I decided to change the gear oil in my "free" Toyota 4Runner today, so I got some 80w-90 (I thought) gear oil, and went to it. When I was almost all the way through the second quart, I noticed it was 85w-140. So, assuming that my differential holds 2.6 quarts, as it's supposed to, is 1.6 quarts of 80w-90 plus one quart of 85w-140 going to hurt anything? I don't want to drain it out and start over, but I can if I have to.
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Not really. It will generate a touch more heat but I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
In CA I would just run it.
If the two gear oils are the same manufacture then no problem. If one is from XX manufacture and #yy is from a different,then I would change it out.
I use SAE 110 in my 4Runner, so you're in great shape if the add pack is similar as mentioned before.
Yeah, same brand. When I picked up the bottles, they looked alike, and they were on the shelf that said 80w-90, so I didn't notice.
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