Q: How many miles you need change differential oil

asked by on October 05, 2016

i have 2001 toyota sequoia limited i would to know when you change oil on differenrtial how many miles to change it

My car has 23570 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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Hello, thanks for writing in about your 2001 Toyota Sequoia. The fluid change intervals should be listed in the owners manual for the vehicle. As a rule of thumb, the differential fluid should be changed every 30,000-50,000 miles. If you’d like to have your car’s differential fluid serviced, consider YourMechanic, as one of our mobile technicians can come to your home or office to do so.

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