I thought the trans pan gasket/filter and 3 drain n fills(12 ws fluid) was bad enough at approx $350 cdn for parts, I'm only doing these driveline fluids once.

 

Very expensive. Hopefully this work gives you many more km of trouble free motoring. I think you're seeing the big picture and making smart choices. It's inspiring.

 

The price on the LL80 is just insane, I was going to use amsoil or redline for the diffs but it was too far of a drive across town.

They are both open diffs but the rear has something in it that supposedly improves traction hence the lsd fluid, probably a myth.

 

What year AWD do you have?

 

2013 f sport

 

Nice i have the same. I think mine was 150.00 for this but i will double check.

 

I paid full msrp according to the online lexus and Toyota stores up here. toyotapartsdirect.ca and lexuspartsdirect.ca charge shipping so that was out.

 

Ahh ok I will dig thru my receipts and see what I paid in a few...

 

Redline gear oil is cheaper but is same or better in terms of performance than Toyota/Lexus fluids. However, I went same way you did but switched to Redline due to transfer case vibration, which was resolved.

 

That's interesting, I was under the impression that LL80 was the only fluid you could use in the transfer case. How long have you been running it?

 

Ouch, I would have/did use redline/amsoil in my RWD and A8 for the diffs. That's a crazy price for OE stuff

 

Ya, I was surprised the parts guy was able to keep a straight face.

 

It is being 20-25k miles, no complains. I was thinking to do one more flush just in case.

 

Was it this bottle ?