In this video I change the front and rear differential fluid in my 2012 VW Touareg TDI. This procedure should be the same for any Touareg regardless of engine, or for any Porsche Cayenne or Audi Q7.
Great vid. Excellent THX for showing jack points. I've done differentials many times before on my 4Runner (F,R, center 4WD transfer case), but just going to be doing my Treg for the first time in a couple days (waiting for my Ravenol gear oil to arrive). My biggest anxiety working on my back is being under a car on jack stands. I am using ramps under the front tires, and jacking the left right side with a floor jack and the stock jack. Then also jack stands. Paranoia at it's finest LOL. 120,000 miles so far and looking forward to another 100k.
Just subscribed to your channel. Thank you and keep doing this! My 2012 Touareg is only at 56k miles, but I’ll probably also change the fluid at around 100k and just saved your video in a playlist. Planning to keep the Touareg alive until at least 200k miles, as I love this vehicle
How’s the gear oil holding up so far? I’ve got the same US spec year model Touareg and was confused for a bit on the gear oil specs/differential types. Thanks for the footage.
As far as I know it is traditional 4 wheel drive. I have read that it is split 40% front 60% rear and when you select Off Road Mode it makes it 50/50. Some of the earlier generation had the option of locking the center differential and or the rear from what I have heard.
@@bryansprojects3570 Mine is a 2011 TDI with 211,000km. I have had it 5 years and am the second owner. All normal services have been done approximately every 10,000km. It has never had a transmission or diff service. I rarely keep cars more than a few years, but I love driving the Touareg and there is absolutely no reason to waste money updating to another newer car. I intend to keep it a few more years and just want to play safe.
Great video! Do you recommend to make the three fluid services at the same interval? (1-transfer case; 2-front differential; 3-rear differential) I own a Touareg 2012 4.2 V8 petrol. Thanks!!
VW claims that these are lifetime fluids. I am going to change mine at the same time from now on, possibly every 50k miles. The fluids are fairly inexpensive.
They are Nittos, something like NQ 421. They came on it when I bought it and replaced with same thing. I have heard that these vehicles eat tires but I have been very happy with these.
I think you put the wrong stuff in your vehicle. That fluid does it meet Volkswagen standards. If you go to liquid Molly, Valvoline or any of the companies,they are not going to have a recommendation for the front differential,the rear differential or the transfer case. I called Valvoline in their rep told me that they don’t have fluid recommendation for my Touareg TDI. but if it’s working, great!! I kind of have a suspicion that transmission fluid in a Volkswagen is nothing more than dex 6. 😅
Everything I found says that the differentials take 75W90 synthetic gear oil. I did put VW brand fluid in the transfer case as I could not find any other spec. I did a separate video on that.
@@bryansprojects3570 so the fluid that they recommend it for the front differential is G 052145S2 it’s the new fluid VW recommend. I believe the old fluid had the same number but with an A2 at the end. Cross referencing the number it comes to a synthetic oil with the weight of 75W-85. I don’t think 75W-90 will hurt.
