RX25SE wrote:I could be wrong here, but if you replace the center diff with the same thing then you are just prolonging the same issue occurring again?
Mine had this issue just before I bough it. Speaking with the Subaru specialist that maintained the car, his fix was to replace the genuine oil with something lighter. Apparently the Subaru oil is more like a light grease so he uses Toyota silicon oil which is a lower viscosity so it doesn't dry out causing the diff to bind.
mr_sinistah wrote:Good question Tom, I think they way I heard was it had to be built a certain way, stock units would have grease in them already. Maybe new units have nothing and mechanics add grease or oil of their choice? Preventative mechanics is better than major issues
Can someone give me a ballpark figure for this fix? To buy parts and such. I defs want the Toyota oil route, heard good things but would prefer to source my own part if it's cheaper.
mr_sinistah wrote:
This is spot on!! My local independent Subaru mechanic said the exact same thing, Toyota oil.
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