V4JDMSTi

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I need to top up my gearbox oil. my question is, as i do not know what type / brand of oil is in there at the moment, can i just top it up with oil that can be had at my local halfords?

i'm not sure why the level has dropped. there's no leaks from the box

cheers,

matt.

jonnyh

I would be inclined to change the whole lot for castrol syntrax gear oil (75w90). The drain plug is easy to locate (its a big-un) and the washer is metal and I reused mine with no leaks at all.

It takes 3.5l......

V4JDMSTi

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thanks. as long as it stays dry i might sort it when i get home.

Fuzz

Use a tube pushed over the dipstick hole and attach a funnel to the top of that, or you'll have gear oil everywhere.
(there's no box breather, so it tries to spit it back out as fast as you can fill it otherwise)


Andy

V4JDMSTi

iTrader: (2)

i was thinking about re-filling this way. not had chance to sort it out yet. but the car hasn't moved either so no probs i guess.

cheers guys.