Jon, this was super helpful. I used to do my own maintenance on my 2003 CR-V. You are never as “in tune” with your vehicle as when you are taking care of most things yourself. I want to get back to doing these things myself. Thanks!

Thanks Jon! I watched the Twitter feed... and this one. You did a great job! Thanks for showing how easy it is to change. I did mine a couple months ago at 15K and it was every easy!

awesome video. Another reason to remove the fill plug first is if you remove the drain plug first and empty your transfer case, differential, transmission, etc and if for some reason you cannot remove the fill plug you're screwed and would have no way to fill up the above systems I just enumerated.

good reminder even for folks not lucky enough to own a Honda. Check for a severe duty schedule and change fluids at least that often. My car was a pavement princess for the first owner who thankfully followed the maintenance schedule religiously. Now it's going on the occasional adventure (but nothing compared to JonDZ) so the least I can do is change fluids. Changing fluids also gives you the opportunity to see what's going on under your car. Loose fasteners, rust, fossilized squirrels, who knows what's happening down there!

Hey I know that guy that mentioned the tooth paste bag! I'm actually working on a Honda right now. Albeit the 3 cylinder variety. Gotta agree fluids are cheap insurance. Especially if it's only a $10 bottle for 2 changes. One extra caveat: I think it's worth mentioning the vehicle should be level when filling because it's typically done on a lift at a shop. I have 4 ramps for this very reason. Think about that Gatorade bottle on a hill and what a difference a few degrees can make!

Thanks again, Jon! Your videos do a great job of showing the steps. I will definitely be changing my own transfer case and rear diff fluid, thanks to you!

Couple things to note: boats suck fluids out from fillers/dip stick and honestly I have a tool that does that and it just works beautifully. Can drop the container off for recycling easily, but you are leaving some more contaminated oil than normal. Don’t knock it til you try it. Haha. . And PTUs weren’t designed with handling that much torque honestly. When you are climbing a loose grade you are heavily dependent on the rear wheels, so that will place a lot of strain on the ptu. On the road the front wheels have more grip and it’s not an issue. The clutches in the AWD systems act like a locker (up until they start to slip so limited in torque transfer) in that they will not allow one output to slip until torque is maximized to both outputs (proactive traction aid), so you won’t notice the rear wheels handling more torque but they are. . That’s why it’s so imperative to change your fluids more often due to clutch degradation and protecting drivetrain parts that just weren’t designed for that severe of use. Those wet multiplate clutches also shear the oil on a molecular level which means you’ll lose the ability much more quickly to lubricate and support bearing loads.

I had a 2008 Nissan rogue awd that the transfer case failed in 2020(around 90k miles). There was nothing about it in the service manual. I didn't even know I had one! Got a replacement from a low mile junk yard. it was such a pain to replace! since that event, I now do a fluid change on it every 15k on my 2 pilots(2012 and 2022)

I have a 2023 passport. It says to use atf3.a fluid.why so many differences

Good advice. With such a low fluid capacity in that transfer case it might not be a bad idea to change it even more frequently with your usage of the vehicle.

I love the shout out but it was about 38000 miles. I have 43000 on mine now. I wish it was 80k lol

It’s wild how it looks like mercury after 30k I changed both diff and transfer case guild on my Tacoma at 30k. Only the rear diff guild was nasty looking. Black in color like used engine oil. Having a part time 4x4 system keeps the front diff and transfer case out of the regular use equation.

I'm pretty sure that short extension is at least 6 inches 😏

Thanks for a great video. I did not find your prior video on the transfer case. This is a great reminder on fluids. I use AMSOIL engine oil.

I Have a 22 passport, Thanks for the video

Thanks Jon. Wasn’t even on my radar. 30k miles. I don’t think I’m a spirited driver and only been offroad twice. Hope I didn’t do any damage yet

Thank you, I mainly needed to know if the 9-speed electronic shifter version has a transfer case…which the first 5 seconds of your video states 👍🏽

Great Vid! Don't know the schedules either, but good to know how much you use your vehicle. That will give you an idea when you should do a change.

Great video! I change mine often too.

Thanks for sharing

Loved this video. About to do the diff and transfer case fluids. Already have my nolo designs skid plates installed for my first gen. Jon are you running a trans cooler?

Terminator 2 🤣

I wonder if you could just swap out the bearings in the transfer case. If you change them before they get too worn then in theory the gears should not be damaged. All bearings have a number stamped on them so can usually be found without difficulty.

Great video again Jon 👏

Thanks Jon! I hope it's not too late for my 09 CRV.

Jon, good instructional video, great information for those of us who want to keep their keep vehicle for a long time and need tips like these to maintain the parts and systems that are more prone to wear. Seeing this also steers me toward buying new rather than used unless the seller has all the service records including transfer case oil changes. What have you hear about transmission oil changes? I had a couple long trips 2K miles each pulling a heavy trailer with my 06 RL and I changed the transmission oil before each of those trips. I later heard not to change transmission oil before the recommended mileage interval because it can actually be harmful to the tranny to do so. Your thoughts? Any news on the next MY Passport re: what they plan to do to make it more road worthy? (not just stickers and badges and stitching on the seats). I wish more msgs would build in a system like the Rivian that can raise and the front and rear for incredible ground clearance for the short sections it is needed and then push a button and it comes back down for highway driving. Is there any way to do that to the Passport or RL or 4runner or are we stuck with one setting that cannot be changed in just a minute or two? I see the FlatOut Suspension is adjustable with a threaded nut on each shock but that's more than a few minutes to raise or lower the rigs ground clearance.

Something I realized with the transmission. I added an extra quart to the transmission. I'm getting better gas mileage now.

Thank you good video

What do you use to track maintenance? Old school pen and paper? Excel? App?

TFS. My only feedback other than this was all good info is that you were not using a torque wrench, so all you did was tighten the two (2) PTU bolts to your assumption of the recommended 35# torque value. That can't be good. Torque values are provided by the manufacturer for good reason, right?

Huh interesting the Cherokee has the same ZF 9sp and probably PTU

spend the $150 on a proper torque wrench.. it’ll a last a lifetime if you don’t drop it and put the poundage to about 8 when in storage ..

Does the AWD models have a transfer case???

Isn’t the rear differential a different grade requirement than the transfer case?

What about timing belt? People complain about Passport having belt vs chain.

Excelent

Jon, what is the latest video with your list of low drive ratios on 20 some AWD vehicles? thanks,Tim

Just had mine done at the dealership for $170 on my 2020 passport, now I hear/feel kind a drone, only has 15,000 miles, does that sound normal to you? I got to take it back and see what they say, but any ideas.

So would this be the same process for a 2017 Ridgeline with the 6 speed transmission?

Today in mid dec 2023 its overs $23

Unless I am missing something here I see a HUGE FLAW in this video. You have the car at a steep angle on the ramps when u dive it off the ramps my guess is your nor over full on the fluid. Anytime I do anything like this I try to be on a level of a surface as passible.

15k change is overkill

Jon I was following you on ig but I got rid of all my social media before I could get your phone number do you have a public email you don’t mind sharing or a way I can get a hold of you