Gearbox refillin'

SteveA · Post by **SteveA** » Sat Mar 15, 08 2:07 pm

How do I refill my gearbox without getting the vast majority of the oil all over my shiny garage floor.
Used one of them cheapo syphon pumps,disaster

,talk about messy.

J Clark · Post by **J Clark** » Sat Mar 15, 08 7:51 pm

Yeah, come on guys, I need to know this one as well!!

Edit: 4spd also (of course!)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Mar 15, 08 9:43 pm

Make sure you have the sump on.

A funnel with a long thin filler neck.

Or is it manual?

Only messin.

latil · Post by **latil** » Sat Mar 15, 08 9:46 pm

There's a clue in his signature line.

4 spd

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Mar 15, 08 9:47 pm

J Clark · Post by **J Clark** » Sat Mar 15, 08 9:49 pm

Seriously though, when the trans is in the car you have to go upwards with the oil to get it into the fill hole, I was thinking a large coke bottle with a flexible pipe that I could squeeze to get the oil in!

Would be easier to make a hole in the trans tunnel and fill from the passenger footwell!

How does everyone else do it then??

latil · Post by **latil** » Sat Mar 15, 08 10:19 pm

Long bit of plastic pipe up round bellhousing into engine bay,push a funnel in it and pour in just under the right amount of oil. Then top up a little at a time. Unless you can find a syringe big enough,with a flexy pipe.

J Clark · Post by **J Clark** » Sat Mar 15, 08 10:33 pm

Well this actually sounds like a plan worth trying!

latil wrote:Long bit of plastic pipe up round bellhousing into engine bay,push a funnel in it and pour in just under the right amount of oil. Then top up a little at a time. Unless you can find a syringe big enough,with a flexy pipe.

SteveA · Post by **SteveA** » Sun Mar 16, 08 12:44 am

latil wrote:Long bit of plastic pipe up round bellhousing into engine bay,push a funnel in it and pour in just under the right amount of oil. Then top up a little at a time. Unless you can find a syringe big enough,with a flexy pipe.

Cheers for that Latil,will give that a go.I knew there had to be an easier(less messy)way.

J Clark · Post by **J Clark** » Sun Mar 16, 08 1:02 am

Steve

I live close to Ashbourne, maybe we should meet up some time when my car is back on the road.

Cheers

Julian

SteveA · Post by **SteveA** » Sun Mar 16, 08 1:15 am

Yeah,gimme a shout when your up and runnin'