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Old 04-13-2016, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcocopuffs View Post
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I noticed that oil was leaking from the rear diff (visible oil around the drain plugs) I got news that the diff plug in the rear diff has a tendency to get loose per the Service Advisor of my local dealer. This is supposedly common with the 4Runner FJ and Taco off-roading crowd.
I guess I'm glad you posted this. Mine has been OK for 3 years and 40K miles. I changed the diff oil last week, cleaned the plug, put a little anti-seize on it used a new gasket and torqued it to the setting.

Now I will be checking this, thanks for the extra maint. task for me.
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