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Changing the final gear oil
1. Park the vehicle on a level surface.
2. Place an oil pan under the final gear case
to collect the used oil.
3. Remove the final gear oil filler bolt, the fi-
nal gear oil drain bolt and their gasket to
drain the oil.
4. Install the drain bolt and its new gasket,
and then tighten the bolt to the specified
torque.
5. Refill with the recommended final gear oil
up to the brim of the filler hole.
NOTICE:
Be sure no foreign material enters the
final gear case.
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TIP
GL-4 is a quality and additive rating; GL-5
rated hypoid gear oils may also be used.
If desired, an SAE 80W-90 hypoid gear oil
may be used instead.
Tightening torque:
Final gear oil filler bolt:
23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 17 lb·ft)
1. Final gear oil drain bolt
2. Gasket
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Tightening torque:
Final gear oil drain bolt:
22 N·m (2.2 kgf·m, 16 lb·ft)
Recommended oil:
SAE 80 API GL-4 Hypoid gear oil
Oil quantity:
0.64 L (0.68 US qt, 0.56 Imp.qt)
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