Gear oil fill plug?

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Puggers
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Gear oil fill plug?

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Is this the filler plug for the transmisjon?
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Picture taken at the rear of air filter.
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Re: Gear oil fill plug?

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...and why is it so dirty of oil?
Is it a breather?
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Re: Gear oil fill plug?

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Looks about right, not 100% from the poor picture & dirt :wink:
You want to use the gearbox breather,
It's a black plastic screw in plug on the top of the gearbox with a clip on black plastic cap.
It will want cleaning before you pull the cap off,
It is located on the top of the gearbox underneath the air box (on a diesel anyway)
If you have drained it, nock 200 mls off the capacity, due to oil trapped inside the gearbox.
On the later diesel engines there's no level hole :roll: , so you have to drain it & refill with the correct amount :wink:
The reason I said to drop 200 ml off is because when I replaced my clutch I removed the gearbox having drained it,
Only to find another 200 mls in when the box was tipped up :?
The capacity on the diesel box is 2Ltrs
Hope this is of some help DDD :)
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