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steveww



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Gear box dip stick
I remember reading somewhere that somebody made a gearbox dip stick to check the level. Opened up the filler hole, put in the dip stick and checked that the oil level was xxx mm down from the hole.

Did I imagine this?
Post #946943 24th Mar 2022 10:42pm
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Ianh



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Your memory serves you well Steveww, for your pleasure https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic79934.html

Opps, misread, thought you were referring to engine oil dipstick, not a dipstick for the gearbox, which is an interesting idea.
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HardCharger



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I remember seeing something like what you described watching the oil change videos of off-track family on YouTube.

They used an L-shaped metal thing that they made. They filled the gearbox with the required 2.2L of GL-4 gear oil then put the metal in, pulled it out, then marked the level on the metal. Now when they check the levels on the gearbox, they just stick the metal in and see if the oil and the mark on the metal meet.

I hope this helps.


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Post #946949 25th Mar 2022 3:28am
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seriesonenut



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not helpful at all but I thought I would just say my 58 series one has one fitted as standard Whistle 2010 XS USW
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1958 Series One 88 4x2
Post #946958 25th Mar 2022 8:37am
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steveww



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seriesonenut - The price of progress Banging Head

HardCharger - That's the one. That's why I could not find it written down, it's a video.

Found the video - &t=637s

A great YouTube channel to follow, they have some great adventures.
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Dinnu



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I did monitor my oil level in the gearbox, as I had an oil leak and was unsure if it was the TC or the Gbox. IIRC, the level was about 70mm from bottom edge of one of the plugs after I refilled with 2.2 liters. I used the forward plug as is more accessible. Unsure if the 'fill' plug and the plug I used are at the same height or not. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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Millerdark



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Has any one discovered a way to check the oil level of the gearbox, without draining it?
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strang



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Ianh wrote:
Your memory serves you well Steveww, for your pleasure https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic79934.html

Opps, misread, thought you were referring to engine oil dipstick, not a dipstick for the gearbox, which is an interesting idea.


Series Ones and probably early series twos were fitted with gearbox dip sticks! A great idea no doubt removed by the bean counters. Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond.....
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swt



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If it wasn't so vulnerable to catastrophic damage, a clear tube between the drain plug and the fill plug would give a good level.

Is there by chance a plug of any kind in the box, located below the level of the fill plug, but well above 'dangerously low', that could be replaced with a sight glass of the flush, screw-in variety?
Post #997646 26th Jun 2023 9:30pm
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