Honda CR-V IV, RE6/RM (EU)

Additional Notes

• The Honda CR-V IV RE6/RM (EU) rear differential fluid capacity splits into two distinct figures depending on the service context. A dry fill, used when the differential housing is completely empty such as after a rebuild or unit replacement, requires 1.5 liters across the 1.6i-DTEC and 2.2i-DTEC variants, and 1.4-1.5 liters across the 2.0i-VTEC and 2.4i-VTEC variants. A service fill, performed during a routine fluid drain and refill where residual fluid remains in the housing, requires 1.2 liters across all listed variants.
• The 0.3-liter gap between dry fill and service fill capacities reflects the volume of fluid that typically stays trapped in the differential housing, axle passages, and clutch pack areas even after draining. Using the dry fill figure during a routine service would result in overfilling, which can cause seal stress and fluid leakage under operating temperatures.
• The 2.0i-VTEC and 2.4i-VTEC variants carry a dry fill range of 1.4-1.5 liters rather than a fixed value, indicating a tolerance in the total housing volume. The 1.6i-DTEC and 2.2i-DTEC variants specify a fixed 1.5-liter dry fill, suggesting a more precisely defined housing capacity for those diesel-engined configurations.
• Under normal use conditions, the 1.6i-DTEC 4WD (2015-2018) specifies a rear differential fluid change interval of 60,000 km or 48 months. The 2.2i-DTEC 4WD (2012-2015), 2.0i-VTEC 4WD (2015-2018), and 2.4i-VTEC 4WD (2015-2018) all specify a longer normal-use change interval of 80,000 km or 48 months. The 2.0i-VTEC 4WD (2011-2015) and 2.4i-VTEC 4WD (2011-2015) share the shorter 60,000 km or 48-month normal-use interval with the 1.6i-DTEC.
• Regardless of engine type or model year range, the severe use change interval is uniformly set at 40,000 km with no time-based limit specified. Severe use typically encompasses conditions such as frequent towing, off-road driving, repeated short trips, or operation in extreme temperatures, all of which accelerate fluid degradation in a rear differential.
• The initial service condition carries the longest change interval across all listed variants: 120,000 km or 96 months. An initial service designation refers to the factory-fill fluid, which may have different formulation or contamination characteristics from manufacturing. The extended interval reflects the controlled conditions under which factory-fill fluid is introduced.
• When initial service and severe use conditions are combined, the change interval drops sharply to 20,000 km with no time-based limit. This applies uniformly across all engine variants and both model year ranges. The absence of a time limit in the combined initial service and severe condition suggests the distance threshold is expected to be reached before any calendar-based limit would become relevant under those operating conditions.
• A fluid level check interval of 20,000 km or 12 months is specified under normal, initial service, and severe use conditions for all listed variants. The combined initial service and severe condition rows do not list a check interval, only a change interval of 20,000 km, meaning the change itself occurs at the same point the check would otherwise be due.
• The 2.2i-DTEC 4WD variant covers model years 2012-2015, making it the only configuration in the dataset that does not extend into the 2015-2018 period as a separate entry. All other engine variants have distinct specification rows for both the 2011-2015 and 2015-2018 periods, with the 2015-2018 rows for the 2.0i-VTEC and 2.4i-VTEC reflecting the updated 80,000 km normal-use change interval.