BostonVP

Hello,

I have never work on chasis suspension before. But this weekend I started to change my front suspension which included controls, steering knuckle, and the axle. Upon changing the parts, i had a few delay in between which drag all the way out to today, but some of the process that have finish were taken out the whole driver side including the axle. As mention, i have never worked on suspension before, i came back today to work on my car and found that there was a leak and it came out where the axle had gone into. After doing some research i came to conclusion that this would also be known as the differential fluid. My question is, is this problem serious? Since i already have a mobil syn 75 90w, should i replace the oil fluid? And if so, how do i do it?

Mattrob

If i understand you correctly then you are removing axles from your automatic transmission. It is normal to lose some fluid when removing front axles. If it is leaking after install then you can replace seal. Better reconsider that choice of fluid for an automatic transmission.

BostonVP

Yes its an automatic transmission, but im not really a big fan when it comes to deciding on which fluid to use, as long as it does it jobs, but how would i do drain the rest of the fluid out?

Mattrob

Automatic transaxle fluid:
Drain and refill
2.5 liters (2.6 US qts, 2.2 Imp.qts)
ATF D-II or DEXRON® III (DEXRON® II)

Drain plug is located at bottom of transmission pan.

BostonVP

i have a picture below, but im not sure if that is the differential drain plug

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Hayk

iTrader: (1)

That will do the job. It will remove about 3 quarts. Best way is to measure how much you removed, before putting in the new fluid.

BostonVP

Sorry for the 21 questions, but i have drained the oil, put in a gallon of water, and it fill up to about 3/4 of the bottle, so from my understanding 3 quarts would be the amount. But while draining the oil, i had troubles with finding where to pour the new oil in. And my other question is transmission fluid and the differential fluid take up the same oil.

Hayk

iTrader: (1)

Three quarts sounds about right. The transmission and the differential share one fluid, that's correct. If you fill the transmission, it will eventually mix with the differential. Fill it up through the dip stick. Make sure you're using a Dexron 3 fluid if your ES is 97-98; Toyota T-IV for 99+

Just FYI, the proper way to read the dip stick is to warm up the transmission (drive for about 10 miles), then cycle the gear lever through every position. Once that's done, leave the engine running and put the transmission into Park. You can then go open the hood and read the dipstick (with the engine idling).

LeX2K

The U140E was first in the ES300 in 1999, which uses Toyota T-IV fluid not Dexron. Always always look in your owners manual though, there may be different transmissions used depending on the market the car was sold in.

Hayk

iTrader: (1)

Thanks for the correction. Post edited.

BostonVP

Yes, that is correct, my 1999 takes iv, but thanks for the help everyone.