Hi looking for some advice on oil. I have a 2015 fiat panda 4x4 twinair. I am going to change the oil in the drive transmission idler unit (PTU) the hand book says use gl5 75w 85 synthetic Tutela transmission multiaxle oil. On the face of it this the same spec as the rear diff oil Tutela transmission cross. but has anyone got any advice if it would be fine to use another oil of the same spec. Normally I would not be too concerned but modern engine's and drive trains seem to be very fussy. Thanks in advance for any help or advice.
Technical Panda 4x4 ptu oil
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Technical Panda 4x4 ptu oil
This tread may help (but not much!) -- it seems the 'correct' oil for the PTU is hard to get hold of. Its the GL5 part of the spec that's (apparently) important -- to do with coping with high shear and high temperature better... https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/2015-cross-ptu-filler-and-drain-plug-locations.493120
Yes - in fact there is no mention of changing any of the transmission oils (gearbox, rear diff or PTU) in the first 120,000 miles of the Panda service schedule either… only to check the levels every 36000 miles.
Do you have some photos of this service.. where is a PTU drain plug?
See your other thread. There is not a separate PTU with the TA engine -it’s part of the gearbox/front diff unit on that version. Only the diesel 4x4 (which uses a different gearbox) has the separate PTU
Do you have some photos of this service.. where is a PTU drain plug?
Ok.. i get it now.. i was thinking that thay are together in one place but with separate oil inside...
Can i put Tutela Multiaxle in rear diff.. because i can't find Tutela cross for 2 months now
My answer would be 'yes'. They are both the same grade (75W85) and both meet the GL5 specification.
