2007-07-03 13:12:52 · 0 answers · asked by becca7496 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Not usually. Check the owners manual for what your car should take as every one is a little bit different. Most differentials take 80w-90 or something similar. Transaxle is just a transmission on a front wheel drive car and most take Dextron. A lot of transaxle have the fluid needed marked on the dipstick if the manual is missing. There is also usually a tag on differentials for the fluid, but they seems to always be missing.
2007-07-03 13:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by mikeim2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Gear oil goes in a rear wheel drive differential. This is very heavy weight oil in comparison to transmission or transaxle fluid.
The difference between a differential gear "box" and a transaxle is that the differential gear box has the heavy gears in it that connect the driveshaft to the drive axles. In a transaxle assembly the "gear box" and the trasmission are all one assembly or the transmission. This is what they commonly call the front wheel drive transmission. Most people don't refer to the transaxle on a front wheel drive as the transaxle, they just call it the transmission. The transaxle or transmission takes the typical transmission fluid.
What people refer to as the "differential" is the the gear assembly that is part of the rear axle assembly of gears and drive axles and the axle and differential housing that encases the axles and the gears and bearings. Some might refer to the whole assembly as the "rear end". The G-5 and G-4 grade lubricants that go inside this assembly lubricates the differential gears and bearings and the axle bearings. Some of the differential housings have a drain plug that may have a magnet on it to grab metals from the gear oil from the wear and tear of the gears.
Transaxles or transmissions have fluid filters and the typical cooling lines that run to the radiator and or external transmission cooling radiator in front of the engine radiator and the A/C condensor coil. This helps keep the transmission fluid cooler and this helps preserve the lubricating properties of the fluid and this helps preserve the fluid and the transmission. There's always heat generated when these gears are flying around at high speed in the transmission housing.
Good Luck!
2007-07-03 13:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by CactiJoe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Transaxle Differential
2016-12-17 12:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be that most gearboxes used a common oil or lube. But now the oil is designed for specific purposes. The safest is to check the owners manual and use only what it specifies. It doesn't have to be from the dealership. But it should be compatible with whatever is listed. Most any auto parts store will be able to tell. There are synthetic alternatives but they too should be a compatible match.
The danger of guessing is that replacing ATF with say gear lube. While the 80W/90(gear lube) will have a lot greater load carrying capacity,it won't flow well inside a transmission designed for the thinner ATF and will starve the bearings for lubrication.
2007-07-03 13:31:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jimfixer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily so. In some front drive cars it is. I have a 94 camry and the tranny fluid and transaxle fluid are the same, ATF. Check with your owners manual for the correct fluid, if you goof up it can cost a lot to fix.
2007-07-03 15:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A transaxle combines the transmission and the differential in a single assembly. Most front wheel drive vehicles and rear-engine vehicles use a transaxle. Most front-engine, rear-wheel drive vehicles use a separate transmission and axle assembly. Your transaxle is your transmission. Use whatever fluid the owner's manual calls for.
2016-03-17 00:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends if it is a manual transaxle or an automatic. if it is a manual mostlikly it is the same fluid. gl5 or 75-90 wt
2007-07-03 13:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by damaged110 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋