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Old 10 July 2007, 02:49 PM
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I've brought the correct oils, now going to change the gearbox and diff oil on my MY03 JDM Sti- can anyone give me any advice or tips that might help?? Do I need to replace any washers on the plugs when re-inserting?? thanx.
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Originally Posted by durry300
I've brought the correct oils, now going to change the gearbox and diff oil on my MY03 JDM Sti- can anyone give me any advice or tips that might help?? Do I need to replace any washers on the plugs when re-inserting?? thanx.

No the old washers will be fine, you must make sure the car is on level ground, when you measure the gear box oil, filling it up is fun, I bought a large oil syringe from Halfords with a flexible pipe fitted to the end, this saved a lot of mess, as you have to fill through the gear box dipstick hole.

The rear diff plugs, tend to be very tight as they have a taper thread, so a big bar may come in handy. Fill rear diff on level ground, until oil starts to weep out of the top filler hole.
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Don't forget - the 6-speed box has two drain plugs. One under the centre diff. (which you can see easily) and another in a small sump at the bottom of the gearbox. This will require the removal of the small plastic cover.
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