Has anyone here replaced the differential fluid? I received a reminder that the fluids should be replaced at 52k miles.

 

I received a MID at 18K then again at 90K. Go figure????

 

I had it done at 75,000 and then again this past Saturday at 162,000.

 

Having it done this morning (B16) service. Currently have 38K miles. They replaced my rear differential not too long ago so I doubt the fluid needs replacing.

 

162,000 is yours the highest mileage G2 RL on this board.....

Edit: Did you rackup all those miles in just 4 years ....

 

Found another one with 245,000 You guys are on the road a lot...

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Just had my rear differential fluid replaced at 75k + miles today. B16 service light came on. The cost for the differential fluid change was $95 and I had a !0% off coupon which brought the price to $85. I would like to do it myself as I change my own oil etc.... however, you need to have the car jacked up and level.... a lot of work without a lift.

 

i changed my rear differential every 30K and my tranny fluid at every 15K. my odo read 38K as of this week.

 

You need a 3 ton jack and a pair of stands. 2.5 ton jack will not work, because it does not lift high enough in rear. Place stands at normal lift points behind front tires, and then level vehicle with jack under center tie down loop just under bumper.
If you do this yourself, you will need 4 new aluminum crush washers, as there are two chambers that hold the fluid. Not much at all. A small fluid pump is key to refilling.

 

$95? I was told $139.99 and $99 for the transmission when i went in to inquire.

 

Has anyone changed the front differential/transfer case fluid?

 

Not yet, but it looks pretty straight forward. There is a drain plug and a fill plug (33 ft lbs) that need to be removed (2 new aluminum sealing washers needed) to change approx .5 quarts of SAE 80w90 hypoid gear oil. (I think that is what my old outboard's lower unit took!)

 

What brand & type of pump did you use?

 

just a cheap little hand pump that screws onto the top of the oil container. 7 or 8 bucks at walmart or napa. Looks like the top of a handsoap dispenser with a length of hose on it.

 

When my RL was 6 months old they topped off the Rear diff fluid. Before that I complained of a slight vibration when accelerating from standing still with moderate or heavy throttle. Topping off the fluid fixed that issue. Thus it's probably worth the $95 to be safe.

 

just a word of advice to who ever changes the rear differential fluid themselves that make sure you drain and REFILL BOTH chambers with adequate ATF fluid. if not, it'll cost approx $3000. to replace the rear diff on the RL.

 

If you don't have the proper jack and stands, it might be worth getting it done, but otherwise its a piece of cake- its not like Acura is going to assign one of their master techs to do this for you!

 

Yep, I mentioned that in post 9- be sure to use new crush washers!

 

What is the Honda or Acura part numbers for the differential crush washers? Are they the same as the oil bolt crush washers?

 

Had mine done at recent B1 service (37K miles).

 

This one might help:

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-rl-2005-2012-76/rear-differential-oil-change-497458/