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Old 10-09-2005, 04:47 PM   #1
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Default where on gearbox do i add oil?

hey my manual gearbox is starting to make some noises when the synchro is doing its job which means i need to add oil, where do i add the oil to? the mechanic did it last time and i dont want to pay him money for something that i could do for nothing coz im poor and pov.

any directions would be a HUGE help! also, what grade oil do i need?

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Old 10-09-2005, 04:50 PM   #2
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There's two plugs on the driver's side of the box. You need to get under the car.
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Old 10-09-2005, 05:02 PM   #3
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excuse me but im used to working on fourwheel drives, what is the safest way to jack a car up without ramps so i have enough room to work on the car? i have a scissor jack, a regular jack (the one you pump with the lever and is pnumatic) and any number of bricks.
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Old 10-09-2005, 05:02 PM   #4
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an you'll need a 3/8 hex bit or allen key. The t5's only take 1.9 litres too. Best way to fill is to makeup a funnel with some hose and get a second person to hold it up outside the car untill full. Use something like a 75-90 gear oil.

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Old 10-09-2005, 05:03 PM   #5
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EDIT: repeated post. sorry

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Old 10-09-2005, 05:12 PM   #6
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thanks a ton for the info! hopefully ill be able to get this solved soon. yep ive got two bottles of 75 / 90 gear oil. strange people i live with haha. any info on how not to have a car fall on you would be really useful too! i'm thinking keep two jacks on it at all times, and stick a spare wheel/tyre under the car next to me so if it falls it will squash the hub and not me. any other ideas would be really good.
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Old 10-09-2005, 08:09 PM   #7
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t5 boxes use atf dexIII oil dont go putting any other in there i would suggest changing the oil rather that a top up aswell
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Old 10-09-2005, 08:20 PM   #8
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Hey dude did you say you had bricks to put under the axles etc? Throw them away and at the very least get a set of redgum blocks etc. Bricks break easily and your not much good when your flat man. A nice set of axle stands are even better :

See and been in too many close calls.
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Old 12-09-2005, 08:19 PM   #9
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t5 use Castrol Transmax Z for best results.
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