Mark Wilson
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Dumb question I know, but I would rather check than screw it up.
Is this the oil level for the diff?
Thanks I appreciate your help
Is this the oil level for the diff?
Thanks I appreciate your help
Differential oil level?
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Yep- for the 2nd gen diff with catch can
Mark Wilson
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cheers, much appreciated
Don
I have never see the catch can on any E9! Which years they were used ?
an additional question, @sfdon
when the can is installed, is it full of oil, half of it, empty ?
i mean i understand that you have to fill the diff with oil, just like that of the non can version, and then you attach the can to it, but, should you need to pour some oil into that can before assembly ?
thanks
well Jesus- you always have good questions!
The Alpina version has a cooler and a pulley and needs extra oil.
The e12/24 version has a catch can and I have never put extra oil in it.
The Alpina version has a cooler and a pulley and needs extra oil.
The e12/24 version has a catch can and I have never put extra oil in it.
Does this catch can merely capture oil that might otherwise be discharged through the cap and onto the road? Said another way, does it primarily serve an environmental function? For some reason, I had thought that it increased the oil capacity, thereby adding a cooling effect, but I'm not sure where I got that idea.
Just a way to capture the vented oil.
Note the Automatic tranny catch can... otherwise it would vent from top of tranny down to exhaust
Note the Automatic tranny catch can... otherwise it would vent from top of tranny down to exhaust
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If my diff is venting hot oil fumes then I am driving way too aggressively to Starbucks