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Turns out I have LSD. That was a nice thing to find out. I had been debating about getting an ARB locker or the Kazumo (sp?) LSD. Guess that debate is over
I got the fluid changed at 44K. I know...I know I got raked over the coals at $105.00 for a rear differential fluid change, but it's something I never really looked up before because I didn't think I had LSD.
Tundradrenalin has a great write-up on the subject and I would have done mine for the price of oil if I had not been out of town and on the phone with the dealer.
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/foru...y-differential-oil-drain-and-fill/#post925159
But at least I know it was done right. We have a really good dealership here in town. And if I start to get chatter it won't be because some novice jerk (read me) did it wrong.
On a side note: They want $150 to change the spark plugs (regular 30K plugs NKG and DENSO combo) and the pcv valve. Near as I can tell, were talking about $30 parts. That seems excessive for labor. I found a couple of good tutorials on spark plugs but still don't know how comfortable I am with it. I used to change them on my Yamaha WaterBike, but for some reason I'm a little skiddish while my truck is still under warranty.
And they wanted another $135 for intake and injector cleaning.
Counting my oil change and rotation it was $500 if I let them do everything.
I made it out for $150 for Oil, rotate, and differential oil change and told them I would think about the other stuff.
My time is pretty valuable, so sometimes $70 bucks for an hour of labor is worth it to me so I can spend a saturday with my girls not under a truck. But my head is spinning about how much of this stuff is necessary and how much can wait a while. Any advice would be appreciated.
Anyway thanks for letting me ramble a bit on a Saturday.
Tundradrenalin has a great write-up on the subject and I would have done mine for the price of oil if I had not been out of town and on the phone with the dealer.
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/foru...y-differential-oil-drain-and-fill/#post925159
But at least I know it was done right. We have a really good dealership here in town. And if I start to get chatter it won't be because some novice jerk (read me) did it wrong.
On a side note: They want $150 to change the spark plugs (regular 30K plugs NKG and DENSO combo) and the pcv valve. Near as I can tell, were talking about $30 parts. That seems excessive for labor. I found a couple of good tutorials on spark plugs but still don't know how comfortable I am with it. I used to change them on my Yamaha WaterBike, but for some reason I'm a little skiddish while my truck is still under warranty.
And they wanted another $135 for intake and injector cleaning.
Counting my oil change and rotation it was $500 if I let them do everything.
I made it out for $150 for Oil, rotate, and differential oil change and told them I would think about the other stuff.
My time is pretty valuable, so sometimes $70 bucks for an hour of labor is worth it to me so I can spend a saturday with my girls not under a truck. But my head is spinning about how much of this stuff is necessary and how much can wait a while. Any advice would be appreciated.
Anyway thanks for letting me ramble a bit on a Saturday.