ford focus zetec automatic 1.6 2000 mod - Oil into gear box

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Thu 24 Nov 2011 10:12
ford focus zetec automatic 1.6 2000 mod - Oil into gear box - marcus45

Hi

How do I put oil into the gear box of my automatic ford focus...? I was told at the garage where I take it for its annual mot that there is a separate filler for this I thought you just put the oil in the engine oil filler on the top of the engine and where is the filler part to do this ? thank you very much

Marcus 45

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Thu 24 Nov 2011 11:22
ford focus zetec automatic 1.6 2000 mod - Oil into gear box - RT

Automatic cars usually have two dipsticks, one for the engine and one for the transmission - for these it's usual to use the transmission dipstick tube as the filler for it.

Make sure you're checking the transmission fluid level correctly - it needs to be done with the car warmed up, engine running, transmission in Park - wipe the dipstick then re-dip to check the level.

An increasing number of automatic transmissions have no dipstick so can only be level checked, topped up or refilled through a plug on the casing.

Very worrying though, is the possibility that you've already added transmission fluid through the engine oil filler - that'll do the engine no good at all so a complete engine oil change including the filter is urgently needed if this is the case.

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