Help neaded,gearbox oil.ASAP please
16 January 2005, 10:54 AM
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Help neaded,gearbox oil.ASAP please
I am changing my gearbox oil on MY96WRX.
Can someone confirm for me if the drain plug is the bolt on the very underside of the gearbox.
Also how much oil does the box take.
Lastly does the oil have to be filled through the dipstick hole?
Can someone confirm for me if the drain plug is the bolt on the very underside of the gearbox.
Also how much oil does the box take.
Lastly does the oil have to be filled through the dipstick hole?
16 January 2005, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MACH1
Go to search forums, type gearbox filling, search, thread about diy gearbox oil change, should be just what you wanted.
Tried your suggested search words.
Top man,everything i needed to know.
Thanks very much.
17 January 2005, 02:30 PM
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You do fill using the dipstick hole. Can't help with your other questions
17 January 2005, 02:33 PM
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The drain plug is the bottom one as you say, and yes, you re-fill through the dipstick hole and as Oilman says it takes 3.5 ltrs. I would beware of full synthetic in the Subaru box - it may reduce the synchro performance (personal experience and others!) May be safer to stick to semi-synthetic GL5 75/90 (eg Castrol Driveline AKA Syntrax)
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17 January 2005, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnD
The drain plug is the bottom one as you say, and yes, you re-fill through the dipstick hole and as Oilman says it takes 3.5 ltrs. I would beware of full synthetic in the Subaru box - it may reduce the synchro performance (personal experience and others!) May be safer to stick to semi-synthetic GL5 75/90 (eg Castrol Driveline AKA Syntrax)
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17 January 2005, 06:07 PM
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i used 75/90 driveline syntrax and it made a whole world of a difference whatever oil they used in the subaru dealership it was rubbish i changed to castrol syntrax and it has never crunched again
17 January 2005, 06:36 PM
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Thanks for all the replys
I have now changed the oil,used castrol syntrax.
Used nearly 4 litres to get the level a couple of mm above full.
I hope i havnt put to much in.
Unfortunatly it still feels notchy going into 2nd.
I have now changed the oil,used castrol syntrax.
Used nearly 4 litres to get the level a couple of mm above full.
I hope i havnt put to much in.
Unfortunatly it still feels notchy going into 2nd.
18 January 2005, 01:28 PM
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gearbox volume is actually 3.8litres I believe, but recommend filling with 4litres (sligghtly above max on the dipstick) so that third gear is coated with oil better.
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