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Old 19-12-2023, 08:41 PM   #1
Minerva
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Default 2002 LR Ford Focus gearbox oil change

So I was reading in the Haynes manual that my Focus fitted with the IB5 manual transmission doesn't have a a drain plug.

My question is how do I get most of the old oil out?
Will removing a driveshaft get most of the oil out or is there a better method
When dealing with this transmission?

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Old 20-12-2023, 07:22 AM   #2
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Default Re: 2002 LR Ford Focus gearbox oil change

Does it have a fill plug ? If so, maybe you can use a large syringe & some plastic tubing to remove the old oil.
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Old 20-12-2023, 08:28 PM   #3
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Default Re: 2002 LR Ford Focus gearbox oil change

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Does it have a fill plug ? If so, maybe you can use a large syringe & some plastic tubing to remove the old oil.
There's a fill plug. There's also a detent underneath the fill plug for the gear selector I thii
nk.

I've read others have used that plug to drain the gearbox but I have also heard others have damaged their gearbox using this method so I am a bit worried about draining via the detent.

Maybe I am better using some tubing then? I dunno.

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