changing transmission and overdrive oil

[venice532]

Hi all, I have a series 5 with overdrive and I want to change the oil in the trans and overdrive. After reading up on it I understand that it's best to use 30w non detergent.

I can see on the underside of the overdrive there is a plug marked 'drain' and of course the trans has it's drain plug and fill plug about half way up the case.

What I don't see is a fill location for the overdrive unit itself. Does filling the trans up to the spill point also fill the overdrive unit too or am I missing something?

I've tried a hundred different ways to search the forum but it always says I'm using the wrong search terms.

Thanks in advance.

Bob J.

 

[hartmandm]

The gearbox oil is shared with the overdrive unit. Just the one fill hole on the right side, accessible by removing the rubber plug in the gearbox tunnel. Series V owner's manual lists 5.4 US pints for the gearbox + overdrive.

Mike

 

[venice532]

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Thanks Mike.

 

[hartmandm]

I've tried a hundred different ways to search the forum but it always says I'm using the wrong search terms.

FYI - I use Google to search the SAOCA forum. You specify the web site to which you want to narrow the search.

e.g. "site:sunbeamalpine.org overdrive oil fill"

I just tried the search above and the first search result was to an old thread on this same topic.

http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/forum/archive/index.php?t-4693.html

Mike

 

[venice532]

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Thanks for that technique Mike, I knew that someone must have asked that same question here at some point.



Bob