Gtr Gearbox Oil Problem

[GTR1993]

Hi, i changed the gear box oil in my 32 gtr to the 'redline lightweight shock proof' smurf blood stuff. i drained out the old stuff and i filled the new stuff through the shifter as getting the filler out was going to be very difficult. Anyway i put the old oil in the redline contained and it looked pretty much as much as i put in (about 3.8L) i looked up the manual and it said use 4.1. Anyway i took it for a bit of a drive today and it has sprayed oil out the breather all over the gear box, it was driping a bit but not sure how much oil came out, it looks alot but its probably maby 100-200ml if that as its just spread over large area.

I never seen any oil come out when the other oil was in it. Also i had a seaurch through the SAU forums and found 2 other people that had the same problem and they put in about the same amount of oil and people said it was too much.

Has anyone else had this sort of problem?

Thanks

[ferni]

hmmm I thought the gearstick went into the transfer case not the gearbox?

[GTR1993]

I dont think so, just because if i dont think i could fit another 3.8L into the transfer case, and it was coming out the breather of the gear box.

[2rismo]

Nothing to worry about. It's a much thicker oil than what most people are used to and sometimes it has a bit of a breathe.

Don't stress.

Adrian

[GTR1993]

Ah ok ill just leave it, the box isnt int he best of condition anyway. Did you have the same problem?

[2rismo]

Yes mate. Mine has had a breathe and when it happens looks much worse than it is.

[sky30]

I have had the same problem on my GTS-4, only happened straight after i installed th Redline, and squirts a bit out from time to time.

Someone suggested to put a small fuel filter in the braether line, so the box can still breathe but wont make a mess.

Anyone else got any other ideas to fix it?

[wrxhoon]

Hi, i changed the gear box oil in my 32 gtr to the 'redline lightweight shock proof' smurf blood stuff. i drained out the old stuff and i filled the new stuff through the shifter as getting the filler out was going to be very difficult. Anyway i put the old oil in the redline contained and it looked pretty much as much as i put in (about 3.8L) i looked up the manual and it said use 4.1. Anyway i took it for a bit of a drive today and it has sprayed oil out the breather all over the gear box, it was driping a bit but not sure how much oil came out, it looks alot but its probably maby 100-200ml if that as its just spread over large area.

I never seen any oil come out when the other oil was in it. Also i had a seaurch through the SAU forums and found 2 other people that had the same problem and they put in about the same amount of oil and people said it was too much.

Has anyone else had this sort of problem?

Thanks

If you filled it through the shifter you have filled the TRANSFER case with redline, i hope you havent been driving it for to long, you wouldn't have much oil in the g/box! Thats why you have oil everywhere, your trasfer case is overfilled and not oil gone in the box.

Drain the tansfer case, refill with atf and fill the g/box with whatever gear oil you prefer ( it takes about 3.8 lts) . Fill to the fill hole ( until it starts to run out ) both the transfer case and the box.

[wrxhoon]

hmmm I thought the gearstick went into the transfer case not the gearbox?

Correct.

[CruiseLiner]

wrxhoon is right, the shifter hole is infact the tranfer case, so Matic D is used it that. ya gearbox woulda been without any oil at all, i hope u didnt do many km's

[GTR1993]

i jacked the car up and checked, and f**k you are right no oil in the box

thanks for the help guys u probably saven me alot of cash (unless damage is done) i didnt do many km thankfully.

wrxhoon you say atf is fine for transfer case, is dextron3 or what ever good? I have some here already...

[wrxhoon]

i jacked the car up and checked, and f**k you are right no oil in the box

thanks for the help guys u probably saven me alot of cash (unless damage is done) i didnt do many km thankfully.

wrxhoon you say atf is fine for transfer case, is dextron3 or what ever good? I have some here already...

Atf, dextron III is fine for the transfer case( Nissan will sell you matic-d ). Use the same stuff for the attessa reservoir in the boot. If you want go an oil company's website and see what they recommend. You need about 1.8 lts from memmory .

Put some gear oil in the g/box, start it up and listen for bearing noise, if its quiet its all good ..

[GTR1993]

the box wasnt the best to start with, thats why iw as trying the shock proof, funny thing is it was only very slightly noisier then when it had oil in it lol. Oh well have to chalk that one up for stupidity.

[ferni]

thank god, i thought i was going crazy, i was sure the gearstick went into the transfer and if you filled it through there it wouldn't get into the gearbox...

Hope not to much damage was done

[gucio]

umm so does the transfer case use different oil to the gearbox??

cause i have used superlight shock gear oil for both the gearbox and the transfer case!!

[GTR1993]

^^good question because the place i bought the redline from said they use it in transfer cases also (for WRXs) so might be a different set up for them as they are constant drive.

[wrxhoon]

^^good question because the place i bought the redline from said they use it in transfer cases also (for WRXs) so might be a different set up for them as they are constant drive.

Wrx's don't have transfer cases!!

You wouldn't have done any damage to the transfer case but not so sure about the g/box, it depends on how hot you got it. Refill it , take it for a run and you will know by the sound of it ..

[gucio]

does any know if the transfer case takes different oil to the gearbox?

[wrxhoon]

does any know if the transfer case takes different oil to the gearbox?

Yes, read post 12 in this thread.

[gucio]

ok cheers

sorry missed that

umm so the gearbox and transfer case are different compartments?

and to drain the transfer case you need to undo the plug that is on the drivers side of the case? (cause last time i tried to undo it, it was impossible)

Is there any thing else i have to do when i drain the transfer case?

sorry about all the questions but iam new to this gtr stuff (i didnt realise how complicated a GTR is!!)