Diff fluid change
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Diff fluid change
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Today I went to the auto store and picked up the necessary fluids for my differential fluid change. All went extremely well, thanks to Project-JK's no fuss write ups. Props, WOL. I had no idea how easy it was...anyway.
I had just finished the back diff, torqued everything up, picked up tools, etc. After I finished consolidating the three bottles I used and sat it next to the last unopened bottle I noticed something....one bottle wasn't gear oil, it was Manual transmission fluid!!
I frantically compared all the bottles to make sure none of the ones I used were manual tranny fluid....as luck would have it I used the correct oils.
See these were the last four bottles on the shelf and they were in a neat little row. Future reference- even if you're getting a few of the same things...make sure they're the same. This could have turned out to be an expensive problem as they were all Royal Purple!
Doesn't seem the photo is working.
Today I went to the auto store and picked up the necessary fluids for my differential fluid change. All went extremely well, thanks to Project-JK's no fuss write ups. Props, WOL. I had no idea how easy it was...anyway.
I had just finished the back diff, torqued everything up, picked up tools, etc. After I finished consolidating the three bottles I used and sat it next to the last unopened bottle I noticed something....one bottle wasn't gear oil, it was Manual transmission fluid!!
I frantically compared all the bottles to make sure none of the ones I used were manual tranny fluid....as luck would have it I used the correct oils.
See these were the last four bottles on the shelf and they were in a neat little row. Future reference- even if you're getting a few of the same things...make sure they're the same. This could have turned out to be an expensive problem as they were all Royal Purple!
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