2016 Toyota Tundra Differential Oil Change DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Video showing a DIY on how to change the differential fluid on a 2007-2020 Toyota Tundra.
Parts used:
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Everyone you should always have your truck or any Vehicle for that matter level so you can get the proper level in your transfer case and differentials
Friend, I have a 17 Tundra TRD ...... make sure you consult your owners manual to ensure you are using the “approved” lubes ...... especially in the differentials, transmission and transfer case.
I think crush washers are installed with the flat edge against the machined face, the drain plug tightens and seals against the "crush" side.
Thanks for your comment, I’ve always heard the flat edge goes on the bolt and the crush goes against the differential.
That way when you tighten it down the crush can “seal” against the housing if it’s not perfectly round on all sides of the bolt. When I looked online seems like people are doing it both ways, but mine haven’t had any leaks since I changed my differentials.
Thanks for the video..helped me do my 2016 SR5
christph3118 glad it was helpful, thank you for the feedback
Was the truck level? Looks like it was on a decent down slope. Maybe camera angle?
Thanks for your comment, when doing this it should be closest to level as you can get 👍
The driveway has a slight pitch to it so it wasn’t 100% level. Also the rear of my truck is slightly taller than the front of my truck (~3” front lift and 1.75” rear lift). Still less than the factory rake though.
I think the rake plus the camera angle gives it that illusion. But my driveway isn’t 100% flat either.
I'm thinking about going with Ravenol. They have all 3 required oils with the right viscosity needed for Tundra. 75w-85 for front and rear differential and 75w for transfer case. All 3 dealers around me use 75-90 Valvoline on all three gears. I don't understand why they don't use what is recommended by Toyota in owners manual.
I don’t understand it either, only reason why the dealer would use 75w-90 would be because they can buy it in bulk
How did it work for you. How's the tundra now
@@prince7371 been great, used the same oil in our 200 Land Cruiser and the Tundra. No issues so far, probably will do another fluid change on the Tundra soon
I got royal purple want to see how it fairs
Should I use 75-85 or 75-90? Some mechanics recommend 75 90 some of 75 85. I am a little confused.
I personally like 75w-90. It’s more readily available compared to 75w-85. The forums say 75W-90 offers better protection, probably marginal if any. Many say the 85 was for fuel economy, not sure how true. The manual does call for 75W-85.
Finding 75w-85 oil that meets spec was hard if I remember correctly.
For the transfer case on 2014+ trucks, only use 75w from Toyota. I’ve heard of engagement issues when using anything except for straight 75w in the transfer case.
75-90 LS? Why did you use Limited Slip?
Based on my research on the forums,the LS or non LS didn’t seem to matter in our Tundras. Blown diffs don’t seem to be a common issue on the Tundra forums, and nearly every thread I see about gear oil references 75w-90 Mobil 1 LS.
The 75W-90 LS Mobil is also widely available, where the non-LS was harder to find and more expensive (amzn.to/2NkBXhA).
I’ve seen on the Tundra forums a lot of people have started using the Super Tech 75w-90 gear oil from Walmart, it’s cheaper at $6.97/qt (www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Tech-Full-Synthetic-Gear-Lubricant-SAE-75W-90-1-Quart/309470123)
Do you have a link for the crush washers or did you just go to Toyota for those ? . Also exactly how much oil did each axle take ?
Jordon Cloutier yes, these are the crush washers I used www.amazon.com/dp/B017V4BAXI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. I had extras since I didn’t change the transfer case oil yet. I’m waiting on the t case as it changed in 2014 and it requires special oil that is only available from Toyota. Others have used different oil, but I’ve heard mixed reviews of longer 4WD engagement when not using the specified Toyota gear oil.
I used a total of ~6.5 quarts. I bought the 12 quart box in the description, and I filled each axle until fluid started coming out of the fill hole. I have a front diff drop which’s pivots the front diff downward in the front, so I know the front diff took a little more fluid.
The manual says the following capacities:
Front diff - ~2.2 qt
Rear diff - ~3.8 qt
Transfer case - ~1.6 qt
So I'm about to change my front did fluid this Sunday but I just open the top bolt to see what color it was in and turns out it's green. So I looked up Mobil 1 75w-90 color and turns out brownish, is it bad to change colors or not? Will it affect my truck at all?
Axonn I’ve never seen green, all gear oil I’ve used is usually golden brown. I’d say you’re safe to change it. Did you buy the truck used? I’ve just never seen green on any of the Toyota vehicles I’ve done diff fluid changes on
@@MidMoTundra Yes used 2nd owner and I read online that there is such a thing as green color for dif. Apparently there are different colors of differential gear oil. I spoke with one of my veteran co-employee he said it's fine to change color the only part that I would need to worry about is what type of gear oil that I will be using and it will be same exact brand that you have used in this video.
Axonn gotcha, when you said green I was thinking like antifreeze green, when I looked online it looked like an olive green was a typical color in other vehicles.
I’ve always used Mobil1 for diff fluids and they’ve treated me great. Good luck on your fluid changes, hope my video was helpful
How often should you change the fluid??
A lot of people say every 30k if you use your truck like a truck. I changed mine around ~42k and only the rear was really dark. I’d say 30k if you tow majority of the time, 40-50k if you only do occasional towing.
I want to say the Toyota manual says maybe every 60k if you fall under the severe/special operating conditions.
@@MidMoTundra so would you recommend to change the fluid even if I don't tow
@@ozzygallegos4893 with no towing, I’d do everything at 60k.
The transfer case oil is expensive from Toyota, I’d do that at ~60k intervals regardless how often you change the diffs.
I’m going to do front/rear diffs every 45k and the transfer case every 60k on my Tundra and Land Cruiser. I do tow a few times a year
I waited till 50K on a 17 tundra to change the front and rear diffs. The rear was dirty as hell and the plug was loaded with crud. The front was not as bad. I'd recommend changing no later than 30K on a new vehicle.
@@markk2060 getting ready to do the diffs and xcase on our 2016 Land Cruiser, it’s approaching 30k miles.
I’ll be curious how the front diff, transfer case, and rear diff look given it’s full time 4wd.
How did you fit the 295 70r18 under the spare location?
I had to trim the spare tire guide brackets then the 295/70R18 fit without any issue
@@MidMoTundra thanks, I just mounted 295s on my spare too but been carrying it on the bed..
@@hmong71 I just took a sawzaw and cut the guide brackets even with the rest of the frame. Mine sits up there without any issues so far
It takes Genuine Toyota 75w-85 look in your manual! This is like putting Kia quality rims on a Toyota.
What makes a Toyota a Toyota is not only the way it’s engineered but literally it’s fluids, filters and parts.
Don’t believe the ignorance you read on the internet, do the comparisons yourself and see for yourself. Compare Autozone crap parts with Genuine Toyota parts.
Appreciate the reply, I did check the manual prior to doing this service. I’ve used Mobil1 75w-90 on my last 3 Tundras and never had any issues.
Also I called both my local Toyota dealers and asked what oils they used for diff fluid changes, both said bulk 75w-90 gear oil. Not saying dealers using the wrong spec oil makes using 75w-90 justified but if you have the dealer do it, they don’t even use the spec stated in the manual.
Also these should be changed every ~30k per the severe maintenance schedule (same for our 4Runner), when I priced out the toyota diff oil in 75w-85 at my parts counter, it was $37/liter (32oz) can after my discount. It would have costed $222.00 ($37.00 x 6 ~33oz cans) for just the oil to change the front and rear diffs. The straight 75w was about $52 per liter can, and you would need to buy 2 of these for the transfer case. If you buy all the Toyota oil, it would be $326.00 for enough fluids for the front diff, Tcase, and rear diff.
Now when I do the transfer case, I will use only the Toyota straight 75w oil as the 14+ Tcases are borgwarner and require special fluid vs the 07-13’s. I called borgwarner and they confirmed that straight 75w should only be used. Again when I called my local Toyota dealers they fill the Tcases, regardless of model year, with 75w-90. So unless you buy the Toyota oil and change it yourself, my local Toyota dealers are using the incorrect gear oil in the diffs and Tcase.
Josh and Rylee I’m changing mine today. After reading what you said and others I’m going to go with 75w-90 as well.
Boy changing the trans fluid seem confusing as hell. It’s like why people aren’t just exchanging the exact same amount that comes out the pan and be done with it? Have you read and seen the whole procedure with the thermostat and dash light blink check?
TheTennesseeTittyTickler I think you’ll be good using the 75w-90, I haven’t had any ill effects.
Yes I did some research on the transmission fluid. I asked some of my Master Toyota Technician friends and surprisingly they said never to change it. But if I wanted to, do the pan drain and fill method. But this takes a long time as you have to do this multiple times to get all the old fluid, which is now mixed with new fluid, out of the transmission. They said those that did a full drain/flush have had issues after the service.
I think the severe maintenance schedule is 100k, so I’m about half way there. I still need to do more research before I decide what to do.
Josh and Rylee I’ve done literally 7 hours of research and got 2 ( different factory ) instructions. To add to that there’s s still questions that aren’t clearly answered. I’ll explain more later, I have to run to town.
But to add to all that, if you brought it to the dealer one would never know if they did anything ( change the fluid ) at all literally. They could say they did, how would you know?
TheTennesseeTittyTickler exactly, not sure how you’d verify they actually changed it unless you ask for a sample in one of those little cups like you do for an oil analysis.
I know these transmissions are very picky on fluid level, I don’t know if I trust myself enough to service it. But then again, I don’t know if I trust a dealer to do it.
It surprised me that 5 different Toyota Master Techs actually recommended never replacing it, or do a pan drain and fill only. But I hear the pan bolts like to sheer off, part of me says press my luck and if I keep the truck long enough I’ll just replace the transmission. Idk, still doing research