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gearbox fluid - jayspug86 - 17-11-2014
hi guys wheres the plug to top gearbox fluid up?
RE: gearbox fluid - Grant - 17-11-2014
Its on the top of the gearbox, normally brown plastic, with a white pressure release plug in it, however they are sometimes white, black or grey.
As below
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RE: gearbox fluid - Seb_Ryan - 17-11-2014
Or you take the wheel off, undo a 19mm i think? On the side casing (the level plug) its towards the bulkhead, and fill up through that until the oil overflows abit
RE: gearbox fluid - Frosty - 17-11-2014
(17-11-2014, 12:22 PM)Seb_Ryan Wrote: Or you take the wheel off, undo a 19mm i think? On the side casing (the level plug) its towards the bulkhead, and fill up through that until the oil overflows abit
Thats the way i have always done them
RE: gearbox fluid - JTaylor2005 - 17-11-2014
couple of quick questions as I have also decided to do my gearbox oil.
I know it is 75w80 that I need but what is the best brand and best quality oil?
Secondly do I need to replace the washers on the drain, level, and filler plugs when I remove and replace them?
Thanks
RE: gearbox fluid - Toms306 - 17-11-2014
Best oil is the genuine stuff tbh. 9730 AA part number off the top of my head after buying so much lol.
As for the washers, I always forget and they often leak after lol. Also check your driveshaft oil seals, as you'd need to drop the oil again if one needs to be changed in a months time.
RE: gearbox fluid - JTaylor2005 - 17-11-2014
I can't find the washers anywhere haha. Or are they just a standard size that loads of gearbox's have?
RE: gearbox fluid - Toms306 - 17-11-2014
I think they're the same as engine sump plug washers.
RE: gearbox fluid - JTaylor2005 - 17-11-2014
Okie dokie. Cheers mate
will get this all done this coming weekend Will probably pop to the nearest peugeot garage and get some washers and a drive seal as well if it doesn't look like a too bad job
RE: gearbox fluid - Pgtips - 17-11-2014
(17-11-2014, 09:57 PM)JTaylor2005 Wrote: couple of quick questions as I have also decided to do my gearbox oil.
I know it is 75w80 that I need but what is the best brand and best quality oil?
Secondly do I need to replace the washers on the drain, level, and filler plugs when I remove and replace them?
Thanks
This is peugeot spec & probs cheaper than pug
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-BV-Transmission-Manual-TOT-149980-2/dp/B008PS2OQ2
RE: gearbox fluid - Frosty - 18-11-2014
The washers for the gearbox im 99% sure are the same as the sump plug for the engine. Pretty sure 31327 is the part number, we stock them at work
RE: gearbox fluid - Alan_M - 22-11-2014
https://www.nielsencdg.co.uk/acatalog/Total-Transmission-BV-75W80-Citroen-Peugeot-Gear-Box-Oil-4L-TOT_149980_4.html
Can't remember what the postage is though, but that's where I get all my fluids from. Sump plug washers can gotten from Amazon as a job-lot (100+).
RE: gearbox fluid - steve1001 - 22-11-2014
I normally get 3 or more goes out of a copper sump washer by backing it up with a bit of ptfe tape. The ptfe tape consolidates the joint.
I carefully wrap ptfe tape over the washer and make a very neat job of it.
I roll ptfe tape on my knee to make string. Then I wind a little on the sump plug thread, not over the whole thread, but around the thread immediately in front of the washer ie. make a ptfe ring.
I ensure the joint surfaces are perfectly clean and never ever overtighten.
Steve (saving you 50p)
gearbox fluid - zx_volcane - 22-11-2014
You can anneal copper washers by heating then up with a blowtorch and reuse them plenty
RE: gearbox fluid - Poodle - 22-11-2014
Any decent motor factors should be able to sell you sump bung washers for pennies.
RE: gearbox fluid - jonas306 - 18-03-2015
I'm thinking to change the gearbox oil, is it recomended the TOTAL one, or any difference with the COMMA or Valvoline?And is it 2litres?
RE: gearbox fluid - Poodle - 19-03-2015
It is two litres and i'd stick to the total stuff myself, used comma before and it was awful.