Got an 06 Camry, 190k miles now. Below is a recent UOA.
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5140968/1
Anyway, I was driving home and came to a hard stop at a red light. The low oil light flashed on...I haven't checked the oil level for 7000 miles.
I go home and dump in a bit of Redline 75W-85. I had maybe 2 or 3 ounces left in the bottle from doing a diff on another car. I follow that up with some Mobil 1 0W-30.
I then go online and learn that diff oil can damage engines. I put it in thinking that some esters would be good for the car. Maybe I should have Googled diff fluid in engines before I poured it in, but this is a Camry that has gone 190k miles without a single check engine light: it owes me nothing.
Do you think that the diff fluid will damage any of the soft metals in the drivetrain?
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5140968/1
Anyway, I was driving home and came to a hard stop at a red light. The low oil light flashed on...I haven't checked the oil level for 7000 miles.
I go home and dump in a bit of Redline 75W-85. I had maybe 2 or 3 ounces left in the bottle from doing a diff on another car. I follow that up with some Mobil 1 0W-30.
I then go online and learn that diff oil can damage engines. I put it in thinking that some esters would be good for the car. Maybe I should have Googled diff fluid in engines before I poured it in, but this is a Camry that has gone 190k miles without a single check engine light: it owes me nothing.
Do you think that the diff fluid will damage any of the soft metals in the drivetrain?
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