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Old 24-07-2006, 08:43 PM   #1
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Default Gearbox oil level

We meaning the three guys trying to find the fill or level plug in the gearbox of a 1986 Ka laser manual gearbox,found the drain plug ok but not sure on the fill or level one.We dont have a book on this work bunky can anyone help the three blind men.
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Old 24-07-2006, 09:48 PM   #2
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Pretty hard to overfill it mate, the speedo cable is your dipstick here, leave an inch or so to the top empty.

If you do overfill the only thing that'll happen is it'll leak oil out of the breathers which won't hurt
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Old 27-07-2006, 08:38 PM   #3
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Pretty hard to overfill it mate, the speedo cable is your dipstick here, leave an inch or so to the top empty.

If you do overfill the only thing that'll happen is it'll leak oil out of the breathers which won't hurt
Thanks for that,it was sad that three V8 rev heads couldn't find it.Using common sence its the only place it could go. :monkes:
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