[DeTomaso] ZF oil capacity

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

The ZF manual says 3.5 liters which is a tad (admittedly small) more than 3.5 quarts. From filling my dash-1 trans my experience is that filling to the lower edge of the side mounted plug gives you a smaller amount of oil than 3.5 liters. There's an access cover on the right hand side of the trans, p/n 129 in the ZF manual, where you would be able to fill the trans with the recommended amount of fluid if you wanted to play it safe.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ProvaMo.com" <Pantera007 at provamo.com>
To: "'Dave Londry'" <davel at emspace.com>; "'DeTomaso Forum'" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF oil capacity


> Found here:  http://www.provamo.com/Members/TechInfo/ZF_Main.asp
> 
> Is a HUGE page of details on the ZF (pics diagrams etc...)
> 
> Way down near the end is a link to the maintenance procedure, directly:
> 
> http://www.provamo.com/Members/TechInfo/ZFFluidChange.asp
> 
> There you would find the answer... 3.5 quarts.  (and my recommendation of fluid)
> 
> You will also see a photo of one owner and his handful of ALL 10 broken-off ring-gear
> bolts...  The new ones are now safety-wired...  His car functioned "somehow" without
> the ring-gear secured... 
> 
> Chuck Melton
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of
> Dave Londry
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 12:25 PM
> To: DeTomaso Forum
> Subject: [DeTomaso] ZF oil capacity
> 
> 
> What's the oil capacity of a type 2 ZF?
> What's the torque spec for the 2  bungs/plugs.
> 
> I looked in the owners, service and ZF manuals.
> I can always fill to the side hole level,
> but starting out with the right amount would be nice.
> 
> tks
> dave
> 
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