Maat

Active Member

• Jun 4, 2023

• #1

In the manual it says 1.7 litres, but whilst filling up waiting for the fill plug to start dripping I noticed I was putting in 2 litres and counting. Made sure the vehicle was on flat surface, went through all the height settings and the level was still below the line. I have to mention that I took out exactly 1.7 litres. Can anybody shed some light on this? I feel like I'm overlooking something very obvious.

Thanks,
Matt

 

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

Full Member

• Jun 4, 2023

• #2

I wouldn't worry too much. As long as it drips out the fill hole it must be full. Sure it is level left to right?

 

Maat

Active Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #3

It is level left to right, front to back. So I should go ahead and keep filling until it drips? It's weird because online I see people putting in 1.6 or 1.7 and it's full

 

Grrrrrr

Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd

Full Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #4

The only place it can go is along the axle and out past the seals at the hub end. If there's nothing leaking out (and you definitely replaced the drain plug!) then I would keep going and look for drips!

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #5

Maat said:

It is level left to right, front to back. So I should go ahead and keep filling until it drips? It's weird because online I see people putting in 1.6 or 1.7 and it's full

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I can honestly say I have never measured the amount of oil in or out on the diffs, I just keep filling until it drips out of the filler hole.

 

marjon

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Full Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #6

Just cos you got that much out doesn't mean it was full in the first place, it just means that's what you had left .

I am with Data, Never measure what comes out just fill to correct level. Dont really measure that accurately. Always have more to hand than the manual says and only shake the last half used bottle and take a guess at what was used..

J

 

Maat

Active Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #7

Thanks for the advice everyone, just had to make sure. It ended up taking around 2.3l

 

Maat

Active Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #8

Grrrrrr said:

The only place it can go is along the axle and out past the seals at the hub end. If there's nothing leaking out (and you definitely replaced the drain plug!) then I would keep going and look for drips!

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Do you mean if it is overfilled it *will* go past the seals? I just changed the oil after replacing one of the axle seals that was splashing oil everywhere around the wheel arch, it looked very bad and the inner spring was missing, I had to fish it out from the halfshaft.

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #9

Maat said:

Do you mean if it is overfilled it *will* go past the seals? I just changed the oil after replacing one of the axle seals that was splashing oil everywhere around the wheel arch, it looked very bad and the inner spring was missing, I had to fish it out from the halfshaft.

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The oil always reaches the seals, centrifugal force ensures that when cornering.

 

Maat

Active Member

• Jun 5, 2023

• #10

That makes perfect sense, haven´t thought of it