Find your local Caterpillar dealer and ask if they have any specials on the S.O.S. oil sampling 10 pack which includes a sample pump. This is the best way to get a good clean sample of any oil. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 2:35 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Getting a sample of the diff oil? As my reader will know, my mechanic suspects that there might be a leak between the tranny and the differential on account of the level of oil in the differential has been dropping, and the fluid in the (automatic) transmission looks a bit discolored. If there is a leak, it's Bad News. One way to investigate this is to separate the two and inspect/replace seals. The quote I got for that is $350 to $400. Dennis Haynes suggested an alternate approach: get an oil analysis done to see if the two lubricants are getting contaminated with each other. That's $10 for the kit, postage extra. This strikes me as a more affordable approach. Bentley's doesn't show (that I can find) where the filler plug of the differential is. So my question is: what's the easiest way to get a few drops of differential oil out of the thing? Special tools needed? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR |
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