Hey guys, how can I check the oil level for my clutch and gearbox?
How can I add oil to them myself or do I need a special pump for it?
Thanxall.

You fill it until you can't get any more oil in without it pouring out the filling hole. Gearbox oil bottles usually have a long filling pipe so just squeeze the bottle.

Hellcat said:

You fill it until you can't get any more oil in without it pouring out the filling hole. Gearbox oil bottles usually have a long filling pipe so just squeeze the bottle.

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Thanx for replying Hellcat.... Exactly where are the filling holes for the Clutch and the Gearbox oil...... I can't find them
Thanxagain.

Clutch hydraulics are fed via the brake reservoir.

Gearbox filling hole is somewhere, well on the gearbox :embaressed: About half way or more up one of the sides. Sorry I can't be specific.

the gearbox filler plug is located on the front of the gearbox, by front i mean the side that faces the front bumper. to open it you need a BIG allen key, can remember the exact size but it is bigger than anything i owned prior to servicing a fiat. its the same size as the one you need to remove the engine oil drain plug. while on the subject of drain plugs, there is also a drain plug under the gearbox. draining the gearbox and then refilling with top quality gearbox oil can make a surprising difference to gearchange. i've always done it every year on all my cars just because it feels so good.

Ok, so for the clutch oil to be ok, all I have to do is make sure the brakes oil reservoir is on the maximum assigned level.

As for the gearbox oil, I'm asking about it cos last time when I was changing engine oil, the man there told me that I have a very small leak from the gearbox. He told me to fill it up every time I change engine oil. He told me that if I wanted to fix the leak I'd have to disassemble the gearbox, which isn't worth it cos it'll cost money and time and the leak is very small so it's not worth it. Any ideas about this?
Thanx for the help guys.

the clutch fluid is fine if the brake fluid reservoir is full. i usually bleed hydraulic clutches whenever i do the brakes to make sure fresh fluid is able to enter the whole system. i do that whenever i change brakes.

a small leak on the gearbox could be fixed by checking the torque of the bolts, get a torque wrench on them and see if one is looser than it should be.

another point, since the clutch slave cylinder is on top of the gearbox it isnt too hard to believe that the leak could be coming from there are may not be the gearbox. worth a check, if you remove the battery and the battery tray you can see the slave cylinder. i'd check it for leaks, its common for them to leak, its less common for a gearbox to leak.

Less invasive method would be to have a good clean around the top of the gearbox, then have another look later.

Have a feel around the slave cylinder, shouldn't feel oily.

As for taking the battery tray out... thats just not extreme enough! Do it though the holes in the tray

best thing about the battery tray is it just pulls out, its just a black plastic seat for the battery, well designed for easy access to slave cylinder. the more i play with fiats the more i like their design, much easier to work on than the average ford, vauxhall or rover.

Sorry you mean just the plastic tray or the metal battery 'cage' ?

Have you played much with the suspension and brakes? Having attempted to change the brakes on a 1.2 clio (I looked, and fiddled and gave up trying to work out how the discs were attached!) the running gear on a Fiat is really easy to service. Hardest thing is the rear strut top bolt.. It's down a deep hole and the chance of losing it down inside the rear sub frame is rather high!

just the plastic tray. its easy to bleed the cylinder, in fact everything has been easy on my bravo's, fitting lowering springs is easy, changing brakes is easy, fiting injectors was a joy, the only bit i found tricky was fitting the exhaust. the back rubber mount is so hard to onto the exhaust. silly design, but apart from that very impressive.

It's like a mechano car

Most of it is decended from Tipo technology. They have simple build too. Not changed brake or gearbox oil on any of my cars. Could be a nice little job for the week.

One job I'm not looking forward to is changing the glow plugs on the Marea - now that looks a pig of a job

on the subject of gearbox oil, does anyone know what oil is prefered in a 1.2 16v bravo? been meaning to get round to doing it but just dont know what oil im looking for.
thanks

See the back of your owners handbook.

The 1.2 requires a special fully synthetic oil that nobody apart from Selenia (Fiat) seem to do. I've forgotten the spec, I did look around and the nearest allternative I could find was a Valvoline oil for Citroens or something.

This original oil is supposed to last the lifetime of the car, but changing it after 7 or 8 years certainly won't do any harm. It'll probably need a litre and a half, so buy 2 litres.

Maybe I'll get round to doing mine now...