Oil Levels

[Guest CRAIG D]

Right iv got a gearbox i need to take out my track car to put in my new car

So when i got the box out il change the gearbox and rear diff oil BUT the question i ask is where and how much do i put in/out. Acually its more the rear diff i know how i do it with the gearbox

I hope that i dont get a stupid answer

Edited January 13, 2009 by CRAIG D

[Spaceman]

Right iv got a gearbox i need to take out my track car to put in my new car

So when i got the box out il change the gearbox and rear diff oil BUT the question i ask is where and how much do i put in/out. Acually its more the rear diff i know how i do it with the gearbox

I hope that i dont get a stupid answer

Craig when you look at the rear diff you will see 2 plugs one a drain and one a fill im sure think its like a hex in side these undo to drain then use the higher one to fill and im sure you just squezze the diff oil in till it backflows out the higher hole and i think thats full sure someone will write it in english or set me straight Grieg

[Guest CRAIG D]

Yeah i seen the both but i thought that the bottom 1 was to drain and the is a small brownish plug right at the top of the diff which i thought that was the 1 too put the oil in ???

Hmmmmm am sure sum1 will advice of this??

[ciaranrb5]

exactly 2 bolts

Top one is fill

Bottom one is drain

Take the bottom one out then the top, allow all the oil to drain out

put in the bottom (drain plug)

Fill through top hole untill no more will go in.

Replace fill plug and ensure drain is tight also

Job done

[jimser]

yea thats about it grieg,your as good at explaining things as me lol

so just to recap bottom plug out to drain and then refill at the top plug,and if you want to be anal about it you can jack the car up at the front when draining to get the last drips out

[scoobymark]

seems easy,

is there a recomended make of gearbox oil??

[jimser]

seems easy,

is there a recomended make of gearbox oil??

im using castrol syntrax in mine,the millers stuff (crx ls) seems to be good.

[Guest CRAIG D]

Thanks guys thats that sorted out now.

If i remember right is quite a large hexi fitting. Are these the kind of things you can get in halfords?? (legal note: There are other great companys that sell these aparts too)

[cullenmin]

the is a small brownish plug right at the top of the diff which i thought that was the 1 too put the oil in ???

There is a breather at the very top of the diff, thats not the fill hole.

At the rear plate of the rear diff there is two plugs, they are the same size. Its these your after. (Not the breather on the very top in case thats what you thought)

Edited January 13, 2009 by Cullenmin

[Spaceman]

Thanks guys thats that sorted out now.

If i remember right is quite a large hexi fitting. Are these the kind of things you can get in halfords?? (legal note: There are other great companys that sell these aparts too)

i have a set here you can borrow craig if i have one the right size

[JohnSt]

It's not a Hex, it's a 1/2" Square drive, so your Ratchet will fit the hole nicely

[Spaceman]

nice never thought of that lol

[Guest CRAIG D]

**** howz the gearbox done again???????

Its been a while since i had my last 1

[ciaranrb5]

1.Make sure it's nice and warm (the oil)

2.Remove plug from top and then from bottom

allow oil to drain out.

3.Replace drain plug on bottom

4.Start filling from top slowly and check the dipstick till it's full just like you do with engine oil

5.Replace filler plug

6. Rag the tit's of the car to check it's ok

7.Fill car up with v-power again

8.Job complete

[Guest CRAIG D]

1.Make sure it's nice and warm (the oil)

2.Remove plug from top and then from bottom

allow oil to drain out.

3.Replace drain plug on bottom

4.Start filling from top slowly and check the dipstick till it's full just like you do with engine oil

5.Replace filler plug

6. Rag the tit's of the car to check it's ok

7.Fill car up with v-power again

8.Job complete

Thanks m8 just finished fitting the ne bos with some nice new oil