differential fluid change ???
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differential fluid change ???
> Hi,
> I have a 1996 jaguar xj6 and wish to change the differential fluid,so I
> got royal purple fluid to change too. I took it down to the local lube
> place and they looked and could not find how to refill once it was drained,
> and said they thought that there was more then one drain plug. Well I
> found that you refill it through the truck and only see one drain plug.
> Now is there more then one drain plug?? and can I use a funnel and
> section of hose to refill the system or do I have to buy the kit to
> refill it from Jaguar???
>
> Thank You for help
> Frank
>
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When I first acquired my car (86 XJ6) a couple months ago, I crawled under it to examine the differential. The fill plug is exactly where Doug stated it is. It takes a contortionist to reach up there and unscrew the plug (which has a square end on it). I was able to do it by reaching up over the rear end with my left hand and using a small adjustable wrench. Slowly, I turned the plug a couple threads at at time until it came out. The first turn was difficult because it had not been taken off in eons. Once it was off, I dipped my finger in the hole to check the level of fluid. It was right up to the bottom of the fill plug. Cleaned up the threads, put some anti-seize on it and put it back on. I will be changing the fluid once I get it on a friends lift. That will make the job much easier.
A general rule of thumb... never take off the drain plug of a differential, transfer case, etc unless you are certain you get the fill plug off first. That way you are not left with one that is empty and renders the car unusable.
A general rule of thumb... never take off the drain plug of a differential, transfer case, etc unless you are certain you get the fill plug off first. That way you are not left with one that is empty and renders the car unusable.
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