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gear fluid

Posted: 06 Jan 2014, 13:03
by frankie_66
can anyone help me by telling me where the gear fluid goes? a friend said i might need
gear fluid but i havent a clue where it goes :roll:

Re: gear fluid

Posted: 06 Jan 2014, 15:29
by MidLifeCrisis
Assume that you mean the 'gearbox' oil?
Also assuming you have a manual (not automatic) gearbox?

Try this link: https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Ge ... drain_plug

As always - make sure that the fill plug can be removed before you remove the drain plug otherwise you'll be in all sorts of trouble trying to refill it!

Is there a reason that you think that you need new oil?

Re: gear fluid

Posted: 07 Jan 2014, 14:03
by California Dreamin
Sounds like you are doing this for the first time...so I would advice that you drain and refill with new oil and not just top-up. The gearbox oil has been in there some 25 years plus, get it changed!
The bungs are an internal hex 17mm so you will require one of these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17mm-hex-sock ... _177wt_934" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Plus about 4litres of GL4 gear oil (until it dribbles from the filler hole)

Martin