316 diff
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kevhaggan
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could anybody shed some light onto how to locate and change the oil in the diff please
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Gwynleym10
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the oil will be inside the diff (hopefully) so thats the location of the oil.!
the diff itself will be at the back of the car, between the two rear wheels, so thats the location of the diff sorted!
To change the oil, look at the diff from the rear and you will see two large allen type bolts.
Loosen the top one first, {if you do the bottom and you can't undo the top you'll have to take the whole diff off to fill it!]
If top one has come off, undo bottom and catch (in a container not your hands!) all the oil the comes out!
I would advise you to get new plugs (allen bolts) only cost a couple of Ԛ£ from the dealer and saves a whole lot of trouble if you round the edges off to much.
Replace lower plug and fill from top untill level with hole.
Replace top plug, tighten but not stupid tight.
Get in drivers seat and start the engine, find roundabout and "stear from the rear"
the diff itself will be at the back of the car, between the two rear wheels, so thats the location of the diff sorted!
To change the oil, look at the diff from the rear and you will see two large allen type bolts.
Loosen the top one first, {if you do the bottom and you can't undo the top you'll have to take the whole diff off to fill it!]
If top one has come off, undo bottom and catch (in a container not your hands!) all the oil the comes out!
I would advise you to get new plugs (allen bolts) only cost a couple of Ԛ£ from the dealer and saves a whole lot of trouble if you round the edges off to much.
Replace lower plug and fill from top untill level with hole.
Replace top plug, tighten but not stupid tight.
Get in drivers seat and start the engine, find roundabout and "stear from the rear"
