overfilled c5 gearbox please help
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overfilled c5 gearbox please help
Hi,
My gearbox on a C5 2.0 hdi 2001 was overfilled by a litre.I didn,t know and ran it for 3 months.When it started showing worrying signs I drained it and refilled with clean correct oil at the right level (1.8 litres).
It ran fine for 3 months but has now started being reluctant at time to go into third and fourth.When it is in gear it runs perfect and goes into 1 and 2 always without difficulty.
Does anyone know what is going on inside.Am I right in thinking its the synchromesh ring.Can it be repaired and can you buy internal gearbox parts separately at Citroen.
Any help from anyone that knows would be much appreciated asap.Thanks in advance.
My gearbox on a C5 2.0 hdi 2001 was overfilled by a litre.I didn,t know and ran it for 3 months.When it started showing worrying signs I drained it and refilled with clean correct oil at the right level (1.8 litres).
It ran fine for 3 months but has now started being reluctant at time to go into third and fourth.When it is in gear it runs perfect and goes into 1 and 2 always without difficulty.
Does anyone know what is going on inside.Am I right in thinking its the synchromesh ring.Can it be repaired and can you buy internal gearbox parts separately at Citroen.
Any help from anyone that knows would be much appreciated asap.Thanks in advance.
My best bet is the clutch in need of adjustment, because of a failing auto adjuster on the clutch cable.
Worst case I guess is a new cable with a functional auto adjuster.
Nothing to do with the gearbox oil level - at all.
There is nothing in your description that points to any consequences of an overfilling.
Overfilling of a manual gearbox rarely have any serious consequences, apart from oil possibly leaking out the primary (input) shaft seal, and perhaps reaching the clutch friction surfaces.
Note here my usage of the word possibly. There is no assurance that it will happen
Worst case I guess is a new cable with a functional auto adjuster.
Nothing to do with the gearbox oil level - at all.
There is nothing in your description that points to any consequences of an overfilling.
Overfilling of a manual gearbox rarely have any serious consequences, apart from oil possibly leaking out the primary (input) shaft seal, and perhaps reaching the clutch friction surfaces.
Note here my usage of the word possibly. There is no assurance that it will happen
Anders (DK) - '90 BX16Image
You got a point there malcolm.citronut wrote:i agree with what you say Anders, regarding the non faliure of a manual gear box due to overfill,
but i have seen contaminated clutches due to this fault,
also dose this car have a cable or hydraulic clutch actuater
regards malcolm
If I read service.net correctly, its a hydraulic clutch actuator. NOT a cable with auto adjuster.
So unfortunately you may well be right on the clutch contamination, as this tends to give snatching gearchanges, because the friction plate surafces are disturbed by the burnt (glazed) oil
Anders (DK) - '90 BX16Image
When I drained the oil it was black and on the inside of the drain plug was loads of bits like if you put iron filings on a magnet only they weren't metal and disintergrated when rubbed off onto a cloth.I used halfords -specially for cit gearbox oil.Does anyone think it would help if I drained and refilled with proper cit gearbox oil ?