gearbox oil. drain and refil ports?

1. PETE-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 york/ north yorkshire Posts: 1953

   #1 11th April 2009, 22:29

   as in the title, looked in FAQ's carnt find anything.
   
   need to change gear oil, anyone got a pic or a good discription for me?
   
   rep given
2. NickB Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Chester Posts: 1356 none!

   #2 11th April 2009, 22:35

   http://www.saxperience.com/mods/prem-how-to.php?page=2
   
   Its also in the haynes manual obviously..
   
   But basically its just like doing a normal oil change in the sence you have a sort of sump bolt however you have 2 one is a breather and the other is for the oil to come out.
   
   Ull have to jack the car up ideally and get under the box and you really cant miss the big bolt matey
   
   When doing oil changes on the gearbox remember firstly gearbox oil FUCKING STINKS LIKE HELL!!!! (makes me heave) and also to at least clean off the bolts of any lose metal as they are magnetic and ideally should replace the copper rings (can be picked up at halfords for about £3 iirc)
   
   Hope this helps your alittle more

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3. Jenny-VTR Newbie Joined: Mar 2009 gloucestershire Posts: 4 black saxo vtr

   #3 11th April 2009, 22:35

   to drain the oil there is a square drive bung at the botton of the box i think you can use a 21mm spanner on it and to fill i take out the reverse light switch and put in 2 ltrs of oil
4. NickB Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Chester Posts: 1356 none!

   #4 11th April 2009, 22:42

   Few pointers:-
   
   Also note you'll need a 8mm square section drain plug socket or spanner
   
   you'll want Gearbox oil grade - SAE 75W/80 (2litres)
   
   Its also better to take it for a short drive to warm the oil up to ensure all comes out and its quicker doing it this way too.
   
   
   This is what i was on about the the bolt collecting loose metal dont be too shocked to find this
   
   
   iirc our premium guide is available over on the 106owners website without even requiring sign up dont know how simo feels about this though so im not going to post it up...

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5. jware92 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Colwyn Bay/Southend Posts: 608 Mk2 vts VXR engined astra

   #5 11th April 2009, 22:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by NickB http://www.saxperience.com/mods/prem-how-to.php?page=2 When doing oil changes on the gearbox remember firstly gearbox oil FUCKING STINKS LIKE HELL!!!! (makes me heave)

   had 2 litres of it down my driveway last weekend while changing a driveshaft!
6. PETE-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 york/ north yorkshire Posts: 1953

   #6 11th April 2009, 22:48

   thanks for that nick real help mate!!
7. NickB Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Chester Posts: 1356 none!

   #7 11th April 2009, 22:49

   np pete bud, im sure iv missed something out somewhere that people will pick up on but thats the best i could do...
   
   glad it was of some use bud
8. NickB Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Chester Posts: 1356 none!

   #8 11th April 2009, 22:52

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jware92 had 2 litres of it down my driveway last weekend while changing a driveshaft!

   unlucky i bet that smelt a bit funny lol
9. PETE-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 york/ north yorkshire Posts: 1953

   #9 11th April 2009, 23:14

   im sure you could fill it back up from the top of the gearbox tho??
10. NickB Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Chester Posts: 1356 none!

    #10 11th April 2009, 23:35

    yea you can dude its a bit aquard but its there
11. user_47680 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Cornwall Posts: 236 2001 Saxo VTR

    #11 17th October 2010, 23:12

    Cheers for that link on the guide. I bought the membership from looking at that and the other guides