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10-21-2016, 03:49 AM | #1 |
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Rear diff fluid change
I am hoping to change the rear differential fluid over the weekend. I believe the capacity is 1.2 litre.
Hopefully all 1.2 litres comes out when I drain it. Question, if only 1L comes out, shall i refill it with 1L of new fluid or shall i still put in 1.2L? |
10-21-2016, 07:44 AM | #3 |
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I believe, regardless of how much fluid comes out, you add fresh fluid until it starts flowing back out the fill hole. And if I recall correctly, there is only one hole from which you drain /fill. Look it up on YouTube, there's a diy video that Sean made.
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10-21-2016, 09:23 AM | #4 |
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Check out this DIY: http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/tech...eplacement.htm
Easiest way is to suck the fluid out of the same hole you will be using to fill it back up. As mentioned above, you cannot overfill the differential because the oil starts coming out of the same hole you are using to fill it up.
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10-21-2016, 10:07 AM | #5 |
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^ What they said. When it comes out the full hole you're full
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10-21-2016, 04:25 PM | #6 |
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OP, there is no drain on the new BMW diffs. You need a pneumatic fluid extractor (either hand operated or shop air) that will suck out all the old diff oil. There are several companies that sell hand operated extractors, buy one for this procedure; you will not be able to get the oil out any other way.
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10-25-2016, 09:11 PM | #9 |
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I've done mine 3 times on the E90, and once on the Z4. I get all oil out using a fluid extractor. I modified one of the brass tube extractor tubes to a short 90 deg. bend that fits in the fill plug and reaches the inside bottom of the diff. But as others have said, getting most of the oil out is good enough.
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11-24-2016, 06:58 AM | #10 |
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I'm getting ready to do this in the next several weeks. Do I need to buy 2 liters of new fluid since it takes 1.2 liters? What fluids are you using? Red Line? BMW? Valvoline?
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11-24-2016, 09:20 AM | #12 |
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11-24-2016, 09:21 AM | #13 |
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11-24-2016, 10:11 AM | #14 |
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I do not have LSD, so I am going to use two bottles of Mag 1 full synthetic 75w90 gear oil I have left over from a case I purchased for other vehicles.
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Also, what's the word on purchasing 1 or 2 liters??? |
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If your changing the rear diff fluid, I'd want an air powered brake vac, and fluid pump of some sorts to put the new fluid in and about 2 quarts of 75w-90 gear oil . http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-produc...?code=SVGQT-EA Trust me. I own a 335i and have for 10 years. I don't have an LSD rear differential. If the 335 does not have an LSD, a 328 should as heck won't. Only M cars have them from the factory. I guess the best way to verify this, if you really need to do that, would be to talk to a BMW dealership parts manager. |
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11-25-2016, 09:31 AM | #17 |
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Unless a previous owner added an LSD, you do not have one. Get two liters of oil because it is better to have too much rather than not enough.
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