Gearbox Oil Topup?

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Gearbox Oil Topup?

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Hi,
My gearbox (5 speed) has been leaking oil for sometime, I will get this sorted when the clutch needs to be replaced.
My question is, whats the easiest way to replace oil whist on a road trip? I bought a small viscous handpump from ebay like this one..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-DELUXE-SYPHON ... 1634wt_941
For £6 it seemed to work out, the only problem is that the thickness of gearbox oil ment that the output pipe kept popping off.. so not so great :(

Any top tips for getting oil into the tricky little filler location where not oil bottle will fit?
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Re: Gearbox Oil Topup?

Post by Aidan »

warm the oil before injecting it it will flow better and use the semi synth 75W/90 that is slightly thinner

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