All DEXRON VI is the same. Same base oil and there is only one additive supplier for DEXRON VI. This means if it has a DEXRON VI license it's the same no matter if its AC Delco, Store Brand, or a major oil company. Buy on price.
Get a ratchet, forget the breaker bar… get a pump to put new fluid in, forget the funnel. Never go 100,000 miles on factory fill. 30,000 is the maintenance schedule.
Even though I have a F150 I plan on changing my transfer case fluid every 20k. May sound excessive but it’s super easy. The transmission on the other hand looks like a pain to fill so I may have the dealer do that.
Do you do a lot of 4x4 work? Changing the transfer case fluid every 20k sounds a bit excessive; I could see you doing the rear diff every 20k only if you were doing serious towing or hauling.
Bro that’s waaaay too excessive. But it’s better than NEVER changing it so no judgement hear 😂 I would say every 50k if you really wanna take care of it but it’s completely up to you obviously, I can’t imagine it would hurt it to change it that often
My 2015 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax is different. There's no filler plug. There is a rubber hose that comes off the top of the diff and ends up near the fuel filler. It is capped off. I just don't know if that is where your supposed to add the oil or not.
The manual for my 17 Sierra says you should change the transfer case fluid every 45,000 not 100,000 which is absolutely obscene. I'm sure since it's the same generation as yours it would be the same.
I just picked up a 17 Sierra and I think the 45k recommendation is for “severe” use. There’s another page with normal use recommendations and it’s @80k. Just realized how old this comment is lol.
Any advice on Castrol Transmax? I used that for my transmission fluid, first change at 124,900miles after that change shifting feels so much better than it used to be
Thats what I use and have used Castrol in every truck I have owned for many years now. Castrol motor oil, trans fluid and gear oil. I have never had any issues and in my opinion is one of the best on the market .
@@d.l.sstudio8922 I think you may have misunderstood the question. I think he was asking about relearning the TPMS, not realignment. You don't need a realignment after tire rotations. I just use a manual tire pressure gauge most of the time, however you can still use the onboard TPMS within the DIC so long as you know which sensor is where. If you're filling the front-driver for example and the rear-driver goes up on the sensor, then you know they are backwards. Just keep that in mind when you're filling air and you're good. Next time you rotate everything will be in proper orientation.
I drained and was filling my 2018 Duramax 3500 transfer case and it took the full 2 quarts. I had it parked on a level surface. Going to check the level again tomorrow morning. Says 1.6 quarts according to documentation I have read. Anything else I need to look for?
I have the 8 speed and it takes HP fluid, reckon it would be OK in the transfer case? Love your videos, I have the 6.2 and changed my air filter and found some oil in the intake tube. Putting a catch can on this bad boy and using you catch can video! Subbed. 👍👍🏁🏁
@@josephrangel-palacios5122 while you are correct about the transfer case always turning, I just did transfer case fluid on my 70k mile 2016 sierra last night and the fluid was still red, magnet had normal break in sediment on it. Manual called for it to be changed every 22k under extreme conditions and 97k under normal use, example if you were to use it one a month or so ( truck has been mine since brand new spankin new)
@@josephrangel-palacios5122 interesting - my 2015 book says 75W - 90 for for front and rear axles @josephrangle-palacioss5122 @josephrangel-palacios5122
Manual actually callas for a change at 97,500 with normal duty. I just save a bottle from gear oil when I did a differential change. Has the tip that fits right in the fill hole and squeeze the fluid out, no mess.
I have a 2014 GMC Sierra crew cab 4x4 with the optional 6.2L not the standard 5.3L...It has 80,000 miles. Great truck and engine combo. It has the six-speed auto tranny, the engine is rated at 420hp and it gets 20-24 mpg on the highway. I had a 2011 Ram with the 5.7L hemi before the Sierra. It was nothing but trouble, broken valve springs, camshaft replaced at 35,000 miles and the diff ring gear 10,000 miles later. An elusive oil pressure problem, which the dealership and (2) other shops couldn't figure out, was the final straw. I'll never buy another Ram.
@@ronsmith5004 I have a 2015 1500 that has been rock solid for me. So much that I decided I need to baby her, and am learning how to do all this vehicle maintenance before 100,000. getting ready to do the transferase now.
Run away, my buddy is on his 4th transmission. These trucks may be fine for running to home depot for mulch but any real work and their weaknesses show up very quickly. Just speaking on what I have seen. Uses 4x4 a lot. Next on deck is a Tundra.
Local quick lube shop wants $70 to do this 10 minute job. Are they insane? But then, I suppose most of the snowflakes don't want to crawl under their vehicles to same a ton of money either. Thanks for posting this. I probably could have figured it out, but always like to watch someone who has done it already to see what the "pitfalls" might be. This looks pretty straight forward. Thanks for posting. I'm going to check out your tranny fluid change next.
damn, look how clean it is under there! It's times like this I wish i was below the rust belt.
A good cheap investment is a pump bottle top with a hose. Makes limited space workable.
Dude, your so helpful. Watching all these jobs through you!
All DEXRON VI is the same. Same base oil and there is only one additive supplier for DEXRON VI. This means if it has a DEXRON VI license it's the same no matter if its AC Delco, Store Brand, or a major oil company. Buy on price.
Get a ratchet, forget the breaker bar… get a pump to put new fluid in, forget the funnel. Never go 100,000 miles on factory fill. 30,000 is the maintenance schedule.
I bought my GMC Sierra at 30k miles I doubt they did and fluid changes what do you recommend I change?
Nice job, wasnt aware the transfer took same as tranny. thank u
Gonna be doing this and transmission fluid change on mine at 98k. Sad to see theres not a drain plug on the pan
Order an aftermarket pan before you do the change
Transfer pump at Harbor frt is 7 bucks or get a pump designed to do the lower unit on an outboard.
Even though I have a F150 I plan on changing my transfer case fluid every 20k. May sound excessive but it’s super easy. The transmission on the other hand looks like a pain to fill so I may have the dealer do that.
Do you do a lot of 4x4 work? Changing the transfer case fluid every 20k sounds a bit excessive; I could see you doing the rear diff every 20k only if you were doing serious towing or hauling.
Bro that’s waaaay too excessive. But it’s better than NEVER changing it so no judgement hear 😂 I would say every 50k if you really wanna take care of it but it’s completely up to you obviously, I can’t imagine it would hurt it to change it that often
I want one of these trucks but I would have to but it used. Do you have alot of problems I've been hearing about the transmission, and ac?
My 2015 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax is different. There's no filler plug. There is a rubber hose that comes off the top of the diff and ends up near the fuel filler. It is capped off. I just don't know if that is where your supposed to add the oil or not.
the rubber hose is your breather line for the rear dif some difs use the drain plug as a fill plug as well.
The manual for my 17 Sierra says you should change the transfer case fluid every 45,000 not 100,000 which is absolutely obscene. I'm sure since it's the same generation as yours it would be the same.
My 2015 has the same 45K change recommendation.
I just picked up a 17 Sierra and I think the 45k recommendation is for “severe” use. There’s another page with normal use recommendations and it’s @80k. Just realized how old this comment is lol.
45k is correct
Just changed mine using AMSOIL
Any advice on Castrol Transmax? I used that for my transmission fluid, first change at 124,900miles after that change shifting feels so much better than it used to be
Thats what I use and have used Castrol in every truck I have owned for many years now. Castrol motor oil, trans fluid and gear oil. I have never had any issues and in my opinion is one of the best on the market .
2016 Silverado 5.3 , do I need the auto trac2 fluid or Dexron 6
I have an 18 silverado. How often is the transfer case fluid changed. What is recommended?. Thx
Every 45k
Everytime you do the transmission fluid
Dustin, when you rotate tires, how do you relearn tire positions on the instrument panel? Do you have a video showing this?
You can buy a relearn tool on Amazon for pretty cheap
@@d.l.sstudio8922 I think you may have misunderstood the question. I think he was asking about relearning the TPMS, not realignment. You don't need a realignment after tire rotations. I just use a manual tire pressure gauge most of the time, however you can still use the onboard TPMS within the DIC so long as you know which sensor is where. If you're filling the front-driver for example and the rear-driver goes up on the sensor, then you know they are backwards. Just keep that in mind when you're filling air and you're good. Next time you rotate everything will be in proper orientation.
This is great help. Im due. Thanks alot!
I drained and was filling my 2018 Duramax 3500 transfer case and it took the full 2 quarts. I had it parked on a level surface. Going to check the level again tomorrow morning. Says 1.6 quarts according to documentation I have read. Anything else I need to look for?
Previous fluid was clean and drain plug magnet was quite clean as well.
I have the 8 speed and it takes HP fluid, reckon it would be OK in the transfer case? Love your videos, I have the 6.2 and changed my air filter and found some oil in the intake tube. Putting a catch can on this bad boy and using you catch can video! Subbed. 👍👍🏁🏁
Did you run the Mobil 1 hp fluid in your transfer case ? About to do mine aswell
@@tyleryaki7744
Yes Tyler, doing fine so far no issues.
I run amsoil atf fluid and no issues with my 8 speed / 6.2 (2016)
What if you truck is stuck in 4 wheel drive
Genuinely dont think the brand of oil matters. The truck doesn't care if it's ACDelco, or an off brand oil. Just my hot take on the issue
Have you done the diff yet ?
I dont know jack about mechanic work, but why do you want to take the fill plug out first?
Simply to be safe in the event it is stuck for some reason. If you can’t undo the fill plug, you can’t refill after you drain.
Great question!
@@DustinT thank you!
You can always flip the truck over so the drain plug is on top 😂
@@fernieb28 i like my truck the way it is
I rarely use my 4x4 on my 17 sierra do I still have to replace tcase oil at 45k miles?. Thanks
It doesnt matter if you dont use your 4x4, the transfer case connects to your front and rear axle. So yes absolutely, when recomend
@@josephrangel-palacios5122 while you are correct about the transfer case always turning, I just did transfer case fluid on my 70k mile 2016 sierra last night and the fluid was still red, magnet had normal break in sediment on it. Manual called for it to be changed every 22k under extreme conditions and 97k under normal use, example if you were to use it one a month or so ( truck has been mine since brand new spankin new)
@@josephrangel-palacios5122 interesting - my 2015 book says 75W - 90 for for front and rear axles @josephrangle-palacioss5122 @josephrangel-palacios5122
Manual actually callas for a change at 97,500 with normal duty. I just save a bottle from gear oil when I did a differential change. Has the tip that fits right in the fill hole and squeeze the fluid out, no mess.
when I looked in my manual for my 2018 GMC 1500 its 40,000 miles or 75,000 km
Does this help with the clunk when I shift into drive ? Trans shifts fine I just get a loud clunk when I put it into gear
Nope. GM has a TSB out on the clunk.. that say it’s normal and actively discourage dealers from trying to fix it.
13 ft lbs on the plugs or else you can split the case. Use a little paste teflon or permatex#2 sealer.
Know all too well about that. Split mine at the drain plug. Was not a fun job getting the trans case out and taken apart to replace the back shell.
Wondering if a good used Silverado of this gen is worth it. Any pointers?
I have a 2014 GMC Sierra crew cab 4x4 with the optional 6.2L not the standard 5.3L...It has 80,000 miles. Great truck and engine combo. It has the six-speed auto tranny, the engine is rated at 420hp and it gets 20-24 mpg on the highway. I had a 2011 Ram with the 5.7L hemi before the Sierra. It was nothing but trouble, broken valve springs, camshaft replaced at 35,000 miles and the diff ring gear 10,000 miles later. An elusive oil pressure problem, which the dealership and (2) other shops couldn't figure out, was the final straw. I'll never buy another Ram.
@@ronsmith5004 I have a 2015 1500 that has been rock solid for me. So much that I decided I need to baby her, and am learning how to do all this vehicle maintenance before 100,000. getting ready to do the transferase now.
Run away, my buddy is on his 4th transmission. These trucks may be fine for running to home depot for mulch but any real work and their weaknesses show up very quickly. Just speaking on what I have seen. Uses 4x4 a lot. Next on deck is a Tundra.
Have you change your transfer case seal
Great video man . im ready to do mine .
Local quick lube shop wants $70 to do this 10 minute job. Are they insane? But then, I suppose most of the snowflakes don't want to crawl under their vehicles to same a ton of money either. Thanks for posting this. I probably could have figured it out, but always like to watch someone who has done it already to see what the "pitfalls" might be. This looks pretty straight forward. Thanks for posting. I'm going to check out your tranny fluid change next.
They wanted 600.00 to change my tranny fluid.
@@timmay9607 That's insanity!!
great vids brother
How many miles did your truck have when you did this ?
He says it in the first minute lol. 103k
Thank you for the video!! Your awesome
great video bro, very detailed
in my owners manual it saids DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. page 452. nothing about synthetic transmission fluid.
Dexron VI is synthetic so any version of dexron VI you find is synthetic.
Where did u get those gallons of dexron from? Advance ain't got delco and rock auto only has quarts
Also can u tell me the torque spec on the trans pan?
@@BHaylett amazon has them. That's where I buy mine from when they are on sale.
Thx for you help little bit wild 😂😅👌🏽👍🏼
This is only for 4x4?
Yes. There is no transfer case on 2wd
Good video. Been a while.
fill plug 13 ft lbs and some liquid thread seal.
Nice video bro. Thanks
Good job on the video!
Great video
Valvoline's MAX Life ATF is fully Dex VI compatible.
Because Maxlife ATF is a DEXRON clone.
thx u
Ummm I'm pretty sure the transfer case takes gear oil, and gear oil and transmission fluid viscosity isn't the same.
That is the wrong fluid for your transfer case. You need to use GM Auto Track ll fluid not Dexron ATF.
No the owners manual specifically states DEXRON VI.
AUTO-TRAK II is for 2001-2007 (auto-shift) Dextron VI for 2008-2016 (auto-shift)
Fuck acdelco ATF if you want rough shifting and torque converter issues then by all means run acdelco
Your videos are awesome your always in a good mood