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R.65 GEARBOX OIL CHANGE

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Oil change on the Rover 200 with R.65 gearbox is straight foreward, easilly done working at ground level, to release the 2 x 17mm drain and refill bolts, ring spanners were used this time, the drain bolt is usually magnetised, so may have small  amount of swarf attached, this is normal. After allowing gearbox oil to drain, the bolt was wiped clean and replaced using a new copper washer.

Location of Drain /Filler Bolts

If the oil has never been drained off, it can be assumed both bolts, especially the drain bolt, is going to be more difficult to remove. each one of the 17mm drain and filler bolts, require being tightened to 25Nm or 18lbf ft torque, or hand tight plus.

Our Oil Filling Procedure

Our none messy filling procedure, to insert into the filler hole, a clear plastic tube attached to a base removed old redex container, with oil now running directly into gearbox, At the time bluecol antifreeze is shown as being used in the 200 cooling system in early 2004.

rover 200 gearbox oil

This gearbox oil change is based on a vehicle parked on level ground. To achieve a correct oil fill level, is when oil begins to slowly trickle out from the filler hole. Oil used in the 200 gearbox is a SAE75W-80W to an API GL5 viscosity, around 1.75 litres up to the correct level.

All information on this site, applies 'only' to our own 1996 Rover 200 Series and the 2004 MG-ZR 120+  .

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