Great video.. there's gotta be some affordable electric pump to.make the job easier... also excellent choice putting in the TOYOTA brand fluid... keep your TOYOTA a Toyota!
You’re probably right. I haven’t looked too much into it, but I’m sure there is something out there. Yes, definitely keeping it “Toyota”. All the underpinnings have Toyota stamped on them so it only seems right.
Pro-tip: Go to your local hardware store and get a garden pump sprayer. Cut off the sprayer end, shove a screwdriver in the tube and use a heatgun to make a nice right angle bend Bam, you have yourself a pressurized fluid filler for about $15 (harbor freight). Extra points if you use a step bit to drill a hole in the bottle, then use a tire valve so you can pressurize it with an air compressor. Can use it for the transmission fluid change too
No doubt. Thanks for the heads up. When it comes to Lexus, I try to stick close to what they recommend; however, I’ll definitely look into the one from Redline.
I used redline brand and find it pretty good. I find it easier to use a syringe style pump vs the pump style ...eaiser on the arms 😁 good video. I have a 2010 gx460.
Thanks for the tip. My forearms and shoulders are always burned out when doing these jobs. I’ll check out the syringe style. GX460, great vehicles. Hoping this one goes at least 500k miles if not more. Thanks again!
Great video. I'll be doing this to my wife's 14 GX460 as well. One thing you could do is jack up the rear to gain access to the rear fill plug, might be a little more set up time but will definitely make it easier. You had mentioned it cost more to do it this way than the dealer. How much was the dealer charging to the front rear and center diff?
Thanks! Yes, jacking up would make it easier but I like to show people they can accomplish the job without use of jacks, in case they don’t have access to any. As far as the cost, it was $50 cheaper than going to the dealer even with the more expensive transfer case gear oil. I thought I corrected that in the video but maybe not. You’d save more if you didn’t use the Toyota gear oil. I like doing the maintenance myself as much as possible so for me the time/cost doesn’t matter. Thanks for the comment!
@@TheNonnell Thank you I completely understand, for the people without the arsenal of tools it is still a very easy job to accomplish👍 so the fluids are the cost factor and I’m with you. Thanks again for everything I do appreciate it
How many quarts of each fluid did you need to do all of this? Looks like 3 quarts for the rear, 2 liters for the transfer case? How many for the front diff?
How much fluid you used for each differential+transfer case? I see only 3QT but somewhere read that 2.38qt goes to rear and 1.23 goes front what is more than 3. Also transfer case says 1.2qt or 1.4l but you got 1L so will amount that you showed be enough? Thanks
Hey there. I utilized nearly all of both 1-liter cans for the transfer case. I had intended to include the capacities in the video description, but it seems I overlooked it. I will locate the information and update the description box accordingly.
Your video is extremely informative without superfluous nonsense. You get to the piont and move on to the next issue. Exceptional.
Thanks! I appreciate it. Trying to do meat and potatoes stuff without the fluff.
Great video.. there's gotta be some affordable electric pump to.make the job easier... also excellent choice putting in the TOYOTA brand fluid... keep your TOYOTA a Toyota!
You’re probably right. I haven’t looked too much into it, but I’m sure there is something out there. Yes, definitely keeping it “Toyota”. All the underpinnings have Toyota stamped on them so it only seems right.
Pro-tip:
Go to your local hardware store and get a garden pump sprayer. Cut off the sprayer end, shove a screwdriver in the tube and use a heatgun to make a nice right angle bend
Bam, you have yourself a pressurized fluid filler for about $15 (harbor freight).
Extra points if you use a step bit to drill a hole in the bottle, then use a tire valve so you can pressurize it with an air compressor. Can use it for the transmission fluid change too
Thanks for the tip. Good to have that as a backup if needed. 🤙
Redlines got an mt-lv transfer case oil that works great and can replace the expensive 75w Toyota gear oil. 🤘🏻
No doubt. Thanks for the heads up. When it comes to Lexus, I try to stick close to what they recommend; however, I’ll definitely look into the one from Redline.
I used redline brand and find it pretty good. I find it easier to use a syringe style pump vs the pump style ...eaiser on the arms 😁 good video. I have a 2010 gx460.
Thanks for the tip. My forearms and shoulders are always burned out when doing these jobs. I’ll check out the syringe style. GX460, great vehicles. Hoping this one goes at least 500k miles if not more. Thanks again!
Great video. I'll be doing this to my wife's 14 GX460 as well. One thing you could do is jack up the rear to gain access to the rear fill plug, might be a little more set up time but will definitely make it easier. You had mentioned it cost more to do it this way than the dealer. How much was the dealer charging to the front rear and center diff?
Thanks! Yes, jacking up would make it easier but I like to show people they can accomplish the job without use of jacks, in case they don’t have access to any. As far as the cost, it was $50 cheaper than going to the dealer even with the more expensive transfer case gear oil. I thought I corrected that in the video but maybe not. You’d save more if you didn’t use the Toyota gear oil. I like doing the maintenance myself as much as possible so for me the time/cost doesn’t matter. Thanks for the comment!
@@TheNonnell Thank you I completely understand, for the people without the arsenal of tools it is still a very easy job to accomplish👍 so the fluids are the cost factor and I’m with you. Thanks again for everything I do appreciate it
Have you replaced the transmission fluid in the GX460? If son, how? Did you use the cooler line hoses?
My wife had the transmission serviced at a Lexus dealership probably 50k miles ago. Unfortunately, I don’t have good insight on that job.
How many quarts of each fluid did you need to do all of this?
Looks like 3 quarts for the rear, 2 liters for the transfer case? How many for the front diff?
Thanks for the comment. My manual says, Front Diff. 1.4-1.5 qts., Rear Diff. 2.8-2.9 qts. Transfer Case was 1.5-2 qts. I believe. Hope that helps.
How much fluid you used for each differential+transfer case? I see only 3QT but somewhere read that 2.38qt goes to rear and 1.23 goes front what is more than 3. Also transfer case says 1.2qt or 1.4l but you got 1L so will amount that you showed be enough? Thanks
I simply went off of what was in the owners/maintenance manual. Do you have one?
U only used 1 can for transfer case? It only comes as 1 l or 1.06 quarts
Hey there. I utilized nearly all of both 1-liter cans for the transfer case. I had intended to include the capacities in the video description, but it seems I overlooked it. I will locate the information and update the description box accordingly.
I used valvoline by accident but will put in toyota gold. Not sure it really matters
To be honest, as long as it’s 75 weight I don’t know that it matters. 🤷♂️
thank you
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TOYOTA dealerships use 75W-85 in the xfer case as well as the diffs...FYI.
Good deal. Nice to know. Thanks
@@TheNonnell And do them every 30K.... have a good one.
Thanks! You too!
Horrible video !
Thank you for the constructive feedback. 👍🤣