zx gearbox oil change

lister · Post by **lister** » 24 Feb 2006, 15:35

Hi quick help please!
I've lost my Haynes manual at the moment & need to change my gearbox oil. Where's the drain & refill ports on a 1995 ZX TD! Ta, loosing time rapidly!!

lister · Post by **lister** » 24 Feb 2006, 16:06

OK so I've found the drain port on the back of the diff, is the fill port the screwed in plastic cap (with the pull off top) located on the top of the bellhousing next to the battery tray?

wilkobob · Post by **wilkobob** » 24 Feb 2006, 17:26

Yeah thats the filler hole, its a bit tricky to fill without getting some spilled.

tony1 · Post by **tony1** » 24 Feb 2006, 18:03

The plastic cap is the gear box breather. The gear box is filled via the combined filler/level plug on the end of the box. You need to remove the access cover in the left wheel arch.

Stuart McB · Post by **Stuart McB** » 24 Feb 2006, 19:34

tony1 is right. To drain I believe there's a drain plug on the same side of the box.

wilkobob · Post by **wilkobob** » 25 Feb 2006, 10:27

il stand corrected then... you mean ive been filling my zx boxes up through the wrong hole!!!! oops

__CA__ · Post by **__CA__** » 25 Feb 2006, 11:10

You can fill them through the breather, it doesn't do any harm. Seemed easier to do it that way when I put my engine and box back in, but then again I had all the engine loom, hoses, battery etc out of the way... might be a bit buried normally?

stevieb · Post by **stevieb** » 25 Feb 2006, 14:59

The filler hole on the end of the box is there to help you find the level. As soon as the oil starts to dribble back out, then it's reached the right level.

Obviously, the car needs to be level when doing this.