Differential Fluid Change labor time

0.7 hrtypical

0.6 to 0.9hours on most vehicles

$105typical labor at $150/hr

Differential Fluid Change takes about 0.7 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 3,267 vehicle and engine combinations from 55 makes, most fall between 0.6 and 0.9 hours, and the longest take up to 1.3 hours. BMW, Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Scion, Renault and Hyundai the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

Shop labor rate

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Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.

At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $90 to $135, about $105 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Differential Fluid Change time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
BMW	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.1	346
Cadillac	0.9 hr	0.9 to 0.9	91
Mercedes-Benz	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.1	79
Jaguar	0.9 hr	0.8 to 1.1	47
Land Rover	0.9 hr	0.8 to 0.9	35
Audi	0.9 hr	0.9 to 0.9	19
Porsche	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	55
Alfa Romeo	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.9	13
Acura	0.8 hr	0.8 to 0.8	6
Ford	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.8	585
Chevrolet	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.8	335
GMC	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.8	249
Ram	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	216
Mini	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	67
Pontiac	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	53
Jeep	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	44
Mercury	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	44
Buick	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	25
AMC	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	15
Studebaker	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	13
Saab	0.7 hr	0.6 to 0.7	7
Smart	0.7 hr	0.7 to 0.7	6
Dodge	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	204
Mazda	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	78
Toyota	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	72
Volkswagen	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	69
Morgan	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	67
Chrysler	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	61
Honda	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	52
Oldsmobile	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	51
Kia	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	38
Mitsubishi	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	36
Plymouth	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	35
Isuzu	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	31
Saturn	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	26
Nissan	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	16
Subaru	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	13
Suzuki	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	11
Hyundai	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	10
Renault	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	9
Scion	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.6	6

Other drivetrain repairs

Wheel Bearing Hub - Rear1.5 hr typical
Wheel Bearing Hub - Front1.7 hr typical
Wheel Bearing - Press-In Rear2.0 hr typical
Wheel Bearing - Press-In Front2.5 hr typical
CV Boot - Inner3.0 hr typical
CV Boot - Outer1.8 hr typical
Differential Pinion Seal2.3 hr typical
Ring and Pinion6.6 hr typical
Differential Rebuild - Rear15.8 hr typical
Differential Cover Gasket1.8 hr typical
U-Joint1.8 hr typical
Limited Slip Clutch Pack5.4 hr typical

Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.