mitsubishi carisma turbo diesel gearbox

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Sat 18 Jan 2003 17:36
mitsubishi carisma turbo diesel gearbox - trahenyhr
I should like to change the gearbox oil which I suspect has never been changed; the car is difficult to get into reverse, esp when cold, might this help? I know the engine is a 1.9 Renault, the drain plug appears to be at the bottom of the diff (square drive socket) and the filler appears to be a nylon or plastic plug facing front halfway up the gearbox. Can anyone confirm?
> Also, the handbook refers to the capacity as 3.2 litres which seems a lot.
> What is the easiest way to fill, bearing in mind access to the filler is restricted and is fitted in a vertical face of the box?

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Sat 18 Jan 2003 17:41
mitsubishi carisma turbo diesel gearbox - Dave_TD
Gearbox oil tends to come in a bottle with a bendy pipe attached, precisely so you can squirt through a hole on a vertical surface!
However, the gearbox is a sealed system, the oil shouldn't ever want changing. Have you checked the adjustment of the clutch cable? (if it's cable-operated) Or level of clutch fluid? (if hydraulic)
Is it possible the clutch plate itself is worn out? Or that the gear selector rods have become misaligned and need re-adjusting?
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