Changed My Diff Oil Today

[Monaro Pete]

I think it was ready I wouldn't have thought it's been done before & 105,000 miles later this is what it looks like




I couldn't remove the drain plug even with this & my foot on it



So I drained most of the oil using a syringe & a piece of tube, then I removed the cover & let it drained for a while.
Whilst it drained it was a good opportunity to clean up the cover & make a gasket.
I carefully removed the old gasket as I needed this a little later.

All I used was an old cereal box. I placed the cover onto the opened out box, drew around the outside & inside the bolt holes with a pencil.
I cut around the outside with scissors, then I used a small socket with a hammer & cut the holes out on my vice for the bolt holes



Then I used the old gasket for the internal dimension of my new gasket.

Perfect :thumb2



All fitted back together with gasket sealant for added seal & torqued up



I waited for the sealant to skin before adding the new oil.

 

[jims-terrano]

Well done Pete.

 

[jonny]

The difference when I did mine was unbelievable

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

That looks proper minging, does it drive any different?

 

[jims-terrano]

What oil did you use Pete and how much was it? Could do with changing both ours really too.

 

[Monaro Pete]

What oil did you use Pete and how much was it? Could do with changing both ours really too.

LS80W-90 Mineral oil. Not sure on the price as it's been in the garage for ages & I'm not sure when I got it :nenau

 

[johnb5177]

LOL........real 'old school'.......cereal boxes.......love it...:thumb2

I kept most of my motorbikes running using that as gasket material.....:clap

 

[Monaro Pete]

That looks proper minging, does it drive any different?

What oil did you use Pete and how much was it? Could do with changing both ours really too.

It drives just the same.
Update to price...… £5.99 for a litre from local MF.

I removed around 1.6 litres & mine was dripping from the fill plug when I undid it so you'll need 2 litres obviously.

 

[Monaro Pete]

LOL........real 'old school'.......cereal boxes.......love it...:thumb2

I kept most of my motorbikes running using that as gasket material.....:clap

I work on the principal that it's not greatly stressed so why spend money on a gasket that my motor factors probably won't stock & it'll be a genuine Nissan part from the dealer.
I've eaten the cereal & so it's cost me zero

I've even used cork floor tiles for gaskets before :lol

 

[FerdiNL]

Mine came out almost exactly te same.
Think it has done around 90.000 miles and the diff was making some noise drive backwards. With the new oil the noise is gone and on wet road the back has a little more grip before going sideways

 

[Monaro Pete]

on wet road the back has a little more grip before going sideways

I've never seen a Terrano drift :lol

 

[FerdiNL]

It is possible
Just need a slippery surface.

On the route from work there is one very tight corner and always some oil on the road there so when I'm not careful there the backend just goes sideways.
At least...when we had a good rain shower.
The best option is snow or dirt.

 

[johnb5177]

I've never seen a Terrano drift :lol

Oh my, before I changed my diff oil, I wondered why my back end was nearly at the front on roundabouts in the wet......