Front differential, rear differential, and transfer case fluid levels

[Dokatd]

Btw I realised I spelt anesthesiologist wrongly in my previous post. At least I didn't spell it anaesthesiologist. That would be 1.06 out. I think.

Try living in Albuquerque. God I hated having to spell that for people.

 

[Tazzieman]

Try living in Albuquerque. God I hated having to spell that for people.

In the days before you could cut and paste a retort eh

 

[Glen]

I would think they could easily switch out the axle differential cover plates and change the fill port height based on specific applications if the fill port is intended to be the true fill level indicator.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a new diff cover in the future after Ineos uses up all their current stock, the contract for that specific part expires, or whatever other economic and time-based impediment to changing a production part is removed. But they won't be able to "easily switch out" the part until those impediments are removed. Specifying 2.1 L of lube is extraordinarily cheap in comparison.

 

[Glen]

. . . qty is an insanely inaccurate way of filling anything that gets its fluids changed . . .
. . . and if you put 2, 2.1 or 2.3 liters in your diff you won't cause any damage whatsoever. . .
. . . Sometime engineering specs are just there to check a box . . .
. . . Fill to spill and be done with it.

That first statement is wee bit of hyperbole, eh? In acute normovolemic hemodilution, a precise volume of a patient's blood is removed, replaced by the same precise amount of an IV fluid, and then the original blood is eventually returned to the patient. Dosen't sound too insane to me. And it might be a little bit more critical a situation than a diff.

Your arguments are all over the place. A quantity is an insanely inaccurate spec, we need to calibrate all the dealer's fluid pumps, it doesn't matter how much fluid you put in, engineering specs are for sissies, just do it the way you've always done it and ignore the manufacturer's specs. Give it up man. We all get to do it our own way, but you're not convincing anyone that your approach based on some scattershot logic is the right one.

 

[Dokatd]

That first statement is wee bit of hyperbole, eh? In acute normovolemic hemodilution, a precise volume of a patient's blood is removed, replaced by the same precise amount of an IV fluid, and then the original blood is eventually returned to the patient. Dosen't sound too insane to me. And it might be a little bit more critical a situation than a diff.

Your arguments are all over the place. A quantity is an insanely inaccurate spec, we need to calibrate all the dealer's fluid pumps, it doesn't matter how much fluid you put in, engineering specs are for sissies, just do it the way you've always done it and ignore the manufacturer's specs. Give it up man. We all get to do it our own way, but you're not convincing anyone that your approach based on some scattershot logic is the right one.

You are not reading my post correctly buddy. I am and have been extremely consistent.

And your comparison of IVs is just not even on the same planet as a diff. You're grasping at straws with that one.

 

[landmannnn]

I wouldn't be surprised to see a new diff cover in the future after Ineos uses up all their current stock, the contract for that specific part expires, or whatever other economic and time-based impediment to changing a production part is removed. But they won't be able to "easily switch out" the part until those impediments are removed. Specifying 2.1 L of lube is extraordinarily cheap in comparison.

There are quite a lot of vehicles out there with fill to within Xmm/inches of the fill tube, so not really an issue. Definitely the case with the front diff on my last Nissan.

 

[Glen]

And your comparison of IVs is just not even on the same planet as a diff. You're grasping at straws with that one.

No, it's definetely on the same planet . . . absolutely about using precise quantities to fill something, and no more ridiculous as an analogy than the tortured logic you've been dishing up.

 

[Dokatd]

No, it's definetely on the same planet . . . absolutely about using precise quantities to fill something, and no more ridiculous as an analogy than the tortured logic you've been dishing up.

So you're really going to stand by the comparison of the haphazard dumping and refilling of gear oil from a differential to the precise metering of fluids from a human body?

Have you ever actually worked with gear oil?

You sir are a special kind of person to be sure.