overdrive oil filter bowl

[Rubce]

Hi All

When was the last time you removed the oil filter bowl from your overdrive unit and cleaned it?

I did the one on my gearbox yesterday and the bowl and filter were disgusting:?

Bruce

[Guest]

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Where's it fitted Bruce:?Never done mine

Jason

[Gresley]

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Er...never done mine either:shock:

Is this a job that should be done occasionally?

[StagnJag]

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Wouldn't that entail training all/most of the oil from the gearbox? I can see that being a really messy job!

Dave

[dasadrew]

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StagnJag wrote:

Wouldn't that entail training all/most of the oil from the gearbox? I can see that being a really messy job!

Dave

Yeah, TRAINING gearbox oil is like herding cats. It does what it bloody well wants and I have a garage floor to prove it

[Stagdad]

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Rubce wrote:

Hi All

When was the last time you removed the oil filter bowl from your overdrive unit and cleaned it?

Bruce

Last week ,clean as a whistle but i wanted to change thegasketto stopleaks.Didn't need to drain the oil because it had all leaked out.

Cheers Steve

[Rubce]

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To access the filter bowl, remove the small sump guard which is located on the underneath towards the rearof the gearbox. The guard is held in place by two nuts. Then undo the large toothed drain plugand thebowl, filter mesh and magnetic plates all pop out. Clean, refit with new seal and hey presto.

I am unsure if the gearbox and overdrive share common oil. Somehow I doubt it as there are two filler plugs and two drain plugs.

Cleaned the filter in mine as I thought it would be good time to do it before it goes into the car. Having seen the condition of the oil I am glad I did.

Bruce

[dasadrew]

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Rubce wrote:

...I am unsure if the gearbox and overdrive share common oil. Somehow I doubt it as there are two filler plugs and two drain plugs.....

Interestingly, on the Rimmers site it says if you fitting a new gearbox without the overdrive, to make sure the old overdrive is cleaned out to avoid cross-contamination of the new gearbox :?

[DJT]

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Rubce wrote:

I am unsure if the gearbox and overdrive share common oil. Somehow I doubt it as there are two filler plugs and two drain plugs.

Same oil. Gearbox and o/drive are common, which is why you should never use any friction reducer such as Slick 50 in a 'box fitted with o/drive.

Dave

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I know it's a different car but same overdrive, there are pictures that may be of help. Have a look at, http://www.donkennedy.madasafish.com...ilterClean.htm

Don Kennedy

[StagnJag]

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dasadrew wrote:

StagnJag wrote:

Wouldn't that entail training all/most of the oil from the gearbox? I can see that being a really messy job!

Dave

Yeah, TRAINING gearbox oil is like herding cats. It does what it bloody well wants and I have a garage floor to prove it

Doh!

...draining... !