Xantia gearbox oil

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froggy
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Xantia gearbox oil

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Hi, just about to change (this weekend) my Xantia gearbox oil. A friend has just said , it"s really difficult to refill after you have drained it. He says, there is no room to fill it . Is this correct? cheer Terry.
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Unread post by Toby_HDi »

He is correct.

Fill it through the reverse switch hole using a funnel. Much easier. Most bottles are marked on the side so you can still know how much you've put in.
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Not difficult and best/easiest from breather plug which is a
plastic plug on top of gear box (17 or 19 mm I don't remember exactly) with a plastic cap.

Edit: and here's a pic

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If you have manual box (like mine) then the gear box oil amount is 1.8 l.
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thanks very much for the info ,
cheers Terry
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Xantia HDI Forte 1997 CC
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froggy, today I was busy with the battery and also had the opportunity to check the breather plug size :)
It is a 17 mm plastic plug.

PS: I learned breather plug tip from FCF 8-)
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Cheers, thanks for all the help.
Terry
Xantia TD lx series1 SORN
Peugeot 306 meridian [ the boss]
Xantia HDI Forte 1997 CC