Gear box help please (1 Viewer)

[Lottiethehymer]

I want to check my gearbox oil but haven't got a clue where to find to do it , can anybody help me , my m/h is a hymer b778 2013 , thank you in advance, Pam

 

[ivorantony]

Base vehicle type is what's needed before anyone can help you,

 

[138go]

If you don't know where to look how will you know if it's right or wrong they don't normally have a little dipstick. If you don't have any oil spills underneath when parked you can probably assume that it has enough in. When its time to change the oil they usually have a set amount to put in. They drain the gearbox and then fill it with the exact amount according to engine type, You cannot just top it up as you don't know whats in already. If it's Fiat based you could try the Fiat Forum .. Lots of Ducato Owners on there. I would have thought it would be due for it's first service anyway.

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[DBK]

Are they not filled for life with no routine change?

 

[Charlie]

Perhaps it's an automatic ?

 

[Lottiethehymer]

Thank you guys for your replies, it is due for service soon so will leave it up to the professionals lol

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[DanielFord]

Thank you guys for your replies, it is due for service soon so will leave it up to the professionals lol

Is there a reason you want to check the oil? Usually it isn't checked, which leads me to suspect you have an issue?

 

[Badknee]

Is there a reason you want to check the oil? Usually it isn't checked, which leads me to suspect you have an issue?

IT should be checked, the gearbox usually has a plug in the side of it. To check or top up squirt gearbox oil into the box till it leaks out of the fill plug as its at the correct level.
Gearbox oil comes in a plastic bottle with a plastic tube attached for this purpose

 

[DanielFord]

IT should be checked, the gearbox usually has a plug in the side of it. To check or top up squirt gearbox oil into the box till it leaks out of the fill plug as its at the correct level.
Gearbox oil comes in a plastic bottle with a plastic tube attached for this purpose

Well, it should be checked, that's a different matter entirely, what I was saying is is generally isn't.
More technically though, if you need to top up the gearbox oil, you have an issue, it is leaking somewhere, and that needs to be rectified. Topping up the oil is not a solution! The oil IMHO should be changed from time to time, since no oil lasts forever.

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[dave newell]

IT should be checked, the gearbox usually has a plug in the side of it. To check or top up squirt gearbox oil into the box till it leaks out of the fill plug as its at the correct level.
Gearbox oil comes in a plastic bottle with a plastic tube attached for this purpose

Back in 1978 perhaps but not in the modern day, certainly not on modern Fiat vehicles as they don't have a level plug. Filled for life and unless there is a leak or the box is removed there is no need to bother.

D.

 

[SuperMike]

Mine has a dip stick under the bonnet next to the one for the engine oil. Both are about 4ft long. There is a topping up point for both under there as well. 8.1L Chevy V8 Big Block pushing through an Alison 1000 Transmission. The transmission level has never dropped and so no oil has ever been added to the transmission and it is very type critical. The book says it is supposed to have an transmission oil change at 100k miles.

 

[pappajohn]

If it was an auto it isn't as simple as checking the engine oil.
There's a sequence to follow which means getting the oil to operating temperature then selecting all gear options several times........D-D1-D2-N-P-R or similar order to ensure all the valves and actuators are loaded with oil.

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[SuperMike]

Well there you are Uncle PPJ we learn every day. The next time I pull my dipstick, I will have done as you say.

 

[Badknee]

Back in 1978 perhaps but not in the modern day, certainly not on modern Fiat vehicles as they don't have a level plug. Filled for life and unless there is a leak or the box is removed there is no need to bother.

D.

I must admit it's been a while since I have checked but not sure as long ago as '78

 

[gus-lopez]

I've got a combined diff/gearbox dipstick.

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