please please help gearbox oil

  1. Newbie Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6
    #1
    Hi there guys replaced a broken front spring today and whilst doing it a drive shaft popped out and i lost a fair bit of oil. Could someone please tell me where abouts i fill it up and what grade oil to use. Thanks joe
  2. Newbie Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6
    #2
    Where abouts is the gearbox oil reservoir? cheers
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio
    #3
    There isn't a reservoir, the gearbox is the reservoir. The filling point should be on the top side. 2 litres from empty i think
  4. Established Member Joined: May 2008 Thanet, Kent Posts: 1529 White MkII VTS Black MkII VTS
    #4
    Does this link work mate?

    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=246790
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2010 London Posts: 2768
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by adamskiTNR View Post
    There isn't a reservoir, the gearbox is the reservoir. The filling point should be on the top side. 2 litres from empty i think
    as above, 2L of 75w-80. While your there you mights well drain the whole gearbox and renew the fluids.
  6. Newbie Joined: May 2010 Posts: 6
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bluenotesmiley View Post
    No it doesnt mate its members only area,

    I will be draining the rest of the oil off and replacing with all new
  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 West Yorkshire Posts: 157 2002 Silver VTR
    #7
    Jack car up and remove passenger side wheel. Look straight forward towards the gearbox and you will see two circles with 10mm squares in the middle and the circles are about 10p in size. One further up the gearbox and one lower down. The top one is till fill up the bottom one to drain gearbox oil. Also the square hole inside the circular plugs is the same size as the bar inside an average door handle so no need to buy a plug tool. Hope that helps, really is easy to do.
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belfast Posts: 154 98 posi blue vtr phase2 amizon green vtr
    #8
    ontop of gear box just were the power steering pipes run under the battery ther is a small cylindrical bit of plastic pull it up and that the filling point.if you wanted you could take the battery out altogether might be a bit handier.i hope andy 8v doesnt charge by the hour
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Salisbury Posts: 115 Subaru impreza sport, saxo furio
    #9
    How do you check how much is in there I did my clutch yesterday and put a liter in but I don't know how much was on there. Help please
  10. Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr
    #10
    Fill it up slowly until it runs out of the bottom hole as mentioned above mate
  11. Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by 141chris141 View Post
    ontop of gear box just were the power steering pipes run under the battery ther is a small cylindrical bit of plastic pull it up and that the filling point.if you wanted you could take the battery out altogether might be a bit handier.i hope andy 8v doesnt charge by the hour
    You can refill it using the breather as well as the upper 10p size hole mate yes but you must check the level as described otherwise you might overfill it.
  12. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belfast Posts: 154 98 posi blue vtr phase2 amizon green vtr
    #12
    if yo u used the drain bung on the bottom of the box you wouldnt have to worry about finding the level