Jason Bleazard wrote:
>
> Okay, I'm at Jon's today and needed to change my axle fluid. The front is
> a nice clear tan color like I expected, looks a lot like hydraulic fluid.
> But the rear looked really dark and murky, like dirty oil. Further
> inspection revealed that it's actually a dark blue or purple.
>
> The front was just filled up about a month ago (refer to missing plug
> incident), and I wanted to check the gears anyway, which is why I'm
> changing new fluid. So the rear has been there a lot longer, but I wasn't
> expecting it to look like that.
>
actually, a few co.'s make blue lubricants.
Citgo Oil has blue grease (as good as moly grease)
and lube oils.
> So I'm thinking either:
> 1. the dealer put friction modifier in my non-LS axle
> 2. they used some sort of UV dye looking for leaks
> 3. water contamination
>
> In the case of 3, I have to wonder if perhaps Jon imports his famous
> Steiger Mud from Venus, and it turns purple when it contacts axle fluid.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
>
> --
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> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
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