|
21-07-2005, 11:49 AM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: -37.561609, 143.854814
Car: 2013 Mazda 6 GT Sedan - Soul Red
Posts: 3,517
|
HOW TO: Change your Gearbox oil
Thinking about changing my gearbox oil.. A how to [from the manual, perhaps?] as to how one would go about doing this will be great!
Cheers Adam
__________________
2013 Mazda6 Diesel GT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Formerly] 2004 Mazda6 Luxury Sport |
Sponsored Links |
21-07-2005, 12:02 PM | #2 |
Driving a faster car now!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Work, always at bloody work...
Car: Lotus ....... .
Posts: 5,217
|
|
21-07-2005, 03:56 PM | #3 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: melb.vic.au
Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle
Posts: 16,525
|
buy my clutch and i'll change it for you :P
__________________
jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--|--SLOWTEGE--|--BEETLE--|--SUBSTITUTE--|--AZ-1 |
21-07-2005, 04:07 PM | #4 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: melb.vic.au
Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle
Posts: 16,525
|
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.
__________________
jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--|--SLOWTEGE--|--BEETLE--|--SUBSTITUTE--|--AZ-1 |
21-07-2005, 07:51 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Melb, Aus
Car: Mazda 323 BA BPT transplant
Posts: 3,459
|
how often should u do it ?
|
21-07-2005, 07:54 PM | #6 |
Driving a faster car now!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Work, always at bloody work...
Car: Lotus ....... .
Posts: 5,217
|
gearbox oil - 40000k's
|
21-07-2005, 08:40 PM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Logan prefecture
Car: Touge monster
Posts: 7,585
|
Have fun learning how to make oil go up hill too!
|
22-07-2005, 06:17 AM | #8 |
living in the past man
|
or buy a 1 litre container...
the majority of new containers have a stem in them which extends to the fill hole
__________________
1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost... |
22-07-2005, 09:02 AM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Melb, Aus
Car: Mazda 323 BA BPT transplant
Posts: 3,459
|
ive had 4l sitting around waiting to go in for ages.
they have a spout which pops out like the drink bottles |
23-07-2005, 10:22 AM | #10 |
living in the past man
|
naaaa the spout should be about 20 cm long!!!
__________________
1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost... |
23-07-2005, 04:19 PM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Logan prefecture
Car: Touge monster
Posts: 7,585
|
The spouts on my Motul Gear300 were only about 10cm long. There was some minor spillage...
|
23-07-2005, 04:21 PM | #12 |
AstinaGT Regular
|
jack the front and back of the car up and stick it on jack stands so that it is even otherwise u will not have enough oil
|
03-02-2006, 04:49 PM | #13 |
Junior Member
|
i changing my gearbox oil every 10000km. Reason is very hard n $$$ to find another if the gearbox is spoiled. so better prevent it from spoiled.
|
04-02-2006, 06:02 PM | #14 |
Senior Member
|
when i had my clutch replaced would they have changed the gear box oil then or not? i really cant remember even if they told me
|
04-02-2006, 06:09 PM | #15 | |
コスモ
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Location: Vic
Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD
Posts: 7,888
|
Quote:
__________________
My 'stina Hatch |
|
04-02-2006, 06:38 PM | #16 | |
Pandaspeed Racing
|
Quote:
and cosmo, police dont have balls you shouldn know that!
__________________
Life would be straight without twisties STOCK AS A ROCKET! •motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to me. I accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities I THINK I AM N2! |
|
29-04-2006, 10:55 AM | #17 |
Junior Member
|
Just recently i noticed when changing gears i can hear like clicking and clacking noises and the gears are not so smooth anymore, is this because i need to change or not enough gearbox oil? or something else
|
29-04-2006, 03:31 PM | #18 |
living in the past man
|
isn't the gear oil meant to be filled on an upward angle? ie the front jacked up?
__________________
1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost... |
29-04-2006, 04:44 PM | #19 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: melb.vic.au
Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle
Posts: 16,525
|
Go read step 1 again James
Ray - sounds like it could be low. Stick your finger in the fill plug hole and if you can feel the level then it should be fine. But it could be due for a change anyway.
__________________
jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--|--SLOWTEGE--|--BEETLE--|--SUBSTITUTE--|--AZ-1 |
29-04-2006, 05:27 PM | #20 |
living in the past man
|
bah can't expect me to read an entire thread
that would be being thoro.. thura.... gah ummm that would be too hard
__________________
1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost... |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Funny things you've been sent lately... | Rupewrecht | Off Topic | 2682 | 16-05-2016 05:31 PM |
Gearbox oil change | Eire323f | Performance & General Maintenance | 10 | 07-02-2007 10:10 AM |
Gearbox Tough to change to 1st & Rev. Oil? | SehnKhan | Performance & General Maintenance | 64 | 31-12-2004 09:20 AM |
Oil and water don't mix - except in a gearbox ! | wazza | Performance & General Maintenance | 6 | 08-12-2004 04:33 PM |
gearbox oil | sirex | Performance & General Maintenance | 11 | 25-03-2004 10:56 PM |