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Where is the gearbox filler plug?

Posted: 09 May 2014, 11:23
by pandkh
Sorry, simple question I know.

I want to check the oil level on the gearbox but I can't find the filler plug anywhere. 1.9 Petrol 5 speed. I've been scrabbling around under the van with a torch for an hour looking for it. I'm quite slim but it's very tight under there even for me. I had to get out twice due to feeling a bit claustraphobic!

Re: Where is the gearbox filler plug?

Posted: 09 May 2014, 11:27
by lloydy
just above the cv joint (offside) it's a hex socket. 17mm i think?...

Re: Where is the gearbox filler plug?

Posted: 09 May 2014, 11:39
by itchyfeet
Its a bit obscured by the gearlinkage

Re: Where is the gearbox filler plug?

Posted: 09 May 2014, 12:10
by T3luestar
This may help........

wiki.club8090.co.uk/index.php/Gearbox_Clutch_CVs_CV_joints_drain_plug

Re: Where is the gearbox filler plug?

Posted: 09 May 2014, 12:24
by pandkh
Thanks, found it. Can't see why I missed it now.

Re: Where is the gearbox filler plug?

Posted: 09 May 2014, 14:51
by Ian and Lins
I'd spray a fair bit of Plusgas around it over a day or two. They can be very tight if not undone for a while; say last time in 1985.