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Dealership says they don't carry differential fluid, had to provide own

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by IronPeak, Jun 2, 2016.

  1. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:03 PM
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    Mxpatriot

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    Dealer needs to get blasted at corporate level... that's ridiculous and utter incompetence.
     
  2. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:05 PM
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    "$20 says that if there is an issue it probably won't be covered under warranty because "customer parts" were used." @Fulton246

    I sent myself a detailed email on the day the debacle , thus have a dated documentation of what transpired, including the receipt for the diff oil. Not sure that will matter. Lol
     
  3. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:13 PM
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    Definitely should have left and called toyota, but like I said I was tired and wanted it done, so I endured. The most amusing part of this is when the guy came out and said the diff oil was 40$ a quart, a collective chuckle rippled through the waiting area. a fellow customer immediately held up his phone to myself and the manager with a Web search showing high end diff oils around 10 to 12$
     
  4. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:14 PM
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    Wow a dealer not having diff oil? I could see it if you needed a special additive and they were out of stock but that seems odd to me. Then again I changed my diff oil at 1000 miles and I usually change it once a year. I do wheel so that is part of the reason and I do cross deep water sometimes. I haven't crossed deep water yet because I haven't had time to put in the breather mod.
     
  5. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:16 PM
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    My tacoma has the fake LSD that actuates the brakes on the wheel spinning. I got diff oil with LSD additives, from my research in BITOG even if it doesn't call for it it's fine.
     
  6. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:18 PM
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    Look at the receipt in original thread. The 1.5 qts is for the front differential. The receipt displayed does not contain info about the rear differential.
     
  7. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:18 PM
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    The 07 is history a friend took it to baja mex, my truck is the 2015 sport
     
  8. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:20 PM
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  9. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:22 PM
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    So did they change the gear oil in the rear differential?
     
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  11. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:23 PM
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    Yes they changed the front rear and transfer case as noted by the witness paint marks broken verified by my observation
     
  12. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:24 PM
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    Believe me, the first thing I did after they returned my truck to me the second time that day ( the first time was to go purchase the oils) was to get under the truck and check the paint marks, lol
     
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    Neither does mine I was just saying if it did require something special like an additive then I could see them saying they don't have it but it doesn't matter with ours.
     
  14. Jun 3, 2016 at 12:49 PM
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    Agreed lol . They did offer to order it for 40$ a quart, 240$ for 1.5 gal of oil seemed a little absurd. Clearly they did indeed have the oil, and that they had it in 55gal quantities. Especially as the truck doesn't call for lsd additives. The owneds manual calls for the diffs to be x'ed at 60k I can't imagine that when persons come in for their 60k service that they have to order the oil and that it costs 240$ to do so.

    I've had 60k/ diff x services in the past and I would have noticed, and protested, a 240$ charge for oil !
     
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    It's good that you did that, but given the comedy capers of this whole scenario(multiple stories by the dealer), I would get under it on a level surface and remove each fill plug. In most cases, a diff is filled 'til a small amount runs out the fill hole to show it's full. If that doesn't happen, insert finger and feel for fluid level. Should be close to the top of drain hole. These clowns may have simply pulled the plugs to check the fill level. Quite frankly, I would not be surprised to learn they did nothing more than that.

    If some fluid does drain out when you pull the fill plug, it should look brand new.
     
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    The bottom plugs witness marks were broken so the oil would have spurted out, thus i think they changed it, but I agree completely. Will check when i can ...Nothing would surprise me at this point. Believe it or not the truck is back at the same dealership and I driving a loaner wile the deal with a skewed/uneven bed , but that's a story for a whole new thread.....
     
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    Anybody reading this have the 60k service with the differentail oil change in their pile of reciepts? I am interested in what they charged you for the differential fluid...it can't be 240$ lol
     
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    Edit : it the diff x might be at 30k interval service I don't have my manual in front of me at the moment, surely someone here has their pile of reciepts handy? I know I've had diffs changed in the past on my previous tacomas, and there's no way I would have let a 240$ charge for oil slip past me, lol
     
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    I do all three myself (front, rear and transfer case), uses roughly 6 quarts total of 75/90 synthetic for around $14/quart. Takes about 90 minutes to do it all...can be a messy job but worth the savings and it's comforting knowing it's getting done correctly. There are some awesome tutorials on here.
     
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