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Old 17-05-2011, 07:36 AM   #1
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Default WS Manual gearbox oil

My fiesta is now out of warranty and I wouls like to change the gearbox oil, does anyone know where the drain plug is, I have found the filler plug.

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Old 17-05-2011, 12:11 PM   #2
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Default Re: WS Manual gearbox oil

If I recall correctly, there is no drain plug as the gearbox is a "sealed for life" type (never supposed to change the oil).

May have to get a pump and suck it through the filler? Not sure ...
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Old 18-05-2011, 12:52 AM   #3
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isnt the seal for life thing the auto?
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Old 18-05-2011, 08:59 AM   #4
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Default Re: WS Manual gearbox oil

I have a suspicion it's like a boat engine.

There is no drain plug. You have to pump it out from the top?
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Old 18-05-2011, 06:16 PM   #5
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Default Re: WS Manual gearbox oil

You guys are barking up the wrong tree! Check this thread: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11329627


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I have a suspicion it's like a boat engine.

There is no drain plug. You have to pump it out from the top?
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Old 18-05-2011, 09:51 PM   #6
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Default Re: WS Manual gearbox oil

Geelong Festy, they are talking about an engine oil change with a reference to a gearbox oil change when he had the car serviced. What I want to know is where the manual gearbox drain plug is, if there is one ???.
The filler plug is behind the gear linkages which is behind the plastic cover.
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