the oil and couldn't get the fill pulg lose. Then you have a major problem as you can't drive the car somewhere to get it fixed, and yo ucan't fill it back up... :shrug:
I wouldn't expect it to. Engine oil dipsticks usually have a straight path to the bottom of the oil pan. Every transmission I've opened up has always been packed with gears with very littl extra space. Every fill plug I've ever pulled has had gears there when I pike my finger in the fill hole. I always poke the finger in, and bend the finger at the first joint to get a "feel" for how far down the gear oil is (by how much gets on my otherwise clean dry finger). If I stick it straight in, I can feel the gears. :shrug:I was considering cutting down on the number of plugs to remove/replace by just vacuuming out the oil through the filler plug... just wondering if the tubing from the extractor can find its way to the bottom of the transmission housing.
Yep... oh well... just thought I might be able to save a couple of steps. Probably not worth it in the long run.I wouldn't expect it to. Engine oil dipsticks usually have a straight path to the bottom of the oil pan. Every transmission I've opened up has always been packed with gears with very littl extra space. Every fill plug I've ever pulled has had gears there when I pike my finger in the fill hole. I always poke the finger in, and bend the finger at the first joint to get a "feel" for how far down the gear oil is (by how much gets on my otherwise clean dry finger). If I stick it straight in, I can feel the gears. :shrug: