Gearbox breather

  1. L-plater Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 80
    #1
    Is it right I can fill the gearbox with new oil through the gearbox breather (if so where is it situated any pictures) so I don't have to piss about filling from the side of the gearbox with a tube. Saxo vtr by the way 2002.
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti
    #2
    Remove the airbox and its kind of under the battery tray.
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
    #3
    Just roof the car, simple!
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 234
    #4
    I thought about doing this a few weeks ago when i did my driveshaft, so i measured the oil that came out to put back in so i didnt over fill it. But in the end it was less messing to pull the arch liner back and fill it through the filler plug took 10 minutes.
  5. L-plater Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 80
    #5
    Nice one cheers bud.
  6. L-plater Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 83
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mickswan View Post
    Remove the airbox and its kind of under the battery tray.
    Is this the same on a 2001 furio as well, as I have read posts telling you to jack up passengers side, remove the wheel arch cover and the access it that way.
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Adam32 View Post
    Is this the same on a 2001 furio as well, as I have read posts telling you to jack up passengers side, remove the wheel arch cover and the access it that way.
    thats the level plug not the breather.
  8. L-plater Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 83
    #8
    I now have the passenger side wheel arch off and have taken a couple of photos attached below. On the photos, I presume the filler plug is the top circle I have drawn and the bottom circle the drain?

    As for the breather pipe which people suggest filling from, I can't seem to find it. When looking for this, you will see I have taken two pictures, one from underneath the car and one from the top where the battery is - however I don't think it's on these pictures? Think I may just squirt the oil into the filler plug with a pressurised garden sprayer.







  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #9
    Hi mate, yes you have circled the correct filler and drain plugs and that is how you are "supposed" to do it however most people, me included fill via the breather

    In this picture its the black round thing next to the reverse light switch, there will be a black round cap on it that you need to pull off



    If you fill via this remove the upper level plug that you circled so the gear oil goes in quickly and you can check the level is right (it'll flow out when doing so).
    Also only use a 75w80 oil nothing else
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  10. L-plater Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 83
    #10
    Thanks for the picture as it really helped. I am normally used to driving 4x4 vehicles, so when posts said breather I was imagining some long pipe.

    Anyway all sorted with the oil in. You can see from my picture below where I found it

  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2012 Perth Posts: 3665 Peugeot 106 1.1 Turbo Peugeot 106 1.5D Turbo Peuge
    #11
    The thing is, when you jack up one side of the the car, it's no longer LEVEL.

    So using the filler/level plug is totally useless. It'll only be accurate on a ramp in a garage.

    This is why it's preferred to use the breather to fill using a calculated amount.

    If you change a driveshaft, refill with no more than 2.4 litres.

    easy.
  12. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380
    #12
    breather is simplist way