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Old 21-07-2005, 04:07 PM   #4
Rupewrecht
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Gearbox Fluid Replacement

Step 1.
Jack up the front of your car, and stick some support stands underneath it to hold it up. Ramps will do too.

Step 1.
Drain plug is on the bottom of the box. 21 or 23mm socket (i think) will undo that. make sure you've got an icecream container or similar to catch the oil in there. Make sure you undo the Fill plug as well, otherwise the oil will take longer to drain. The fill plug is located on the side of the box facing the radiator.

Step 2.
Go have a coffee while you wait for it to drain, play with the dog, whatever.

Step 3.
Have a look at the drained oil. Are there lots of silver swirls in there? Thats bad - it means there's been a whole lot of interaction in there that shouldn't really be happening. It's unlikely that many bits will come out, as there's a magnet that's designed to attract the majority of the teeth etc that break off.

Step 4.
Get yourself a funnel, about 30cm of garden hose and 3L of box oil and fill the box - just make sure you're replaced the bottom plug! Keep filling until no more will go in. Done.
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