morning all

i had my car MOT'd yesterday (passed but i nead to get my tracking sorted ASAP as the brand new tyres i put on 9 months ago have worn really heavily on the inside!) and whilst she was up in the air i stuck my head underneath to have a look around and noticed that there was what looked like gearbox oil on the outside of the gearbox/ general area. i always park in the same place and havent noticed any oil on the floor so can only assume that it is a very small leak. has any one had this problem before?
what type of oil does the box take? where is the filler point and how easy is it to check/ top up? its an N reg V6.

many thanks

Will

What engine you got chap???

Is ur car lowered, if it is, then its unlikely tracking will solvr the tyre wear problem.
You need to fit a set of camber bolts, the cost about £35 a set.

You not reading the posts properly again Andy lol..... he said N reg V6 :P

I had the tyre wear problem on one of my fronts - just changed the tyre yesterday... garage reckoned it was because of the tracking not the camber.. tho I think you are right in saying camber bolts may help..

How many miles you done on a set of tyres ? because depending on what tyre will depend on how they wear and how long they will last.. Mine have done over 15k and all but the knackered one were perfect still.. and I drive hard lol... tyres I have are Fulda

[color=blue]Here's a discussion for types of oil to use:[/color]

[color=violet][url]http://www.club323f.com/club323f/forum/viewtopic.php4?t=2079&highlight=redline[/url][/color]

[color=blue]As for checking/replacement, thats not so easy, it uses the same size nut and washer as the engine oil plug but is harder to get to.
The draining hole is underneath the gearbox towards the nearside wheel, thats easy enough, but the filler plug is pointing at what seems to be a 45 degree angle downwards towards the front of the car a little way up further from the drain plug. I have yet to change mine, (on to do list!) so I asked at a dealership.

To fill it up etc it is better to remove the airbox so you can get to it well, though to look at it only you can see it between the airbox and the radiator......

Here's basically what dealership gave me:[/color]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/Steve_Zodiac/untitled.jpg[/img]

The gear box filler and drain plugs are 23mm

hi guys, thanks for getting back to me on that one, car isnt lowerd and i have done about 6 - 8000ish miles on them. havent really noticed any pulling and she certainly doesnt want to stick me in the ditch! was rather suprised! as far a the gearbox when i was looking around underneath i figured that the big nut in the bottom of the gearbox was the drain plug. if the filler plug is pointing downwards at a 45 degree angle, how are you supposed to fill it up? i will get the tracking/ camber checked out and have a more detailed look as the gearbox.

will

[color=blue]Not entirely sure its exactly 45 degrees, just looking at diagram, but to fill, its suggested that using either a turkey baster, (honestly!!) or using a tube from the the hole to a funnel, hence removing air box so you can see what you're doing

Doing this of course means you must measure out exactly how much you're putting in[/color]

Isn't the 323F like the VW Golf/Jetta ? i.e. fill 'till it's level with the fill hole (untill it pours out ...)

Yeah its fill till its coming out the hole !! Thats the level. If you buy the oil in the 500ml bottles the bottle comes with a long tube.