[Healeys] Gearbox oil volume

[Alan Seigrist]

The official documents are more, probably because this is what went in the
boxes when dry.  Haynes and Autopress, if they did a drain and refill,
there would be less oil because of the oil left in the box after draining.

On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk
> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 1)      My car’s Driver’s Handbook page 7, (AKD 3915A) tells me that:
>
> my MkII BT7’s gearbox takes 5.75 imp pts (6.90 US pts)
>
> its overdrive takes 1.33 imp pts (1.75 US pts)
>
>
>
> 2)      My BMC Workshop Manual (AKD 1179D) tells me that:
>
> gearbox               4.0 imp pts (4.80 US pts)
>
> Total gearbox, overdrive fitted, 5.25 imp pts (6.30 US pts)
>
>
>
> 3)      My Haynes manual goes for:
>
> Standard box:- 5 imp pts
>
> With overdrive:- 6.25 pts
>
>
>
> 4)      My Autopress manual (Kenneth Ball) goes for:
>
> Standard box:- 5 imp pts
>
> With overdrive:- 6.25 pts
>
>
>
> ie only Haynes and Autopress agree.
>
> I’ve had this Healey for +/- 20 years and I’ve never noticed these
> discrepancies! I seem to have survived by using the dip stick, but I’d bet
> that I’ve overfilled more than once.
>
>
>
> Any ideas? I don’t recall this coming up before.....
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
> (And I didn’t mention Redline once!)
>
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