[DeTomaso] Have you checked your ZF juice lately?

[thomas]

Are you saying you filled up the ZF as opposed to replacing the oil?

Thomas

> 10 maj 2014 kl. 19:42 skrev Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>:
> 
>   When was the last time you checked the level of the oil in your ZF?
> 
> 
>   I check my engine oil regularly, and my coolant level. But I have to
>   admit that I don't check the level of the oil in my ZF, well, at all
>   between changes.
> 
> 
>   I'm doing spring maintenance, as next weekend there is a Supercar event
>   4 hours away that I'll be attending, and in less than 2 months there's
>   a week-long car tour before Le Mans Classic, a long ways from home.
> 
> 
>   To be honest, I don't remember when I last changed the oil in my
>   gearbox, but I know it was not last year. Possibly not the previous
>   year either. Let's just say it's been a while.
> 
> 
>   Anyway, I bought 3 liters of oil. I filled the gearbox with the 3
>   liters and it hasn't yet begun to dribble out the hole, indicating that
>   it isn't full yet. Wondering how much would be left over in the oil
>   drain pan, I went to fill up the three empty liter containers, but the
>   third container only took about half - indicating that I've been
>   driving around with 2,5 liters in the ZF for who-knows-how-long.
> 
> 
>   With all the horror stories about how expensive ZF repairs are, this is
>   pretty silly on my part. Anyone else that hasn't checked their oil
>   level and is driving around fat, dumb, and happy while quietly doing
>   ungood things to their 'box?
> 
> 
>   Something to think about...
> 
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