mouse
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I've got a 1989 "90" which has had a 300 TDi engine fitted. I believe the gear box and transfer box from the donor vehicle (a '95 110 I think) were also used.
Over the weekend I was changing the oil in both boxes. The Haynes manual says (from memory) 2.7 litres of ATF in the gear box, and 2.8 of EP90 in the transfer box.
However I couldn't get much more than 2.3l in the main gear box, but the transfer box happily gobbled up over 3l before I decided to stop.
Is it possible that the conversion to the new engine resulted in the drivetrain being fitted in a rotated position, meaning that the level plug on the gearbox is lower than it should be (hence less capacity before the fluid runs out) and the plug for the transfer box (which is on the opposite side) would therefore be higher than it should be.
The important question is, is this going to cause any harm? The main gearbox is probably 0.4l down, and the transfer box is at least 0.5l too full. Short of jacking up one side of the car to an extreme degree I can't see how I'd get more fluid in the main box.
Thanks for any advice
Over the weekend I was changing the oil in both boxes. The Haynes manual says (from memory) 2.7 litres of ATF in the gear box, and 2.8 of EP90 in the transfer box.
However I couldn't get much more than 2.3l in the main gear box, but the transfer box happily gobbled up over 3l before I decided to stop.
Is it possible that the conversion to the new engine resulted in the drivetrain being fitted in a rotated position, meaning that the level plug on the gearbox is lower than it should be (hence less capacity before the fluid runs out) and the plug for the transfer box (which is on the opposite side) would therefore be higher than it should be.
The important question is, is this going to cause any harm? The main gearbox is probably 0.4l down, and the transfer box is at least 0.5l too full. Short of jacking up one side of the car to an extreme degree I can't see how I'd get more fluid in the main box.
Thanks for any advice