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1986 1.6 D 4SPD

MY MANUAL SAYS 4 LITRES MR BAXTER SAYS 3, SOME SAY FILL UPTO FILLING HOLE OTHERS SAY JUST BELOW, WIKI HAS A BLANK PAGE, SO WHAT IS IT?

AND YES IM USING 75/90.

MANY CHEERS.

Well if you split the difference at 3.5 you get what the book says.

With a 4 speed box you just fill it until it runs out of the filler hole-about 3.5 litres--make sure van is level obviously--a tip for filling gearbox is--1 metre of plastic tube--thread thru wheel arch & into filler hole--connect gear oil squeezy bottle to tube & fill--easy--

There was once a Tech Bulletin on Syncros I believe (not the subject I know) saying just 'below' the filler hole (1"), and it has been suggested that driveshaft seal weeping (fairly common) are aggravated by an overly high oil level.

Maybe this applies to all 5 speed boxes, its a fact that you can't get all the old oil out, unless the box is split, over half a litre remaining I think... which is probably wheer Simon's figure comes from.

Dont confuse the poor lad, Clive--Haynes says--level on 4 speed 091 should be at bottom of filler hole--ie fill till it runs out--------------------all other boxes 15 mm below filler hole--check with bent pipe cleaner----

Thansk Billy, will try my best to remember that

That's what, 11/16" (ish)

Nah, correction 23/32", surely