I thought I would share this with my Titan brethren. I had the oil and rear diff. fluid changed today. I'm from the old school and I get rid of factory oil at 1000 miles. The dealer did the oil change (first one is free). I went with Mobil 1. I did check the oil level prior to the change and it was where it should be, with the factory oil looking like honey. Mileage is 1133. The rear diff. was a different story. (MIleage at this point is 1177). I did this job myself. I got an old paint can and pulled both the fill and drain plugs. This oil was black, with a thick blob of "metal fuzz" on the drain plug. I cleaned the drain plug, applied a fresh bead of Permatex thread sealant, installed and torqued to 20 ft.-lbs. Then filled with about 2.25 quarts of Mobil 1 75w-140 gear lube. Cleaned the fill plug, applied Permatex thread sealant and torqued to 25 ft.-lbs. I was pleased to see the engine oil looking well, but the rear diff. oil was something to behold.
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I changed my oil (1369mi) but didnt bother with the rear diff. I dont tow so should I change it now or just wait it out? cheers - Chris
I don't tow, either. I did it because I wanted syn. in the diff. and to get rid of the factory stuff. Gives me a warm and fuzzy...whistler said:
My pumpkin cover says "synthetic only" on it, so I don't understand all the talk of non synthetic in the diffs from the factory? Is this just on the 2004's?
- Nealio
- Nealio
I went to the dealer today to get an oil change and asked if they would change my diff fluid. The guy said they would replace it and put non-synthetic in there. I told him my diff cover said "synthetic only" and he said that meant they put an additive in there for the limited slip. Uh, ok. Anyway, I canceled that request and I'll do it myself.rjspitz said:
- Nealio
That dealer told you wrong. Here is the TSB that changed the specs for rear final drive oil.KTMNealio said:
http://nissanhelp.com/Ownership/Bulletins/Nissan/2005/NTB05-008.htm
Print this out, take it to the Service manager and rip him a new ***-hole.
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