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Old 10-30-2001, 10:52 PM
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Differential and Tranny Fluid, HUH?

Does the differential have different fluid from the tranny, can we replace it ourselves(read; is it easy).
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Old 10-31-2001, 03:53 AM
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Yes. 75w-90 GEAR LUBE for the diff, normal 75w-90 for the trans
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Old 10-31-2001, 08:48 AM
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Are we talking auto or stick here? I know on the stick its all one unit. On the auto, there may be a second unit but I dunno..
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I have a 5 spd - how do you drain/refill the diff. I have never even heard anyone discuss this before.
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Originally posted by Moe
I have a 5 spd - how do you drain/refill the diff. I have never even heard anyone discuss this before.
There should be a drain plug and fill plug on the diff. Crawl under there and look around for it. The drain plug will be located lower than the fill plug (or should be!). I have no clue what it looks like on the Maxima so I'm just going by how other cars are setup.
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