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Old 05-12-2019, 08:07 AM
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Automatic Transmission oil in diff ?

Hi guys, was wondering if I can get away with automatic transmission fluid in my front and rear diffs in my 02 3.0d ?
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ATF is usually SAE 20 or 30. Our diffs spec 75w90.
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Thank you for the info. Some stupid reason I thought they were the same. Thank god I didn't.
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Thank you for the info. Some stupid reason I thought they were the same. Thank god I didn't.
Definitely correct answers above - differentials need gear oil. Your confusion may be with the transfer case, which often does take ATF, and for these I think DEXRON III is the spec.
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I nearly put it in my diff but had that nagging doubt it wasn't right.
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Definitely correct answers above - differentials need gear oil. Your confusion may be with the transfer case, which often does take ATF, and for these I think DEXRON III is the spec.
Right on for the OP's pre-facelift, but facelift models are X-drive and use a specific fluid from the dealer. Havent seen a commercially available equivalent for those at the time I did my X-drive transfer case oil.
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Right on for the OP's pre-facelift, but facelift models are X-drive and use a specific fluid from the dealer. Havent seen a commercially available equivalent for those at the time I did my X-drive transfer case oil.
Shell TF0870 is the original name. There are a number of alternative products about but some are hard to find and cost about the same as the BMW fluid. Which BTW is called "DTF 1" now - the older named product - "Power Divider Fluid" - in NLA... Pretty sure they just changed the name though..
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