Technical Manual Gearbox Oil Filler & Drain Plug Locations.

[Brigodee]

My 2015 Panda Pop 1.2L has covered over 76k miles, so I would like to replace the manual gearbox oil.
I know there is a thread with photos of the fill & drain plug locations, but I can't find it. Can any kind person please help me?
If not, does anyone have the aforementioned photo?

 

[KPat]

Hi. I changed mine a few weeks ago. The drain plug is a small hex key plug at the base of the differential housing. A larger hex key plug is on the front of the gearbox for filling. This video shows how it's done.
It's the same for your 2015 Panda.

 

[chris3234]

Hi. I changed mine a few weeks ago. The drain plug is a small hex key plug at the base of the differential housing. A larger hex key plug is on the front of the gearbox for filling. This video shows how it's done.
It's the same for your 2015 Panda.

Fairly sure they were both the same size on my tipo and 1.3 mjet 500

 

[KPat]

Fairly sure they were both the same size on my tipo and 1.3 mjet 500

Nope, definately different sizes on my 2014 Panda 1.2 Lounge.

 

[chris3234]

Nope, definately different sizes on my 2014 Panda 1.2 Lounge.

Prehaps it's just the 1.2 box then that's like that for whatever reason

 

[FiatMatt94]

Handy to know as I'm going to be changing mine soon when it hits 36k

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

@Brigodee I suspect the post you saw in the past was this one: https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/how-do-you-change-or-top-off-gear-oil.488755/post-4606686

The label on the photo points to the fill and level plug on my gearbox (which is a five speed 'box in a diesel 4x4 Panda). The drain is the smaller-headed plug at the base of the gearbox (as debated by @KPat and @chris3234 in the replies above), just to the left of the join between the two parts of the casing in that same photo.

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

Here's the photo from that earlier post, amended to label what I believe to be the drain plug as well

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

Handy to know as I'm going to be changing mine soon when it hits 36k

If you want to, do. But Fiat make no mention of needing to change the gearbox oil at all from zero to 120,000 miles in the service shcedule, so you should be fine for a good few miles yet

 

[Brigodee]

Hi. I changed mine a few weeks ago. The drain plug is a small hex key plug at the base of the differential housing. A larger hex key plug is on the front of the gearbox for filling. This video shows how it's done.
It's the same for your 2015 Panda.

Thank you for the very helpful information. I carried out this work on a Panda 169 i ownwed several years ago and don't remember having any trouble, but couldn't locate the plugs on my newer Pop. I do recalll the plugs were Allen Keys of slightly different sizes.

 

[Brigodee]

Fairly sure they were both the same size on my tipo and 1.3 mjet 500

Thank you very much. I'll be doing this next week, weather permitting.

 

[Brigodee]

@Brigodee I suspect the post you saw in the past was this one: https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/how-do-you-change-or-top-off-gear-oil.488755/post-4606686

The label on the photo points to the fill and level plug on my gearbox (which is a five speed 'box in a diesel 4x4 Panda). The drain is the smaller-headed plug at the base of the gearbox (as debated by @KPat and @chris3234 in the replies above), just to the left of the join between the two parts of the casing in that same photo.

I'm very grateful for all the help with this job. I can't find any mention in the servicing schedule of changing the gear oil, but feel a little uneasy about trusting oil that has covered 76k.