[sloboy89]

I just changed my gearbox oil for the first time. I used Red Line 75W90NS, per the suggestions on the board.

After I put everything back together, I was thinking about the drain and fill plugs. The gearbox had a magnetic plug for the fill plug and a regular (non-magnetic) plug on the drain. Is that right, or did someone switch them at some point in the past?

 

[Tifosi]

Them be backards.
Magnet goes on the drain.

 

[ghnl]

Unless you do a lot of really fast left turns...

 

[sloboy89]

That's what I figured. Just wish I'd figured it before refilling the gearbox.

Thanks.

 

[Tifosi]

Park on the side of hill left side up right side down, then jack the car up more yet on the left side to get it tipped far enough to keep most of the oil away from the drain plug

yeah, you don't really want to try that, but it sounds like it would be fun just the same, doesn't it?

 

[sloboy89]

If it were only that easy. Actually, I used the trick in the thread below, and it wasn't that bad.

http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/transmissions/30955-5-trans-gear-oil-tool.html

 

[Joe Papa Sr]

with all the sloshing around inthe gearbox and all, I guess metalic particulates- actually being soooooo fine- will. believe it or not, end up at that upper plug. It doesnt have to be at the bottom, Im just guessing here, but geez, seems logical.

Ive cleaned those plugs a few times. That metal is really so fine- it almost stays in suspension, I imaginmne until the megnetism up or down- attracts it and keeps it there.

 

[CROWE22485]

all just got the 86 spider quad running and have been enjoying her ..pulled her in her home checked on her an hour or so later and noticed a small puddle on the floor 10cc at most of clear with a greenish tint on roughly the fwd passenger side around i would say behind the firewall. Gear oil...how to check level ? cause ? .
thanks
chris

 

[Tifosi]

Not gear oil, coolant.
Based on location, I'd hazard the heater core return line is prolly the problem.

Gear oil looks like crude.
Dark, stinky, slightly viscous.
To check it, you get the car up off the ground and level, remove the fill plug and stick your finger in to see if the level is within 1/2" or so of the bottom of the fill plug hole.

 

[aldo]

Gear oil looks like crude.
Dark, stinky, slightly viscous.
.

Darren, so why does gear oil always smell like as$?

 

[Geoman]

Yeah, there's no mistaking the smell of gear oil from engine oil. I believe it's the abundance of sulfur in the oil...serves as a friction modifier??

 

[ronsbackyard]

Geoman has it right

 

[bianchi2]

to make it easyer.. fill the tranny from the shifttower.. yes you must undue a few thinks but way faster, and easyer...