Mess-free Gearbox Filling
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Maybe another grandmothers eggs post but here's a tip I picked up off the Wedge Forum. Run a large bore pipe from the top of the engine,down the back of the bell-housing and insert it into the filler hole. Then let gravity to the work...
This method avoids filling your armpit with oil via your sleeve.
I now have a very large syringe surplus to requirements. Any takers? Glen?
This method avoids filling your armpit with oil via your sleeve.
I now have a very large syringe surplus to requirements. Any takers? Glen?
Hi Joe,
Haven't you just turned a one man job into a two man job? Or do you simply pour the oil in at the top until there's a puddle of oil on the floor, then wait for it to stop dripping?
I always found the big syringe easy and mess-free from below (but I do have jumbo ramps that raise the car two feet AND keep it level...)
I commend your choice of oil though. Difflock - lovely stuff! Gave me 'knife through butter' gear changes in mine, AND I could use second gear cold without crunching!
Have fun!
Graham
Haven't you just turned a one man job into a two man job? Or do you simply pour the oil in at the top until there's a puddle of oil on the floor, then wait for it to stop dripping?
I always found the big syringe easy and mess-free from below (but I do have jumbo ramps that raise the car two feet AND keep it level...)
I commend your choice of oil though. Difflock - lovely stuff! Gave me 'knife through butter' gear changes in mine, AND I could use second gear cold without crunching!
Have fun!
Graham
Kitchski said:
..Or just buy an oil syringe and do it the easy way ;-)
That's what I have. But when you can only get the car about 18" off the ground it's a pain in the arse (and everywhere else) to have to keep sliding under with a full syringe, and then back out for a refill, then back again etc etc...Kitchski said:
..Is that ATF??
It's this stuff, not ATF. Similar colour though.Ragtop said:
....Haven't you just turned a one man job into a two man job? Or do you simply pour the oil in at the top until there's a puddle of oil on the floor, then wait for it to stop dripping?....
No Graham, you measure out the correct quantity, and pour most of that down the tube. Then add a blob more till it drips and and job done Ragtop said:
I commend your choice of oil though. Difflock - lovely stuff! Gave me 'knife through butter' gear changes in mine, AND I could use second gear cold without crunching!
I'm actually having this crunching 2nd gear problem, think its about time I change the gearbox oil on my S1Edited by greyhulk on Friday 11th March 22:36
v8s4me said:
That's what I have. But when you can only get the car about 18" off the ground it's a pain in the arse (and everywhere else) to have to keep sliding under with a full syringe, and then back out for a refill, then back again etc etc...
Crikey Joe! How often do you CHANGE your gearbox oil??v8s4me said:
No Graham, you measure out the correct quantity, and pour most of that down the tube. Then add a blob more till it drips and and job done
Why do I not believe that? 
Graham
greyhulk said:
I'm actually having this crunching 2nd gear problem, think I'll get some of this difflock on order will it be OK to use with the S1 gearbox?
It's specially 'designed' for the Rover LT77 box. I'm not sure how well it would suit your Ford box (but it has to be better than ATF surely?!)Graham
Ragtop said:
It's specially 'designed' for the Rover LT77 box. I'm not sure how well it would suit your Ford box (but it has to be better than ATF surely?!)
Graham
Cheers, just ended up googling some old pH posts about gearbox oil.. 'Comma 75W-90 GL-4 Semi-Synthetic' seems to pop up often, will check out how many litres I needGraham
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