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Old Mar 30, 2024 | 02:22 PM
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Hello everyone, I have a AWD 2021 IS350 Fsport. I was wondering if anyone has serviced their diffs at all? I have seen videos online of RWD IS350’s and it looks simple, is an AWD car similar?
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Old Mar 31, 2024 | 03:27 PM
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you got the links to those vids ?
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you got the links to those vids ?


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I took my car to Lexus for the transmission, front and rear diffs, cost $400
I’ve seen videos on YouTube, rear diff looks really easy to do, front is also simple but the oil the manual said to use was very hard to find, also expensive. Transmission oil is more complicated I’m comfortable with. Therefore I just let the dealer handle it all. No regrets.
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Originally Posted by NYIS300awdFS
I took my car to Lexus for the transmission, front and rear diffs, cost $400
I’ve seen videos on YouTube, rear diff looks really easy to do, front is also simple but the oil the manual said to use was very hard to find, also expensive. Transmission oil is more complicated I’m comfortable with. Therefore I just let the dealer handle it all. No regrets.

Thank you very much for the reply. The transmission is something I will for sure not touch, so I might as well just have the shop do the diff’s also.
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Old Mar 31, 2024 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sean101112
Thank you very much for the reply. The transmission is something I will for sure not touch, so I might as well just have the shop do the diff’s also.
Check your owner’s manual for that front diff oil specification. People en up using the wrong oil.
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Old Jun 18, 2024 | 04:33 PM
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Sean101112,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the 2021 IS 350 AWD, the transfer case is part of the transmission, and thus shares ATF fluid, correct?
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Sean101112,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the 2021 IS 350 AWD, the transfer case is part of the transmission, and thus shares ATF fluid, correct?
The front diff oil is not atf, it’s separate from the transmission oil.
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