I thought Techs were supposed to be smart

Army RX8 · Postby **Army RX8** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14

Over the weekend i called the Mazda Techs at Bob Penkhus to find out what the Diff. oil capacity was for my 8. Didnt wanna end up with the car on the lift and not enough oil. Swear ta god I asked the tech what the capacity was and he says "Just fill it till it over flows" Well nahh kidding really. how much is overlowing? After i bought 4 quarts to be on the safe side i only needed a lil less than 2.

ZoomPrincess · Postby **ZoomPrincess** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14

that's why we have this awesome club.. should have got on here and asked... :lol:

plus Bob Penkus FTL
BURT FTW!!

Co626 · Postby **Co626** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14

well in my 626 it was the same thing fill it till it over flows. it was like 2.3

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14

eye wait 4 my oil lite 2 tell me my kar needz mor

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14

My VUE's transmission is the same way- pull off the inspection plug, add fluid still it starts coming out of the hole.

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14

Shoulda just asked here...I knew that answer and if I didn't someone woulda.

Huzer21 · Postby **Huzer21** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14

Download the service manual! Very easy to use. Diff capacity is 1.3-1.4qts.

goldrocket · Postby **goldrocket** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:14

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Over the weekend i called the Mazda Techs at Bob Penkhus to find out what the Diff. oil capacity was for my 8. Didnt wanna end up with the car on the lift and not enough oil. Swear ta god I asked the tech what the capacity was and he says "Just fill it till it over flows" Well nahh kidding really. how much is overlowing? After i bought 4 quarts to be on the safe side i only needed a lil less than 2.[/b]

Nope, they just change parts until the code goes away. My brother and I just fixed a carbureted F-150 that the techs at nissan had no clue how to even start on. It wouldn't idle worth a crap and it had a high rpm miss. When you put it in gear(auto trans) it practically stalled. It took about us about 5 miuntes to find the bad plug wires and vacuum leaks..... No scanner needed. Just a little troubleshooting.

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