Hi,

In carrying out the servicing on my '99 Sei Sporting, but cannot find te right place to top up the transmission fluid. There is a 12 mil Allen plug halfway down, but I am not sure whether this is the drain plug or filler point. The Lindsay Porter manual isn't much help. Any ideas?

Yep, on the front of the gearbox? That's the one.

i still need to do this one my cinq.. any tips?

Take the charcoal can thing out of the way first, then you can get in better. Use a length of clean hose to fill it, put the end in the filler hole making sure it's a loose fit so the oil can spill out when it's full. Put paper or a tray down to catch the spill, then top up slowly from above - when it overflows from the filling plug hole then it's full.

is there a way to check the level to see if it needs topping up??

Yep, take the plug out and see if it drips out. If it doesn't, it's not up to the max. Daft thing is you might only need a capful to make it full as you can't really see in.

what about draining it? mines overdue a full change.

knowing that it just needs filling till it overflows makes things easier tho

a proper fiat designed part then

There's a drain plug on the 'box, big allen headed thing underneath.

Yeah another 12mm allen bolt on the bottom of the box, taking the airbox out if fitted lets you gain access from the top on the cinq, might be the same on the sei....

I changed my gear oil for EP80-90 gear oil and if anything has made the box feel worse, very notchy, any recomendations on the oil type for these box's.


Thanks
Paul T

catrol syntrax (spl?) driveline

arc said:

catrol syntrax (spl?) driveline

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seconded! I've got it in mine and it seemed to make the shift better.

Thanks Guys

Paul T

the only oil i could get is the genuine stuff from fiat at £5.00 a litre which is damn expensive for oil, i tryed five places for oil when i did a cv gaitor and was told no mate the only place that you can get oil for them gearboxes from is main dealers as normal oil makes the change even worse

Let's dispel a few myths then.

Fiat recommend synthetic EP75 - which is rarer than a virgin in Middlesbrough.

Local Fiat dealer told me they use EP80w90 in ALL fiat gearboxes when change is due.

Haynes recommend EP80 non synthetic.

I've used Castrol Syntrax (Driveline) synthetic in both of mine for the last 2 years and have no complaints. It's made the change smoother, especially when cold.

fixitagaintomorrow said:

...which is rarer than a virgin in Middlesbrough.

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lmao

now we know why you live there pete

Ladies of negotiable affection come cheap in these parts.

erm, so I'm told.

Yeah goin by my sis's uni mates! Lol

Kindda related i bought 5litres of g.box oil for cheaper than 2litres the other day..

same brand etc....