HOW TO: DIY – Panamera turbo rear differential fluid change (2010 – 2013)

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Replacing fluid on rear differential for 4 wheel drive panamera turbo. This applies to 4-wheel versions of Panamera. Not sure if fluid is same on other versions, but assume should be ok (but its up to you to verify).
Follow each picture in order from start to end.

Read entire set before you start. This gives you a good idea of what to expect, without any surprises (oh, I don’t have this tool, etc).

This DIY uses Mobil Delvac 1 full synthetic gear oil 75-W90, which I was able to reference to the factory fluid Porsche uses – Shell TF0951.

Replacement schedule is every 120,000 miles or 12 years. I would definitely not wait that long to do this. After 60,000 miles the fluid is not even translucent, has a very characteristic metallic smell to it. Similar numbers were stated for Cayenne turbo vehicles, and folks were all changing these fluids after 60k miles. I would do so here as well.

If you see anything that you know is not correct, please chime in so it can be corrected. Thanks and hope it helps.

Fluid details – Rear differential:

  • Service Manual – factory fill: #18 on page 527 of Tequipment manual (Panamera 2010-Today) – Fill Qty: 1.15L for my PTT
    • Part No. 000 043 205 30
    • 75 W 90 GL-5 rated gear oil with carbon modifiers
    • Fill until it drips out fill hole, then close
  • What I used:
    • Mobil Delvac 1 75 W 90 gear oil (same as front final drive since has modifiers in it, and meets GL-5 rating as well)

Fluid details – Front final drive:

  • Service Manual – factory fill: Shell TF0951 – Fill Qty: 0.425L
    • Number 9 on page 518 of Tequipment manual (Panamera 2010-Today)
    • Part number 000 043 301 18
      • I found direct cross reference to Mobil Delvac 1 synthetic gear oil 75W-90 (that is what I used in my front final drive fluid change)
      • Fill until spills out of fill hole, then close
  • What I used
    • Mobil Delvac 1 synthetic gear oil 75W-90 (due to direct cross reference with Shell TF0951)
  • FSM fluid quantities in post #8 of this thread.
 
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