STOP! Get someone else to check it! Several people have already warned you
here that this is very suspicious and sounds very overpriced!
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>> Question: How in the world did you get water in your diff?
>>
>> Patrick
>
> No idea. A friend told me that going through a puddle can cause some
> water to get in through a top breather hole. (I guess that's what
> happened).
>
> I did get more info from the dealer today regarding his refusal to
> change the diff fluid. In a nutshell, he said it would take a lot of
> work to disassemble the rear and check all the gears. If he was to do
> this, I would have to be ready to pay for a completely new rear if
> needed (not just for fluid change). I told him just to look around
> while the diff cover is off, but he told me it wasn't that simple. He
> also told me that if he just changed the fluid and I had an accident
> because of the rear failure, he would be somehow liable (which sounds
> like total BS to me).
>
> I'm still at a loss at what to do. Every time I went to a non-dealer
> mechanic, there was some sort of f-up and I wound up paying twice every
> time. On one hand, $1800 is still cheaper than a new car. The engine is
> in good shape so maybe I'll just go for it. Sorry for long boring
> rant....
>