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Old 03-21-2005, 06:43 PM
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I had the rearend serviced and the shop overfilled it. I drove it home and checked 3 days later and there was a puddle of oil on the floor. Looks like it came out of the vent. I removed the fill plug and fluid started pouring out. It took 30 minutes for it to stop. The car has about 10 miles on it since it was serviced. Will this cause any problems down the line since it was overfilled?
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NO, it's a good thing the vent wasn't plugged up. check your axle seals just to make sure.
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I will do that.
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Highly unlikely it will cause a problem.
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Well, either it cause a problem or they built it wrong but, the pinion seal is leaking bad. The oil is all over the diff, exhaust and TQ Arm. What a pain in the ***.




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