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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 04:24 AM
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black oil all over front of rear aluminum crossmember.... seems as if it's leaking from diff drain plug since it was wet. 6k mi. on odo...still factory fill fluid. any thoughts? maybe torque drain plug a bit? new crush washer?
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black oil all over front of rear aluminum crossmember.... seems as if it's leaking from diff drain plug since it was wet. 6k mi. on odo...still factory fill fluid. any thoughts? maybe torque drain plug a bit? new crush washer?
No sir. Crush washer is probably fine, they use the white thread~loc on these. When you remove the plug and add fluid, clean the plug and add new thread~loc. You should be all set after that.
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