Differential Gear Oil: Replacement

Lift up the vehicle.
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.
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)

Fig 1: Identifying Oil Pan And Differential Gear Oil Drain Plug
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Lower the vehicle.
Fill the differential with differential gear oil from the level gauge hole.
Recommended gear oil:

Refer to RECOMMENDED GEAR OIL , SPECIFICATION, General Description.

Gear oil capacity:

1.1 -1.3 6 (1.2 -1.4 US qt, 1.0 -1.1 lmp qt)
Check the level of differential gear oil. Refer to INSPECTION , Differential Gear Oil.