[Healeys] Gearbox oil volume

Mon May 25 05:08:10 MDT 2015

I agree with Kees--you really cannot overfill the box and even if you do
the car will leak oil anyway so at worst you will have a larger puddle of
oil under the car.  Do be sure to use an oil with a GL4 rating or your
yellow metal parts (synchro rings, etc) will not be very happy.  I
recommend RedLine MTL or MT90.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:36 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

>  Never bother about the quantity, just fill right up until the oil
> overflows the filler plug hole, both overdrive and gearbox if they are
> separate.
> When brass parts are used (e.g. synchro rings, selector forks, OD parts)
> do not use EP "gearbox oil". Use straight oil, special oil e.g Redline or
> 20W50 engine oil to save these parts in the box.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
> Simon Lachlan schreef op 25-5-2015 om 11:47:
>
>  That’s very interesting. Seems like they got the whole thing into a
> muddle on Day One and never really recovered.
>
> Makes trial and error, one of my usual fallbacks, seem quite sensible in
> the circs.
>
> Simon
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *Keith Taylor
> *Sent:* 25 May 2015 03:20
> *To:* healeys
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Gearbox oil volume
>
>
>
> My original BN1 1954 Service Manual has an  "ERRATUM '  sticker on the
> inside cover stating :-
>
>
>
>                                        Gearbox/overdrive Oil Capacity
>
>
>
>                             The combined capacity of the Gearbox and
> overdrive is
>
>                              5 1/2 Imp. pints (dry) and not 4 1/2 Imp
> pints as stated
>
>                             After draining,  1/4 pint of oil will remain
> in the overdrive
>
>                             hydraulic system, therefore ,only 5 1/2 pints
> will be required
>
>                              for refilling.
>
>
>
>                                       Pubs. 996B and 997A December 1954
>
>
>
> So when filling from rebuild add the extra 1/4 pint  ....   5 3/4 pints
>
>
>
> Later editions may have carried the correction  and side and top
> shift gearboxes may vary
>
>
>
> Keith Taylor
>
> southern Highlands OZ
>
>
>
> On 25 May 2015 at 07:54, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au>
> wrote:
>
> Greetings
>
>
>
> Well that’s interesting as I will be buying the oil for the BN3’s gearbox
> this week. It is a 100S gearbox with a 22% OD that has been completely
> rebuilt and apart from the oil used in the assembly it’s completely empty.
>
>
>
> My 1968 BMC Workshop Manual (AKD 1179H) that I bought new in September
> 1974 for $7.00 states that the oil capacity for a side-shift gearbox fitted
> with an OD is 6 ¼ imp pints, 7.5 US pints and 3.55 litres. I states the
> same for a centre-shift box as well. So I will be buying a 4 litre
> container and store what’s left over for the inevitable leaks.
>
>
>
> Talking about leaks I was watching a Jay Leno video of his Daimler SP250
> over the weekend and he made mention that all things over 50 or 60 years of
> age are bound to leak.
>
>
>
> Hoo Roo
>
>
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains
>
> Australia
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Bob
> Spidell
> *Sent:* Monday, 25 May 2015 12:14 AM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Gearbox oil volume
>
>
>
> Offhand, I'd believe the workshop manual first.  If you're doing a
> drain-and-fill, you don't know for sure how much residual oil is left so
> you have to go by the dipstick anyway.
>
> Bob
>
> On 5/24/2015 6:32 AM, Simon Lachlan 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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