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Jezza86

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Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:30 am Posts: 2155 Location: Nhulunbuy 0880
Vehicle: 2010 jimny
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:37 pm |
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Just went for a wheel got home and found a disconected front diff breather. Just droped arround 2 l of white oil out Should I throw a full shot of fresh oil through as a flush or is it better to chuck some kerro through quickly first?. Its mudy grotty bloody water too 
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jimny_timmy

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Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:56 am Posts: 2326
Vehicle: Suzuki Jimny 2010
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:44 pm |
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If you can afford to have it pulled apart, I'd drop the centre and clean it properly.... Alternatively, you could run some fresh oil in it tomorrow and replace it again after your to and from work trip for example. There's no saying the bearings aren't rooted already, especially with the colour of that water  Good luck bro... Been there and luckily got away with just a few oil changes. Hope it's the same for you!
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Scrawny

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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 10528 Location: Brissie
Vehicle: Popemobile
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:54 pm |
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Chuck fresh oil in and hope for the best
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Grags
Joined: Wed May 14, 2014 8:42 pm Posts: 82
Vehicle: Suzuki Vitara JLX
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Do a couple of oil changes first, worth the gamble especially since you got on top of the problem so fast
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Jezza86

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Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:30 am Posts: 2155 Location: Nhulunbuy 0880
Vehicle: 2010 jimny
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yeh its front diff so with a little luck it may come through. ill top her up and leave the front hubs locked and take it for some circlework.
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joel
Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 2191 Location: Dirranbandi
Vehicle: Sj70 tintop
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:01 pm |
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just running the stock diff breather?
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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pretty sure like most of the other jimny's, they do the hose into a hose onto what was left of the original diff breather trick. 
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Jezza86

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Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:30 am Posts: 2155 Location: Nhulunbuy 0880
Vehicle: 2010 jimny
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Yep hose to a hose. But must have been caught on something serious to rip it off as it was sicaflexed on and hose clamped and still csme off the breather port.
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Jezza86

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Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:30 am Posts: 2155 Location: Nhulunbuy 0880
Vehicle: 2010 jimny
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Anyway sprayed oil in using a squirty bottle. Washed some of the bad oil out then filled it and went for a spin. Droped it while it was hot and it looked much more like oil but still a little milky. Refilled and tomorrow arvey ill buy more oil and drop it again 
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Mike57

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Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:09 am Posts: 1009 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Suzuki Jimny 2009
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I did about 4 changes of oil in mine when the same thing happened. If you caught it early it probably won't do any damage. Just keep replacing until the oil comes out normal. As you say lock the front hubs in 2WD and drive around for a day then drop it and refill.
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Onderbroek
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 5:20 pm Posts: 79 Location: South Africa
Vehicle: Suzuki sj80
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I also had a milky oil, i flushed it with diesel, and considering changing the oil again because i only did one oil change
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