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Title: Differential oil fill plug knackered
Post by: Ironingboard on 07 October 2009, 08:37:43

just a quick question, I drained my diff oil to change it for some fresh stuff and the fill plug has rusted and rounded, problem is I need to take it to a garage that has some heat to remove it, how long can I drive the car with no oil in the differential?

Title: Re: Differential oil fill plug knackered
Post by: alank46 on 07 October 2009, 08:56:10

Hi
There is a breather on top of the diff, you could add the oil through that (after removing the plastic breather to reveal the hole).  You could just add the correct quantity of oil as per WSM and leave it at that on the assumption the level was correct, or just stick some in to get you to the garage.
Alan

Title: Re: Differential oil fill plug knackered
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 October 2009, 09:13:46

Quote

just a quick question, I drained my diff oil to change it for some fresh stuff and the fill plug has rusted and rounded, problem is I need to take it to a garage that has some heat to remove it, how long can I drive the car with no oil in the differential?

A couple of hundred yards at a guess. ;)

I would try to add it via the breather.

Kevin

Title: Re: Differential oil fill plug knackered
Post by: Ironingboard on 07 October 2009, 10:53:29

I guess the breather is the plastic cap thing on the top of the diff, how does it come off, does it just pop off or break off?