DIY gearbox fluid filler. AND easy gearbox fluid change !

has anyone got a pic showing the clear location of the vss on a B-series???

what happens if u fill using the 17mm bolt, and put too mcuh fluid in.. lol

17mm bolt being the filler bolt?

You can fill it through there but once it overflows and the fluid starts coming out the fill hole you stop and wait till it stops dripping. Once it stops dripping thats the correct amount that you should have in the gbox. Thing is its on the side of the gearbox housing which means theres not much gravity taking it in.

Im still trying to locate the Vss! I know its under the throttle body.. but where exactly?

im gonna keep bumping until someone can point out where it is exactly

http://www.norcalcrx.org/library/images/axle_28.jpg

http://www.norcalcrx.org/library/images/axle_31.jpg

thanks simo

Are there any ramifications for over filling a gearbox via the VSS?

if you follow my guide you CANT overfill it. As long as its on level ground , and the standard filler hole is open then you cannot overfill it. The excess will simply drip straight out of the side fill hole

I see that.

However Im just saying. My mechanic only used 2L to fill up my gearbox.

I started crunching into 5th.

I could not locate the filler hole, so I just removed the VSS and topped it up 100ml.

The crunching has subsided.

Hypothetically speaking however, would overfilling do any damage?

hypothetically yes.
but 100ml is still 400ish ml short of what the capacity of your dc2 box is

Had another go again today.

Benjamin was right. Was still 400 short. I topped it up until it started to drip out of the filler plug. Gearbox is much smoother and gears dont crunch!

Thanks!

another idea: leave the drain plug out when pouring the first 100-200mL through the VSS hole. This should flush most of the residual, dirty fluid out. Wait till it drains through, put the plug back then top it up.
:)

hmmmm im gonna have a go at this through the filler hole, but gonna sitt the car on a jack to get it level first... understanding exactly what Benn idea is, removing the Injen is a ****ing prick of a job as far as im concerned, will let you know my thoughts