Chris Warren
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Hi guys, where are the drain/refill plugs on the manual gearbox on the 1.4tdi? Perhaps I am being a bit thick here but not obvious. What spec oil too?
Cheers
Chris
Cheers
Chris
Loosen the fill plug first ! just incase you cannot shift it & are left with no oil in gearbox.Excellent, thank you. Will attempt in a few days time?
Hi:I also reset the gear linkage whilst i was under the car, but this can be done above the car. All you need is a 5mm steel dowel / nail / punch pin / drill bit. But wrap some tape around the end to make sure it does not drop down into the selector housing.
I bought a 5mm brass dowel from ebay for £2 and heated it up to create a kink to ensure it was not going to drop through.
Great video on youtube as below.
Lock gearbox first, then open up selector springs, then pin the gearstick and tension selector springs, now unlock gearbox and in-pin gearstick = nice positive selection of gears
I have got some pictures above, that I have marked, just waiting for smoe one to confirmHi guys, where are the drain/refill plugs on the manual gearbox on the 1.4tdi? Perhaps I am being a bit thick here but not obvious. What spec oil too?
Cheers
Chris
No, the drain plug is under the mount. It needs moved to allow access. It needs a 17mm Allen key to remove it.I have got some pictures above, that I have marked, just waiting for smoe one to confirm
Use this post.No, the drain plug is under the mount. It needs moved to allow access. It needs a 17mm Allen key to remove it.
Thank you
you are very kind, appreciate all the information.you will need 17mm sump plug to remove in 1/2 or 3/8
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Details are in the link in post 9 above.Can someone advise grade and quantity of oil needed please?