Does anyone happen to know what oil goes in the transfer case - amount, etc?


Thanks

 

I would say, just to be sure.... go buy it at the dealership. It probably only takes 1 litre . I have not looked internally but most of the time they have clutches and they need the correct oil.

 

It seems it uses the same as the automatic transmission "ATF"

 

The transfer case does take ATF. I swapped out my front & rear Diffs with Redline 75w-90 gear oil and the Transmission & Transfer case with Redline D4 ATF. The Diffs fluid seemed to be fairly worn, as their have been a few Diff failures I can understand, stock fluid may not be up to snuff. The Tranny & Transfer case fluid didn't seem too bad as far as smell & clarity. With the Tranny fluid that is a complete drain and removal of the pan to replace the Pan gasket, I let it drain overnight and it took about 8~9qts.
For the Transfer case (.75~.85 litres) the manual calls for an ATF meeting Esso LT 71141 spec which the Redline D4 and many others Synthetic ATF's do. For the Tranny the book says Esso JWS 3309 fluid,(8.5~9.0 Litres) which once again overlaps many of the new and better Synthetic ATF's such as the Redline D4. Amsoil and others also have Synthetic fluids meeting this requirement as well Toyota, and Mobil has a fluid they specifially call the 3309 which many believe is the OEM fluid, I just personally believe a full Synthetic like Redline is better. I think as long as you use a good top name 3309 fluid with a new filter you will be doing your tranny & transfer case a favor in the long run as the fluids do break down, and prolonging the life of our vehicles with a little maintenence is what we here are looking for. If your looking costwise, the Mobil is definitely cheaper than a full synthetic.