As far as I understand you cannot overfill it. The filling hole is the correct level.Can somebody please tell me 5speed gearbox oil capacity?
Didn't have luck by searching here and in google.
After replacing my stuck gearbox I filled my working transmission that way, with the car standing flat on the garage floor. Do you think I should drain the oil and start over again? I thought the filling plug is placed on the side on a specific height for a reason.Oh, there are indeed ways to overfill the transmission. Heck, I have done it myself without realizing it. Lessons learned.
Oh, there are indeed ways to overfill the transmission. Heck, I have done it myself without realizing it. Lessons learned
It must be a "Hoelscher-rebuild". End-up with an extra part at the end of the rebuild, so he found a place to put it.I was actually going to ask you about this - I have intentionally done it! I would lift the rear of the car a bit, which puts the fill port a little higher up. I can't say how much extra goes in, but I figured it wouldn't hurt - other than extra drag if the gearset was submerged. I didn't get any leaks. If anything, it was a few extra ml.
Interestingly - I have a spare 5spd X1/9 transmission with the fill port in a different location. At first I thought it was a Strada gearbox, but it doesn't seem to be. Wonder how that came to be.
I was actually going to ask you about this - I have intentionally done it! I would lift the rear of the car a bit, which puts the fill port a little higher up. I can't say how much extra goes in, but I figured it wouldn't hurt - other than extra drag if the gearset was submerged. I didn't get any leaks. If anything, it was a few extra ml.
Interestingly - I have a spare 5spd X1/9 transmission with the fill port in a different location. At first I thought it was a Strada gearbox, but it doesn't seem to be. Wonder how that came to be.
Redline products are generally available here in automotive shops and online. I went for MT-90 as I expect the turbo to add more heat due to power. The most expensive oil I ever bought.@Bjorn Nilson had You found locally Redline oil? So far I have no luck here in Latvia, will make few calls later.
Good price. I paid 38,50€ per liter.*found one shop, have to make preorder and 20€ per liter, ~1month waiting, could be worse
Because the end of most funnels is so large, and therefore the fill hose so big, I made it a little easier by sticking a hose barb 'backward' into the distal end of the fill hose. By backward I mean the NPT threaded end of the barb is stuck into the hose so the narrower "barb" end is still exposed out the end. Basically making a reducer fitting. That smaller diameter of the barb allows me to see past it and into the trans fill hole. Naturally that smaller diameter also slows the filling rate, so a bit of a trade off. But you could do most of the fill by volume without the barb in place, then add the barb to finish it off.The problem was the hose, which fit over the funnel easily and provided adequate flow, blocked much of the fill opening and thus I didn't see any overfill until it was well above the bottom of the opening.
Wow, that's over $45 USD per US quart. Times three, you just increased the value of your X by almost double!I paid 38,50€ per liter