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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #15 on: 04 December 2007, 22:51:47 »
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Time for an ATF party  :D

Mine probably needs doing after I shifted a 100 ft "portable" trailer mounted radio tower for the radio club. Boy, was that heavy.  :o

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i have the filters and fluid to do mine, you have the garage. When you free ;D`

Whenever you like. No problem.

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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #16 on: 04 December 2007, 22:52:10 »
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How high do you need to get the car to do this ?? Got all the bits now, and I have 4 standard axle stands and a trolley jack ! So can I get it high enough to crawl under and drop both sumps ?? Not looking forward to this one .... sounds VERY messy  :(
thats enough. sumps off, so doesn't need much height...
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #17 on: 04 December 2007, 22:52:16 »
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How high do you need to get the car to do this ?? Got all the bits now, and I have 4 standard axle stands and a trolley jack ! So can I get it high enough to crawl under and drop both sumps ?? Not looking forward to this one .... sounds VERY messy  :(

You do most of it lying on your back, so high enough to clear your belly...  ;D  that would be too high in my case  :(
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #18 on: 04 December 2007, 22:53:13 »
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Time for an ATF party  :D

Mine probably needs doing after I shifted a 100 ft "portable" trailer mounted radio tower for the radio club. Boy, was that heavy.  :o

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i have the filters and fluid to do mine, you have the garage. When you free ;D`

Whenever you like. No problem.

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Dont let tunnie know - he'll drive his v6 over and watch us change the box ;D
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #19 on: 05 December 2007, 08:19:52 »
Gearbox party, now theres an idea!
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #20 on: 05 December 2007, 09:28:31 »
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Dont let tunnie know - he'll drive his v6 over and watch us change the box

Really? The fuse box, maybe  ;D

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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #21 on: 05 December 2007, 09:37:10 »
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Dont let tunnie know - he'll drive his v6 over and watch us change the box

Really? The fuse box, maybe  ;D

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Nah... Back silencer box
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #22 on: 05 December 2007, 17:37:25 »
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Dont let tunnie know - he'll drive his v6 over and watch us change the box

Really? The fuse box, maybe  ;D

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Thats about my limit (notice I did not include the word box on the end) ;D
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #23 on: 05 December 2007, 18:00:39 »
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How high do you need to get the car to do this ?? Got all the bits now, and I have 4 standard axle stands and a trolley jack ! So can I get it high enough to crawl under and drop both sumps ?? Not looking forward to this one .... sounds VERY messy  :(

I'm not too comfortable about using axle stands at all four corners, especially as I never manage to position them well at the back anyway.

When I did mine I drove the back of the car up on to a couple of scaffold planks to give a few more inches clearance and the front on axle stands - obviously its just when refilling that it needs to be level, so you can hoist it up higher for the sump removal/refit.

The messiest job I found was scraping off all the old gasket from the transmission mating surface.  

Refilling I did with a funnel and length of hose.  SWMBO poured in the fluid and I held the hose in situ and clear of the exhaust.   I'm sure there are better ways though.

It took quite a lot more after starting the engine - at least a couple of litres I think.  I used 6-7L in total.

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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #24 on: 05 December 2007, 18:13:36 »
only need to lift the front of car...
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #25 on: 05 December 2007, 19:16:29 »
110kish on mine........its never been changed either :-X

G/b party sounds good  :y

I'll bring the mince pies  :y [size=8]Watch and eat them [/size]  ;D
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #26 on: 05 December 2007, 22:29:16 »
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only need to lift the front of car...


Aren't you supposed to check the ATF level with car.. er... level?

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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #27 on: 06 December 2007, 07:11:40 »
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only need to lift the front of car...


Aren't you supposed to check the ATF level with car.. er... level?


Easy. Park on level surface - overfill slightly - lower car - let excess drain off.

Much better than trying to precariously lift the thing on 4 axle stands!
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #28 on: 06 December 2007, 08:16:16 »
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only need to lift the front of car...


Aren't you supposed to check the ATF level with car.. er... level?


Easy. Park on level surface - overfill slightly - lower car - let excess drain off.

Much better than trying to precariously lift the thing on 4 axle stands!

Clever....  :y
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Re: Gearbox oil change
« Reply #29 on: 06 December 2007, 08:38:02 »
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only need to lift the front of car...


Aren't you supposed to check the ATF level with car.. er... level?

When it comes to refilling, park car level. Jack up drivers side. Pour oil in until just overflowing. Start engine. Pour more in until just overflowing. Cycle through gears. Lower car (with plug removed still) so its level. Jack back up, replace plug.

Take for 20min drive and recheck level using above method.
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