Gearbox oil: Have I done the right thing?
Discussion
Today I syphoned what I could from my S1 gearbox and I was a little bit surprised to find it was a rather thin red oil, presumably ATF?
I had bought some semi-synthetic 75w90 gearbox oil to refill with, but fearing this would be incompatible with the residual red oil in the gearbox, I filled up with some ATF-Q ( Dexron II type ) fluid.
I'm looking for confirmation that this will be ok, because the search brings up conflicting opinions.
It's a pity Ford never fitted the Type 9 ( N type ) box with a drain plug.
Also my Haynes Granada manual lists the gearbox capacity at 1.9 litres, but I only managed to get a litre in before it started overflowing.
I had bought some semi-synthetic 75w90 gearbox oil to refill with, but fearing this would be incompatible with the residual red oil in the gearbox, I filled up with some ATF-Q ( Dexron II type ) fluid.
I'm looking for confirmation that this will be ok, because the search brings up conflicting opinions.
It's a pity Ford never fitted the Type 9 ( N type ) box with a drain plug.
Also my Haynes Granada manual lists the gearbox capacity at 1.9 litres, but I only managed to get a litre in before it started overflowing.
Hi Alan,
I had about 2 litres left over from changing the fluid in the old Mondeo Auto box, so about a litre left in the container now.
Why do you recommend repeating my actions of today?
To be honest, the old stuff looked pretty bright & clear. I just wondered if it was a special Ford fluid"
Do you use ATF in your S?
I had about 2 litres left over from changing the fluid in the old Mondeo Auto box, so about a litre left in the container now.
Why do you recommend repeating my actions of today?
To be honest, the old stuff looked pretty bright & clear. I just wondered if it was a special Ford fluid"
Do you use ATF in your S?
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