00 11 Draining/Topping Up Gear Oil In Manual Transmission

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NOTE: Gearbox must be at normal operating temperature. Gear oil:

Refer to OPERATING FLUIDS - MANUAL TRANSMISSION .

Filling capacities:

Refer to 00 11 230 CHANGING / TOPPING UP / CHECKING GEAR OIL IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION .

Draining gear oil:

Release oil drain plug (1) and filler plug (2).
Clean oil drain plug (1) and screw in.

Fill transmission with ATF.

Pour in gear oil until overflowing.
Tighten in filler screw (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Manual Transmission Oil Drain Plug And Filler Plug

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