Some of you may be aware of my rear end saga on my 2002 4Runner. "Apparently", one mechanic ago was a little shy on my gear oil
and it burnt up my rear differential. It came out black. Got a new rear diff from ECG supply and had everything from the brake shoes from one side to the other side replaced. Diff from ECG and all the other were Toyota OEM parts. About a $3000 job in total.
I got it back 500 miles ago and just for kicks decided to check my fluid this afternoon. Went on and drained it (Amsoil 75W-110) with about
1000 miles on it and it is black as tar. Looks like you poured graphite in it. I drained out 2.5 qts.
Did I get a bad batch of gear oil? Thank goodness I saved a sample this time. There is no way this is a low fluid situation. I called my "new"
mechanic and he's thinking I have a gear oil issue. Is Amsoil supposed to turn black?
I'm an Amsoil fan boy and this is not a slam. It seems to me I have a problem.
and it burnt up my rear differential. It came out black. Got a new rear diff from ECG supply and had everything from the brake shoes from one side to the other side replaced. Diff from ECG and all the other were Toyota OEM parts. About a $3000 job in total.
I got it back 500 miles ago and just for kicks decided to check my fluid this afternoon. Went on and drained it (Amsoil 75W-110) with about
1000 miles on it and it is black as tar. Looks like you poured graphite in it. I drained out 2.5 qts.
Did I get a bad batch of gear oil? Thank goodness I saved a sample this time. There is no way this is a low fluid situation. I called my "new"
mechanic and he's thinking I have a gear oil issue. Is Amsoil supposed to turn black?
I'm an Amsoil fan boy and this is not a slam. It seems to me I have a problem.