Differential Gear Oil: Replacement

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Lift-up the vehicle.
Remove the differential gear oil drain plug using TORX® BIT T70, and drain the differential gear oil completely.
CAUTION:
- After running the engine or after idling for a long time, the differential gear oil is hot. Be careful not to burn yourself.
- Be careful not to spill the differential gear oil on exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting smoke or fire. When the differential gear oil is spilled on exhaust pipe, wipe it away completely.
Tighten the differential gear oil drain plug using TORX® BIT 170.
NOTE: Use a new gasket.

Tightening torque:

70 N.m (7.1 kgf-m, 51.6 ft-lb)

Fig 1: Tightening Differential Gear Oil Drain Plug
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Lower the vehicle.
Pour gear oil into the gauge hole.
Recommended gear oil:

< Ref. to , RECOMMENDED GEAR OIL , SPECIFICATION, General Description.>

Differential gear oil capacity:

1.1 - 1.3 lambda (1.2 - 1.4 US qt, 1.0 - 1.1 lmp qt)
Check the level of the differential gear oil. < Ref. to , INSPECTION , Differential Gear Oil. >