3rd Gen DIY maintenance quick reference

So I was actually talking about the amount of sh*t on it, metal particulate and whatnot. But now that you mention it, yeah, I totally thought I broke the bolt head off when it finally gave. Was a serious 'oh please no' moment. I did loosen the fill plug first too, to alleviate the vacuum pressure, still was a mother.

 

Ah, that makes sense! Yeah I had crud on mine again as well. This is 20k miles on Amsoil Severe Gear. I did my first change at 10k.



It was way worse on the 10k change with the stock fluid.

OA

 

Great to have a one stop resource for all of this information. Thanks for collecting/posting these!

 

Stopped by toyota for diff oil and transfer case oil... They said it was going to be $100 a quart... That doesn't seem right. For those that bought it how much was yours?

 

For front and rear diff:
Toyota Genuine Fluid 08885-02506 Differential Gear Oil LT - 1 Liter Bottle

$31 Genuine Toyota 08885-02506 GL-5 75W-85 Differential Gear Oil

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SL9HP6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_HGZ1Bb0XB53SM

Transfer case one I have not found on Amazon, but it’s $50-60 on ebay and other sites

 

I forgot about checking Amazon
Thank you my good man.

 

Would anyone recommend using redline MT-85 for manual transmission.

 

Nope. The 6MT needs 75w90 GL-4. You can use Resline MT90 which is a good oil with an excellent reputation.

@Omar RVA
Have you gotten the results of your 2nd UOA back yet?

 

I legit JUST got the results for the rear diff today. Still waiting on trans and front diff.

OA

 

Awesome. Waiting patiently for the good news.

 

For those who did the transfer case was one can enough?

 

That Tekton is a good wrench. 1/2" drive sockets can usually be found from 10-32mm in chrome hand drive. Tekton makes a smaller kit that goes to 24mm. That covers most everything on the truck but the axle nut. For $50 more you can get up to 32mm. Choose based on your budget.

https://www.tekton.com/1-2-inch-drive-6-point-socket-set-13201

 

One liter was exactly enough for me. I used the Ravenol, but I think the Toyota cans are also 1 liter per.

 

Thanks! $60 isn't bad, $120 sucks.

 

can I use this in the transfer case?

 

I wouldn’t. The proper fluid is 75w LF. Ravenol or Toyota are your only options.

OA

 

@Jh8473 I believe redline claims that this oil and/or their MT85 substitutes for 75w. I would stick with a GL-4.

 

Should I be worried about torquing the the oil filter cap to 30lbft. Was going to do an oil change but had to do something urgently and I re-torqued the oil filter to the wrong spec. (Spec is 18lbft)

 

It's plastic, if it didn't break you dodged a bullet. If it cracked it will leak and costs more than it should to replace but shouldn't bankrupt you.

 

Excellent. I was in a rush and looked at the first torque spec listed on the DIY for the Oil Filter and assumed that was spec for the Filter cap. No Leaks detected. Thanks for your help. God bless.