Replace front and rear differential oil beginning at 15,000 miles?

[Muckle]

The maintenance schedule indicates replacing the front and rear differential oil at 15,000-mile intervals, beginning at the 15k mark, if towing. I somehow missed this; I'm approaching 23,000 miles and tow frequently, albeit a light trailer.

The process seems pretty straight forward. I've only been able to locate YouTube videos for the 3rd gen but I don't assume it is radically different.

Has anyone done this? Any surprises?

Manual calls for Toyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil LT 75W-85 GL-5 or equivalent; it seems something like this should be a sufficient replacement, correct?

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[MT-Taco]

The maintenance schedule indicates replacing the front and rear differential oil at 15,000-mile intervals, beginning at the 15k mark, if towing. I somehow missed this; I'm approaching 23,000 miles and tow frequently, albeit a light trailer.

The process seems pretty straight forward. I've only been able to locate YouTube videos for the 3rd gen but I don't assume it is radically different.

Has anyone done this? Any surprises?

Manual calls for Toyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil LT 75W-85 GL-5 or equivalent; it seems something like this should be a sufficient replacement, correct?

Yep that’ll do!

 

[LincolnSixAlpha]

Not sure if I'm up on that 15k change interval myself. I'm sitting @ almost 25K and I'm just now planning on getting it done.

 

[MT-Taco]

Just hit 30k doing mine soon

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