ozbornm
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I have never run across this before. What fluid is in the rear half of a np231 transfer case. I don't have the manual and am trying to find out.
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Trasfer case fluid
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ozbornm
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So you run ATF in the trasfer case? I was looking in my brother inlaws and he had GL-5 Gear oil in the T case. Or atleast thats what it smelled like.
ozbornm
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Ok so what do we need to do to get all the Gear oil out, or will the case need to be pulled apart?
Gerr
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WAIT A SECOND
some transfer cases use gear oil make sure that is what it is suposed to have in it before you go putting atf in it.
the 231 t cases uses trans fluid but the nissan i use to have took gear oil and I know a few other guys that have them using gear oil but I dont know what model they are
some transfer cases use gear oil make sure that is what it is suposed to have in it before you go putting atf in it.
the 231 t cases uses trans fluid but the nissan i use to have took gear oil and I know a few other guys that have them using gear oil but I dont know what model they are
ozbornm
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I just found out he took it to his mechanic and apparently they put the gear oil in it without checking to see what it should be. Mine has ATF I just checked it. My brother in laws has Gear oil. I think that the mechanic just didn't know what the hell he was doing. It was only like 700 miles ago though so hopefully it didn't hurt it to bad. I will help him flush it out this evening and put in atf.
call the mechanic and ask what was put in the case before you mess with it.ozbornm said:
if the mechanic verifies that it was gear oil I would make the mechanic make it right.
This is your best recourse, especially if it dies in another 1K miles because the bearings were starved for lube.
at the very least document what comes out of it, if the mechanic was the last person to put fluid in it then you have that.
Rev Den
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Ummm....Just to further confuse things...
You said the "back half"...are you considering the transmission and transfer case one in the same?
Rev
You said the "back half"...are you considering the transmission and transfer case one in the same?
Rev
ozbornm
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- Mississippi
I don't know why I put "back half". I couldn't figure out how to correct that mistake. SOrry.
another valid point.Rev Den said:
Let's clear this all up in one post.
an AW4 automatic transmission takes Dexron II/III
A Standard transmission (ba-10, ax-4,5,15) Takes Gear oil
the Transfer case (np231/242) takes ATF
This is an AW4
This is an AX series man trans:
and this is a transfer case
FatXJ
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- South Range, MI
and to clarify further the AX-5 and AX-15 take a GL-3 rated lube not the newer GL-5.
