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Re: overdrive oil levels

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Subject: Re: overdrive oil levels
From: Dean Rayner <dean_rayner@mac.com>
Date: 26 Apr 2002 15:43:37 +0100
On Friday, April 26, 2002 3:09 pm, Lwestgaph@cs.com wrote:
>Hi guys,
>
>can you tell me how to check overdrive oil levels? a few of the lads 
>mentioned that intermittent overdrive problems can be caused by low oil 
>levels- does the overdrive have a dipstick? if so where can it be found? to 
>tell you the truth i cant even identify the overdrive!

The overdrive shares oil with the gearbox.

You check it by removing a plug on the side of the gearbox, while the car is 
jacked up and level.

When my GT6 was low on oil, the o/d would drop out intermitantly, especially on 
corners.

Dean 

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