Cayenne Front Differential Fluid Change

[ciaka]

Cayenne Front Differential Fluid Change

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I was able to get some time to put this tutorial together. All together with pictures and slow work, it took me about 1 hour to do. You will need approx 1 Quart of fluid to replace what comes out of the car. People new to the car should expect a bit more time to complete (get used to where things are, etc). Good luck, and again, hope this helps out others. This tutorial also contains info on how to remove the plastic covers under the car (for oil changes, diff fluid changes, transfer c

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• Author
  ciaka
• Category
  Cayenne (9PA, 9PA1) - Maintenance
• Submitted
  11/09/2012 10:46 AM
• Updated
  09/30/2016 02:29 PM

 

[spooltime]

If you prefer not having to cut (i.e., shorten) an 8mm allen wrench to allow it to reach the fill hole on the front diff, Amazon sells a "stubby" set of allen metric wrenches that already have a shorter reach than typical allen wrenches.  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006O4AII/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1'>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006O4AII/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  I picked up the set and it made doing the diffs simple - no clearance issues whatsoever.

[G Demler]

Everything in this tutorial is spot on and great pictures. The only thing i did different was I purchased a hand pump to attach to the diff oil bottle, made getting the oil into the diff a snap and it was only 10.00 dollars so it didn't break the bank.