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crazycraig4.6

Member

• Aug 6, 2009

• #1

Hi-landers....im having trouble checking gear box oil, the hand book is telling me the dip stick is on the near side of the engine bay by the bulkhead. I haven't got a dip stick ???????? So how do you check oil and how do you top it up??????anyone got any ideas......

 

hammy2909

Well-Known Member

• Aug 7, 2009

• #2

Theres a post on here somewhere by BustersBus about putting oil into a bottle, then attaching a pipe to the top of the bottle, putting it in the dipstick tube and just squeeze the bottle. Easy and it works.

Heres a picture to help you.

 

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The Mad Hat Man

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LZIR Despatch Agent

• Aug 7, 2009

• #3

or buy yoself a cheap pump up garden sprayer, remove the nozzle, attach a length of hose and use that to pressure top up.

 

zzr1200

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• Aug 7, 2009

• #4

QED....here..

 

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cav1

Member

• Aug 7, 2009

• #5

later p38 do NOT have a dip stick. you have to check via the gearbox plug, hope this helps

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Aug 7, 2009

• #6

No auto box dipstick on newer P38's

 

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crazycraig4.6

Member

• Aug 8, 2009

• #7

Hi, thank's for all your reply's... So if the newer p38's don't have a dip stick ,how do u check level and top up................

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Aug 8, 2009

• #8

crazycraig4.6 said:

Hi, thank's for all your reply's... So if the newer p38's don't have a dip stick ,how do u check level and top up................

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Remove the filler plug with the car level when it's had time to cool fully. Oil should be up to the bottom of the hole.