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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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i want to change my differencail oil how does it take and what would be the best, i done a search and not found a good answer.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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I beleive it's 2 quarts, BUT it's pretty simple.

1) Drain the differential.
2) Put the washer and drain plug back in and secure.
3) Open the fill plug and refill. You refill until fluid starts to come out of the fill hole. THEN let it sit for a while until it stops dripping, put the fill plug back in.

Use Synthetic fluid like Royal Purples Max-Gear

With Royal Purple you do NOT have to add GM's additive to the gear fluid..

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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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Should be a little less than 2 quarts.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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A bit less than 2 qts. for a refill. Don't forget to add the friction modifier if the diff fluid you choose doesn't already have it added.
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friction modifier if the diff fluid you choose doesn't already have it added.


What is the friction modifier? Is that the GM additive?
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Originally Posted by BlownZ
What is the friction modifier? Is that the GM additive?
YES
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
YES


I thought you did not need it with Royal Purple?
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Originally Posted by BlownZ
I thought you did not need it with Royal Purple?
You thought corrrectly. You do NOT
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
You thought corrrectly. You do NOT

I thought so, cause you said it in your first post of this thread.
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thanks for all the help, what do you think is the best, syn oil without the additive or reg oil with the additive,
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