TexasPthFnder95 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Is it easy to change the rear differintial fluid in a 1995 nissan pathfinder? cause i was going to do mine but cant find capacities or a proper how-to on the right steps to do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M in KC Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Shouldn't take too much effort. Drive your 'grinder around to warm up the fluid, shut it off, set P-Brake chock wheels, 1/2" ratchet or better yet 1/2" breaker bar. Depending on how many Wheaties you ate that morning you may need a cheater pipe on the rachet or breaker bar to get the plugs broke loose. Lefty losie, righty tightie. Make sure you can remove or at least verify you can remove the fill plug before you drain the pumkin. It would be a bad day if you drain it but couldn't refill. My notes from doing my '91 were 2.8 liters for an LSD. Drain plug torque specs as Chilton's report them are 43-72 ft. lbs on the H190A and H223B; or 29-43 ft. lbs on the C200. Chilton's also reports 5.9 pints of fluid for the rear and 3.1 if you have a 4WD. I didn't do the conversion from liters to pints but these volumes ought to get you close. No need to over fill you just need the lube up to the bottom of the fill opening as checked with your finger in the hole. Gear oil is stankie! Non-LSDs API GL-5, SAE 80W-90, LSD's Nissan Approved LSD lube. I'll be darned if I can find the API GL rating for the LSDs. Somebody else will surely throw that up if you need it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Damn, the manual hath spoken!! Uhh, what ^he said... B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94pathfinder Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 fill it until you can't put anymore fluid in it, put the fill plug back in tourqe it and be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardlydangerous Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I recommend Amsoil Severe gear 75W-90 for differentials w/wo LSDs. Or mobil 1 75W-90 For lockers and LSD's I recommend, Amsoil Slip-lock additive. Last fluid change you will ever need with the Amsoil. If you want to change the fluid, simply drain it, filiter it through a coffee filter and re-use. betacuse this is a pure synthetic, water wont mix, The coffee filter will remove any water and harmful debris and make it safe for re-use. Yhe mobil1 is cheaper but a mineral based product that will need to be changed more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac92pathfinder Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 i used the lucas gear oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I just did this today (also swapped an LSD in place of open) and used castrol hypoy C 80w90 and some store brand LSD additive...Made by revive. Worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac92pathfinder Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 i had to change my gear oil in the diff because my lsd was kicking in at turns it was so sensitive. fluid came out dark grey in the first part then clean motor oil color at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 85w-140 is what i run in my diffs front D44 and rear H233B works awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 The coffee filter will remove any water Water flows right through a coffee filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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