[Hardcore]

As above, can't find my Haynes today and want to go out and change it.

I've done it once before and if i remember right, it's 1.6 litres of GM stuff?

 

[nibnob21]

Sounds about right. Why not just fill it until it dribbles out of the oil level plug hole? You doing it on level ground?

 

[Hardcore]

Won't be able to do it and get it level easily on this road. Was hoping to find out how much it holds then just measure out that amount and pour it in.

 

[nibnob21]

Just had a look back through my thread. When I changed my gearbox oil I put about 1.3 litres back in to get it to the right level, and the capacity is 1.6 litres.

 

[Hardcore]

Hmmm, when i searched on google i found a thread on mig where people said they put in 1.8 litres. I might need to get the spirit level out....

 

[nibnob21]

It's definitely 1.6 litres for the F13/5 CR.

 

[Rob]

fill it through the breather hole, makes it easy.

 

[taurus]

Simple trick to get the level right so long as have some reasonably level ground

You have it jacked up to drain it which means that you can't check the level using the level hole - so what you do is to keep it on the jack and fill through the top hole until it shows at the level hole (ie gearbox is now over-full). Then refit the road wheel and lower it - ie the car is now level and the excess oil drains out of the level hole. Once it's stopped dripping the gearbox has the right amount in so you jack it up again and pop the level hole plug back in.

 

[Hardcore]

Unfortunately i don't have access to level ground to do it that way very easily. The road outside my house (no driveway) has worn that much over the generations that the camber is pretty extreme.
Front and rear would be the same height, but not offside & nearside so makes it a little more annoying trying to work out when it's all level.

All joking aside, a spirit level is all i can think of.

 

[taurus]

In the past I've kept some blocks of wood to level the car on a camber, or (depending on the camber / height of kerb) stick two wheels on the kerb and the other two on the camber.

Using a spirit level isn't as daft as it sounds - I used to have one of those caravan spirit levels which shows level in both directions (longitudinal and lateral) and that worked a treat when checking gearboxes in odd situations.

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