finmac Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 My box has a slight leak and with some decent runs coming up I thought I would top it up a bit higher than normal. ANy one care to comment on what level I can safely top it up to? HPC with QED 450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Should be level with the filler ie fill untill it pours out Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 That's the filler on the side of the box of course. Doesn't apply if you're filling having removed the top plate 😬 😬 😬 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 The filler is on the side of the box for a good reason - so that it "can't" be overfilled - an anti-murphy device. Even if filling from the top it shouldn't be filled higher than the side filler. The gears only require splash lubrication, not immersion BRG Brooklands SV 😬 It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finmac Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 Realise re splash immersion etc, regarding the filler plug, I take it thats located on the drivers side about knee level? Its quite hard to see the plug from the engine bay with the access plate removed. (With the drain plug on the passenger side labelled "drain"!) HPC with QED 450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasmaninaseven Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 That's the one- drivers side, half way up the 'box, and "accessible" from under the car with a cut down 10mm Allen key; fill via this point until oil overflows. I use a syringe and tubing. FWIW it is possible to underfill/overfill the gearbox a little this way depending on how the car is jacked up- nose up or back up- it should be level on axle stands. BTW a little gearbox oil goes a long way when leaking- it is surprising what little volume is actually lost! Neil Guantanamo Bay Orange SUPERLIGHT R300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmmarsh Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Neil Where do you get a suitable syringe from? I have tried everywhere and must look like a really desperate junkie now.... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Steve, Sealy make a nice syringe. Try here Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Reg: B16BDR, Mem No 2166, the full story here You and your seven to The French Blatting Company Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 A length of hose & a funnell works just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Or an Easibleed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ryan Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I did mine yesterday. I bought a small 'Swan neck' plastic watering can from Tesco, and cut the bottom of it. It fitted nicely inside the chassis tube, and the swan neck part bent nicely into the gearbox. Took 5 mins start to finish. First good idea this year (or ever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Instead of mucking about with all sorts of filling devices... take the top cover off... 6x M8 bolts. Then you can see straight down into the gear casing and exactly to the level of the filler bung. Job done. SV 2.3 Duratec and for the last time, no it is not a truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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