Whats the most miles you've had from a saxo gearbox?

[rick_VTR]

i changed the originaly box on my vtr at 99K only because a driveshaft popped out and when i put a new one on, forgot to top the gearbox oil up so basically ran dry from mid wales to london and back

and i put one on that had 75k and the car is noq on 116K and its whining abit, and is hard to select 1st + 2nd, but my linkages dont make it any easier tbh so guna change them first.

[LSOfreak]

my original box is at 100k, still works fine, sometimes isnt that smooth into 1st 2nd and 3rd and whines a bit in 3rd. Still perfectly useable though

[BenM508]

My box is what I believe to be the original and my car is at 126K, has started making noises though, sounds like a food blender when you accelerate, mechanic says its the diff, so ill need to replace it soonish, that and the driveshafts! Gearstick doesn't even feel connected anymore, so actually, ill be needing new linkages too!

[skidzVTR]

mines 105k . got a oil leak on g-box but works fine . That reminds me have to top it up .lol

[BenM508]

I don't even know how to change my gearbox oil lol, and I don't have any idea when it was done last, any way of telling the level of oil? Or a direction to a guide on how to do it? Thanks

[LSOfreak]

theres a way to check the level but im not too sure.
An easy way to fill it though, alternative from the original fill up point, is if you remove the air intake pipe, there is a small breather on the top of the gearbox with a plastic cap on it

[chinkostu]

Originally Posted by LSOfreak

theres a way to check the level but im not too sure.
An easy way to fill it though, alternative from the original fill up point, is if you remove the air intake pipe, there is a small breather on the top of the gearbox with a plastic cap on it

easy way to overfill it...


the filler and drain plugs are at the passenger side of the gearbox, behind the splashguard(?). mine doesn't have any so its a 20 second job if i fight around the wheel

[LSOfreak]

yeah you can overfill it easily, id only use that method if i knew exactly how much to chuck in

[0rang3peel]

I've had 3 saxo's never had one gearbox failure on any of them, seems to be one of the decent bits to be honest.

this saxo's on 103k

[BenM508]

To be fair, there isn't really a reason why it should go wrong if it is looked after and maintained correctly, which mine, and a lot of ours, clearly haven't lol

[kmak577]

mines on 132,000 its a bit stiff to get into first down from 2nd, but that might be the linkages? Slight high jack there