2001 Toyota Sequoia. 218,500 miles on it. Time to change out the diffs, transfer case and grease up the zerks.
The manual states - T-Case - 75W-90 1.3 qt.
Diff - Front - Hypoid Gear Oil - 75W-90 1.2 qt.
Rear - 80W-90 3.9 qt.
Seems off to me that the rear uses so much more fluid than the front, why is that?
Considering this is the first I will have cracked these open (I bought this used) what fluid brands would you suggest?
Synthetic or conventional? Almost all my miles are highway miles but there are times when I use 4X4 for 50 miles or so to get to work when the weather is bad. I like synthetic fluids but am always a bit gushy using them on older vehicles for fear of getting leaks. Maybe I'm working over nothing?
I plan to get some lithium grease to hit the zerks but I don' think I'm finding all of them on this truck. Finding a map of all the zerk locations is proving to be a tough task.
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
The manual states - T-Case - 75W-90 1.3 qt.
Diff - Front - Hypoid Gear Oil - 75W-90 1.2 qt.
Rear - 80W-90 3.9 qt.
Seems off to me that the rear uses so much more fluid than the front, why is that?
Considering this is the first I will have cracked these open (I bought this used) what fluid brands would you suggest?
Synthetic or conventional? Almost all my miles are highway miles but there are times when I use 4X4 for 50 miles or so to get to work when the weather is bad. I like synthetic fluids but am always a bit gushy using them on older vehicles for fear of getting leaks. Maybe I'm working over nothing?
I plan to get some lithium grease to hit the zerks but I don' think I'm finding all of them on this truck. Finding a map of all the zerk locations is proving to be a tough task.
Thank you in advance for your assistance!