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Hi all ,I am changing my gearbox oil on a 1.6td JX 5 speed gearbox .I have read conflicting amounts of oil to refill with from 3 to 4.5 litres any thoughts .Haynes states to bottom edge of fill hole on 4 speed but 15mm below this on 5 speed ( bit harder to measure !!!! anyone know how many litres of oil that is?? cheers dan.

mrdp wrote: Haynes states to bottom edge of fill hole on 4 speed but 15mm below this on 5 speed ( bit harder to measure !!!! anyone know how many litres of oil that is?? cheers dan.

On a petrol wbx 5 speed the fill level is 4 litres from drained ... there's oil hiding in the back corners though of course and dry capacity is 4.5 litres.

Ian

On level ground, fill until it just spills over, which should be 4 litres minimum (if you drain it when warm, you'll get more of the dregs out)

Just filled my 5sp box with diesel bell housing on from completely empty. I filled it till it dribbled out then left it for 20 mins to allow the oil to seep through the bearings into the diff then got another half a litre in. In total 4.5 liters filled it up.

Thanks for replies . I drained down when gearbox was warm and filled with 4 litres so will add a little squirt more today .