It was said a lot many years ago that WWIII would kick off in the middle east.A lot now depends on how Israel react/have reacted[not seen the news since first thing this morning].
Not today but yesterday,put a new strut top mount and new wheel bearing on o/s front of eldest grandaughters MkIV Golf. N/s side to do when time allows.
Don't know where the fill/drain plug are in this application so could be on the end of the 'box and accessible through the wheelarch or you might need to be underneath the car to do it.basically you get things up to operating temperature then with the car level gearbox in park and engine running you remove fill plug and then[as you say]there should be a slight weep if it's up to level.
Had a MkII back in the '80's albeit the paupers 2 litre Pinto engined job :'( Still a nice car though.Always thought the MkI was best looking of the Granadas-especially the coupe but then pretty much anything pre-kermit Scorpio looked decent-even the MkIV Zephyr/Zodiac