by bluehilux on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 7:11 +0000
One thing to be careful of is that while Toyota change the diff oils, they seem to have a "check level only" for the gearbox oil.
My 06 got to 200,000kms before we heard a funny noise and drained it. It looked like coke or coffee.
One of our employees is an ex Toyota mechanic, so we get him to service the vehicles.
He drains all the diffs/gearbox/transfer every 40,000 kms and it keeps them all sweet.
We use Castrol in 20L drums with drum pumps on each drum so we don't contaminate the drum.
We've got 2 Patrols as well, and some of the oils are the same as for a Hilux, so the drums are the go.
The Castrol site has a lube guide which will tell you which one/how much.