Gear Oil Level Check

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Remove the filler plug.
Check that gear oil level is not 8 mm (0.3 inch) below the bottom of filler plug hole.
If the gear oil level is not between the upper limit and lower limit, add the specified gear oil below the bottom of filler plug.
Specified gear oil:

< Type A >

Mitsubishi Motors Genuine LSD gear oil

< Type B >

Mitsubishi Motors Genuine hypoid gear oil API classification GL-5, SAE 80
Tighten the filler plug to the specified torque.

Fig 1: Checking Gear Oil Level
Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.

Tightening torque:

< Type A >

49 ± 9 N.m (36 ± 6 ft-lb)

< Type B >

32 ± 2 N.m (23 ± 2 ft-lb)