2005 Toyota Tundra Front Differential Oil Change

I Thought I would post how I did my differential oil change this weekend on my 2012 Tundra Crewmax 4x4.

2005 toyota tundra front differential oil change. This additive technology assures an excellent protection of the gears. Remove the fill plug and drain plug and let the oil drain for a 5 minutes or so. In fact when I had the front diff replaced under the TSB the fill the dealer used was Mobil 1 Synthetic 75w-90 per the work order.

The 05 manual says replace limited slip diff oil every 30k and it wasnt very hard anyways. Service type Differential Gear Oil - Rear Replacement. Production takes place in Toyotas facility in San Antonio Texas where the Tacoma is also built.

Joined Sep 23 2005. It should be at about 30k by then. I know there are other threads about how to do this but maybe mine can help also.

Genuine Toyota Parts the Right Choice. Make sure to clean the drain bolt with a rag to remove all the metal shavings attached to magnet. 3 Feb 22 2007.

Using the 12mm socket remove the 4 skid plate. 2001 Toyota Tundra SR5 47L V8 4WDHere are the part numbers I used to replace my old plugs and gasketsPLUG FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FILLER 90341-18032GASKET FRO. The owners manual however states that I should use sae 90 gear oil for my rear diff and after calling a bunch of places asking which specifc oil I should use I just got mixed answers.

Then remove top fill bolt to allow the fluid drain faster. Is synthetic limited slip gear oil recommended and how. Toyota Tundra 2005 SAE 75W-90 API GL-5 Gear Oil by Eneos.