Changing diff fluid

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Whats involved in doing this? Do I need to get a new gasket since Im assuming I have to take the cover off to drain it. Does it have a fill plug to fill it back up?

How much fluid and what type/brand/weight should I use?

 

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http://bullittarchive.com/1005.htm will help you out.

You'll need to buy some RTV to make your own gasket

 

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75W90 Royal Purple gear oil.

 

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Would the dealer have the gear oil and friction modifier?

Does it matter which gasket maker you use?

 

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Of course the dealer will have it. Use blue or black RTV for gasket.

 

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Kilgore Trout said:

Of course the dealer will have it. Use blue or black RTV for gasket.

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i agree with killy, i use the black RTV and also use the RP 75W-90 diff fluid

 

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Hey! I never said to use that overpriced Royal Purple snake oil!!! Use Motorcraft 75W-140synth and 4oz of FRPP friction modifier ONLY

 

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Kilgore Trout said:

Hey! I never said to use that overpriced Royal Purple snake oil!!! Use Motorcraft 75W-140synth and 4oz of FRPP friction modifier ONLY

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i never mentioned that you use it, i ment to say i use it personally on the cars i work on since i get it $5 a quart.............. my bad on the mix up

 

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Just kidding anyways (but not kidding about the gear oil recommendation)

 

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Kilgore Trout said:

Of course the dealer will have it. Use blue or black RTV for gasket.

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You lose Killy you don't need to use a gasket.All you need is black
RTV.Also Royal Purple is one of the best differential oil you can use
and it is proven to work very we'll and millions of people use it and like it.
Useing Royal Purple you don't need friction modifier it already has it in it
so, on need to waste ten dollars for nothing.

 

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It says to use that FOR the gasket so you lose for attempting to correct someone when they weren't wrong

Royal purple is great, but not required by any means as the FMC will be fine

 

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Black RTV and when we did mine at work the tec used two things of friction modifier..

 

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The book calls for 4 oz of it so does he add 2 bottles(8oz) for each vehicle?

 

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d98gt said:

It says to use that FOR the gasket so you lose for attempting to correct someone when they weren't wrong

Royal purple is great, but not required by any means as the FMC will be fine

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No need for the gasket you are wasteing your time and money
and all the need is black RTV.Useing Royal Purple it cuts out the need
for friction modifier so,if anyone should be shruging it should be you.

 

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I guess I could word it in another way so you'd understand what I believe Kilgore and I are trying to say.

The Black (or blue) RTV will act as the gasket. I'm not telling him to go out and buy a gasket

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you can use either but like many here will say is use the RTV

 

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d98gt said:

I guess I could word it in another way so you'd understand what I believe Kilgore and I are trying to say.

The Black (or blue) RTV will act as the gasket. I'm not telling him to go out and buy a gasket

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I would only use black RTV.
Also I don't belive anything Killy says.

 

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Man this is way more complicated than it should be...

 

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sunburstgold said:

Man this is way more complicated than it should be...

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werd...

only on :SNSign:

 

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I used RED RTV silicone gasket maker and it works fine, too.