Differential Oil??

[Doug S]

Hi,

Changed both front axles (piece of cake) and lost less than half a pint of oil. I've searched here and google to get a definative answere but have not found one for my model and year...

1994 V6 auto

Does the differential get filled when you fill the tranny, do they share fluid?

Does anyone have a diagram of the fill plug for this model and year?

Thanks
Doug

[flex1016]

it gets filled when u fill the tranmission fluid trew the dip stick

[Doug S]

Thanks Flex..

I went back under the car to check my work, and for leaks from the differential seals and loosened that 17mm nut...pink fluid came out so I'm good..

D

[projektvertx]

If you are really worried, what you could do it take off the driver side tire, look straight at the differential. The fill plug is the gynormous bolt right in the middle. I forget what size it is. Pretty much, when it starts dripping out of the fill plug, you know the differential is full The drain plug is "right around the corner" so to speak, right in front of the firewall, and it's an Allen key I'll assume that there is no dramatic difference between my 95 and your 94, and I'll say that the capacity of the differential is a little under a quart (That gives me an idea, maybe I should do a DIY differential fluid change on a V6. Maybe after finals.) Good on 'ya for doing your own work!

[93celicaconv]

Flex1016 and Projekvertx, your responses contradict the answer Doug S was seeking (one saying the differential shares the same fluid reservoir with the transmission, the other saying the differential capacity is a quart and gets filled at the large plug seen when removing the drivers side tire). At least I think these two responses contradict each other.

Why would the differential have its own drain and fill plugs if it shares it's fluid with the transmission reservoir?

[projektvertx]

Originally Posted by 93celicaconv

Flex1016 and Projekvertx, your responses contradict the answer Doug S was seeking (one saying the differential shares the same fluid reservoir with the transmission, the other saying the differential capacity is a quart and gets filled at the large plug seen when removing the drivers side tire). At least I think these two responses contradict each other.

Why would the differential have its own drain and fill plugs if it shares it's fluid with the transmission reservoir?

Yes, they are connected, but there is a seperate drain/fill plug. Trust me when I say both plugs are there. The fluid is the exact same fluid type.

EDIT: I'm sorry if that was the source of any confusion

[haux]

In my 2000 i4 Camry, the differential and transmission do not share fluid, but use the same type of fluid, and there is a separate drain/fill for both.

If I remember correctly from a previous thread, I believe it's the v6 models that share fluid? And even then, I think the differential still has a separate drain. My guess would be so that everything drains properly. And it should be safe just to refill through the dipstick hole if that is the case.

[projektvertx]

Originally Posted by haux

In my 2000 i4 Camry, the differential and transmission do not share fluid, but use the same type of fluid, and there is a separate drain/fill for both.

If I remember correctly from a previous thread, I believe it's the v6 models that share fluid? And even then, I think the differential still has a separate drain. My guess would be so that everything drains properly. And it should be safe just to refill through the dipstick hole.

Yup, right on the mark buddy.

[Doug S]

I gave it a good look, there is a separate drain and fill plugs for the differential but since oil came out of the differential fill plug when I removed it, the oil must be shared with the tranny. How else could the differential get overfilled?

Thanks for the info, this little car is runs great.

D