Is the 96 C280 owners manual correct?
 

In the 96 C280 owners manual it calls for .7 US quarts or .71 liters of rear axle gear lub.

That sounds a little low if you use the fill technique that is recommended by some of the members who suggest to fill until overflow.

What is the best procedure to use. I put in the .7 quarts as stated in the owners manual. Should I add more?

Martineau Gauda
mgauda@sprintmail.com

96 C280
82 Rolls Royce Silver Spur

Add it till it runs out. Let it drain until it stops running out then install the plug.

Did the owner's manual say .7 quarts? I remember seeing somwhere that it is supposed to take a little over a quart. You are right, .7 does seem low, and obviously was not enough if there is still space to add more.

I recall it being 1.2 I can doubel check my manual if you'd like.

Here is the info for my 1995 C280:

1.2 US quarts; 1.1 liters

Hypoid Gear Oil SAE 90, 85w 90

Good luck! BTW, I did use synthetic gear oil when I had mine changed. I actually had to buy 2 bottles because each bottle was 1 quart. THerefor, I got 1 quart of synthetic, and one quart dino. I used all of the synthetic, and filled the remainder with the dino.

I might give the dealer a call to make sure that 1996 MY was the same.