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Old 07-30-2011, 09:42 AM
2003fordranger1 2003fordranger1 is offline
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Default when should i change my diff oil

i have been wondering about this for a while. when should i change out my diff oil, my truck has 59000 miles on it and i have never bothered to look at it
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Old 07-30-2011, 09:57 AM
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Default Re: when should i change my diff oil

Look in your owner$ manual.
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Old 07-30-2011, 09:58 AM
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Default Re: when should i change my diff oil

Change it now.
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Old 07-30-2011, 10:02 AM
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Default Re: when should i change my diff oil

30K is the recommended service point
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Old 07-30-2011, 12:30 PM
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Default Re: when should i change my diff oil

change it! Yea i think 30,000 is a reasonable interval. I like changing it about every 2 years which is about the same. Sooner if you do a lot of towing...
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