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My car was due a service so today i done engine oil diff oil and gearbox oil, the diff fill plug was seized solid, however my mini battery rattle gun got both plugs out easily, the fill plug just took a bit of working forwards and backwards to beat the seizure, i got 1.2L out of the diff and put back 1.3L. The gearbox gave 2.2L of oil and i put back 2.3L--she runs smooth as ever now. The gearbox plug was spotless and the oil was not too bad either, the diff oil wa snot too bad but the plug had a few tiny metal shards on it so i'll keep an eye on that. Filling the gear box looked like it was going to be a nightmare, but turned out easy-- it took 10 mins to fill. I got a 2 foot length of copper 15mm pipe and folded one end into a 75-80 degree elbow. Put the steering on full right lock and it fitted into the hole perfectly. Then put the oil into a dry 600ml water bottle with the cap drilled and a piece of 8mm tube pushed in tightly, put theother end into the copper pipe and squeezed the bottle, 3.5 bottles later and the level was perfect and i never spilled a drop.
I also serviced the missus subaru while i was working, new plugs, air filter, oil and oil filter. God they are an easy car to service.
So all in all a good day
My car was due a service so today i done engine oil diff oil and gearbox oil, the diff fill plug was seized solid, however my mini battery rattle gun got both plugs out easily, the fill plug just took a bit of working forwards and backwards to beat the seizure, i got 1.2L out of the diff and put back 1.3L. The gearbox gave 2.2L of oil and i put back 2.3L--she runs smooth as ever now. The gearbox plug was spotless and the oil was not too bad either, the diff oil wa snot too bad but the plug had a few tiny metal shards on it so i'll keep an eye on that. Filling the gear box looked like it was going to be a nightmare, but turned out easy-- it took 10 mins to fill. I got a 2 foot length of copper 15mm pipe and folded one end into a 75-80 degree elbow. Put the steering on full right lock and it fitted into the hole perfectly. Then put the oil into a dry 600ml water bottle with the cap drilled and a piece of 8mm tube pushed in tightly, put theother end into the copper pipe and squeezed the bottle, 3.5 bottles later and the level was perfect and i never spilled a drop.
I also serviced the missus subaru while i was working, new plugs, air filter, oil and oil filter. God they are an easy car to service.
So all in all a good day
Poor Jason had a nightmare trying to get one to me in the end we gave up.
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