90w gear oil for rear diff
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90w gear oil for rear diff
I noticed Toyota changes the rear diff fluid spec for 2004. Now you're supposed to run straight 90w in the rear for temps above freezing, and 80w-90 for temps below freezing. So, I went looking for 90w.
Dealer was a no go (tried 2). They had 80w-90 only.
NAPA - no dice. Guy looked at me like I was an a**hole until I showed him the damn book.
Kragen - why did I bother? I should know better.
Anyone know where to get this mystical crap? Would running 80w-90 be a bad thing? Anyone know why they went from 75w-90 to 90w like this?
Bah. STANDARDIZE, DAMMIT! (this is like the red/pink coolant fiasco)
Dealer was a no go (tried 2). They had 80w-90 only.
NAPA - no dice. Guy looked at me like I was an a**hole until I showed him the damn book.
Kragen - why did I bother? I should know better.
Anyone know where to get this mystical crap? Would running 80w-90 be a bad thing? Anyone know why they went from 75w-90 to 90w like this?
Bah. STANDARDIZE, DAMMIT! (this is like the red/pink coolant fiasco)
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I don't see why 80W-90 wont work. I talked to a parts guy at the dealer last year. I was looking for 80W-90 for my rear diff and could only find 75W-90. He nonchalantly said, "Oh we don't use 80W-90, we put 75W-90 in everything." I seriously doubt they have changed since then.
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I don't see why 80W-90 wont work. I talked to a parts guy at the dealer last year. I was looking for 80W-90 for my rear diff and could only find 75W-90. He nonchalantly said, "Oh we don't use 80W-90, we put 75W-90 in everything." I seriously doubt they have changed since then.
I guess I'll keep calling around.
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I don't mean "They" as in the Toyota corporation, I meant "they" as in the dealer I went to hasn't changed. If that's what you want to put in it, I understand, but my point was 80W-90 should be work just fine.
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toyota probably uses 80w90 at the dealership...
i don't think you'd be hurting anything running 80w90. my owners manual says to run 20w40 oil in my engine above 10*F
i don't think you'd be hurting anything running 80w90. my owners manual says to run 20w40 oil in my engine above 10*F
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Originally Posted by Nic
I don't mean "They" as in the Toyota corporation, I meant "they" as in the dealer I went to hasn't changed. If that's what you want to put in it, I understand, but my point was 80W-90 should be work just fine.
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