Technical Gearbox drian (Pic inc)
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Technical Gearbox drian (Pic inc)
the lower one on the right in pic is drain as its lower and the higher on the left in pic is to refill ,,, hope this helps ,,, 
Hi mate,
If you look at the rear of the box/diff where the gearbox mount is attached to the subframe, you will see the main drain plug for the gearbox/diff oil. If you raise the front of the car slightly it will make sure any crud comes out with the fluid too.
The refill plug is on the front of the box under the battery tray, just behind the rad/intercooler and by the reverse light switch
Hope that helps,
Alan
If you look at the rear of the box/diff where the gearbox mount is attached to the subframe, you will see the main drain plug for the gearbox/diff oil. If you raise the front of the car slightly it will make sure any crud comes out with the fluid too.
The refill plug is on the front of the box under the battery tray, just behind the rad/intercooler and by the reverse light switch
Hope that helps,
Alan
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Hi mate,
Didnt see the other answer when I posted! or your pic!! lol im blind
Yea the one at the very rear right next to the mount (just around the back in your pic) is the proper drain hole. If you drain it from there it should take 1.98 litres. So 2 will do it.
The two that are in your pic may well be ok to drain from, but they may also be access points to other bits/shafts.
Alan
Didnt see the other answer when I posted! or your pic!! lol im blind
Yea the one at the very rear right next to the mount (just around the back in your pic) is the proper drain hole. If you drain it from there it should take 1.98 litres. So 2 will do it.
The two that are in your pic may well be ok to drain from, but they may also be access points to other bits/shafts.
Alan
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coukd someone put a little circle round the one you should take out coz ive got the oil waiting to go in.
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A1ant are you saying its neither of them.
I know the fill point is on the front of the gearbox (Not pictured there)
A1ant are you saying its on the back of the box (oppisite side of the fill point)?
Sorry mate im making a right balls up of explaining.
Fill point. Front of gearbox ie behind the intercooler and rad.
Drain point, rear of gearbox, next to the rear gearbox mount on the subframe
EDIT: The one circled in red in the post above is correct! And is the one above.
I thought you were refring to the two plugs on the front corner (ie in blue) lol
Fill point. Front of gearbox ie behind the intercooler and rad.
Drain point, rear of gearbox, next to the rear gearbox mount on the subframe
EDIT: The one circled in red in the post above is correct! And is the one above.
I thought you were refring to the two plugs on the front corner (ie in blue) lol
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I understand now
Red is drain plug and the one on the front of the box next to the sensor (Reverse light sensor?) is the fill point.
Will be doing this tomorrow with a long bit of hose and the battery box removed so I can get to it.
Thanks guys
Red is drain plug and the one on the front of the box next to the sensor (Reverse light sensor?) is the fill point.
Will be doing this tomorrow with a long bit of hose and the battery box removed so I can get to it.
Thanks guys
the easiest way to do this is as i have said above ,,, drain out of the rear plug thats lower and fill back up with the one to the left thats slightly higher dont need to go from battery area whatsoever as you simply lay underneath the car and squeeze the bottle hence the reason for them having long spouts on them , as long as the car is level , keeping topping and allowing to settle until the oil level slowly starts to weap back out of the filling hole ,,,, when it weaps back out that is the amount you need ,
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cheers bud i am gunna do it tomorrow, needs to be done lol its a bit harsh changeing gears at the min, hope this sorts it out.
So is the front fill and that one at the same level?
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the oil ive bought is only 1litre can i drain out 1 litre then fill back up or best to go buy another litre before i do anything?
If yours is the 1.2 8v as in your sig, then it takes less than the JTD that the OP has. IIrc its around 1.5/1.6 litres..
The JTD and HGT take 1.9 litres.
The side one is lower than the one at the front that I have posted a picture of. Hence why I think you'd struggle to get 2 lites in using that one. (again i'm referring to the JTD/HGT here)
Whenever I do gearbox oil on JTD/HGT's I always do it to the base of the front fill plug.
Happy to be proved wrong though.
Also, when putting the plugs back in, don't do them up too tight as you can crack the casing if you go nuts.
Alan
All done.
Drained out the lowest hole and to refill I used the front hole (Not in my Picture). Both my fill and drain were 12mm Hex if anyone needs to know.
I used a funnel and about 1 1/2 foot of hose pipe and fed it down into the hole.
Just taken it for a test run and all is good
Thanks for the help guys.
Oh and I took a picture from the front corner showing the difference in height and I will also mark it with drain and fill for anyone else that needs the info (On a JTD).
Drained out the lowest hole and to refill I used the front hole (Not in my Picture). Both my fill and drain were 12mm Hex if anyone needs to know.
I used a funnel and about 1 1/2 foot of hose pipe and fed it down into the hole.
Just taken it for a test run and all is good
Thanks for the help guys.
Oh and I took a picture from the front corner showing the difference in height and I will also mark it with drain and fill for anyone else that needs the info (On a JTD).
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Nice one Lee! Good pic too!
Alan
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