Changing Gearbox Oil

[CMF_Jezza]

hi all,

i know the thread on this is in here somewere but i cannot find it.
could someone please post the link.
thanks in advance.

 

[CMF_Ghetto Micra]

unbolt the grub plug under the box, drain. replace plug. unbolt grub plug on front of box, fill until it pours out, be sure car is level.

a, b, c.

 

[CMF_evade]

you can also fill through the speedo sensor if you dont want to pump it through the front grub plug

 

[CMF_Yom]

I suggest making sure you can undo the top plug before you go draining the oil.

Also when filling the oil it pays to go and buy a meter or so of plastic tubing. Otherwise it could a little messy. The trouble with filling through the speedo sensor is that you don't the exact level unless you monitor the amount of oil you're putting in.

 

[CMF_Toma]

Why not pour it thru the Oil cap on the top of the engine?

 

[cisco]

Because that's for engine oil, not gearbox oil.

The best way is: Get about 1.5m of plastic tubing.
Buy the standard 5L bottle of gearbox fluid (Castrol VMX80) which has measurements on the side, so you can see how much oil you have put into the car.

Fill through the top filler plug, monitoring the amount of oil that has left the bottle by simply tilting the bottle level every minute or so and checking the level. EASY. I usually zip tie the bottle by the handle up to the bonnet latch up high and let the oil syphon all the way down the plastic tube from up that high into the filler plug.

If the filler plug is ceized on and you can't remove it, just use the speedo drive. Because you are measuring how much oil has left the bottle, you know to put exactly the correct amount in there.

 

[CMF_White Knight]

Better suck all this info out of Cisco before his memory fades about Micras.

 

[CMF_Toma]

Nobodys mentioned this?

http://www.micra.com.au/technical-articles/changing-gearbox-oil.php

 

[CMF_Jezza]

Toma YES that is the one i was trying to find, but couldn't....

Again Thanks to all. Its appreciated

 

[smidge]

i was looking for the point about filling it till it starts pouring out because i put exactly 3L in, probly closer to 3.2 and it wasn't pouring back on me, i'm going to try again cause i don't want to risk low fluid and a busted box!