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Wana

Wana

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I just finished changing the gearbox and overdrive fluid (Redline MT90) in my BJ8. I think I have overfilled it. When I looked in the owner's manual I saw that the gearbox capacity is 6.9 US Pints and the overdrive capacity is 1 3/4 US Pints. I added these together for a total of 8.65 Pints, but now I suspect that 6.9 is the total for the gearbox AND the overdrive unit. I stopped after adding 8 pints and it does show well over the full mark on the dipstick.

So, first, can someone confirm that the total capacity is indeed only 6.9 Pints? Second, do I need to drain out a pint out of the gearbox - will it do some harm if it is overfilled?

Thanks!

Wana
 
Hi Wana,
I made the same calculation as you and stopped to check the level after adding the 4 qt. only to find it was already overfull. I didn't notice any ill effects from having it overfull.
Since that time, I drained out the MT90 and filled it up with Valvoline VR-1 60W oil. I my case, that cured some symptoms I had which are probably due to something worn in my o/drive. I had searched old posts and found one were Keoke said that is what he had been using for the last 20 years.
... I hope Keoke is starting to adjust.
Ed
 
My info shows 6.25 imperial pints, or 3.6 litres, or 7.5 US pints. I would try something (I use a medicine type eye dropper used to measure childrens liquid dosages) to lower the level to the full mark.
 
Thanks Ed and Shorn. I sucked out a pint (no, not a Sam Adams) using a suction gun and the level shows just a whisker above full on the dipstick. Shorn, interesting that your information shows something different than the owner's manual or the shop manual? What's the source?
 
Haynes Austin Healey 100-6 & 3000 Manual, page 103, oil capacity (overdrive fitted) 6 1/4 Imp pints (3.6 litres) and The Austin Healey 100-6 & 3000 wokshop Manual, General Data page 14, Oil Capacity (overdrive fitted) 6 1/4 Imp pints (7.5 US Pints, 3.55 llitres). Confirmed by the Kenneth Ball Healey 100-6, 3000 1956-68 Autobook, page 132, 6 1/4 pints.
 
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