That pump makes oil foamy and as such oil use more space. Also car should be level or slightly jacked up on oposite side of the fill plug. Another great video. Keep it up.
Yes, pump is great for extracting oil but rubbish for this. I use a large funnel with a long piece of hose attached. Feed hose down to fill point and top up funnel somewhere convenient. No fighting a syringe and no foaming of the oil.
@milosilic1456 James' fill plug was facing the back of the car, and he jacked it up in the back, which makes sense to me, but if I get you right, you suggest jacking up the front of the car if the fill plug faces the back. Or am I getting you wrong?
I can see the house next door is for sale and a bonus for the new home owner is a on street mechanic for all there car needs 😂😂 well done mate love the videos best on you tube 👍
Well done. You probably saved £1000. Plus the confidence the job was done correctly. I would suggest wetting the bearings with gearbox oil during assembly especially if leaving a box dry for a while before fitting and running for first time. 👏👏👏
Thank you for the testing of before and now I always thought there was a fault with my gear box but looking at your testing I now know it’s my wheel bearing
Good job! One thing I recomend to do - change those rusty cooling hose steel clamps. One of those on the upper radiator hose failed on me last month. Coolant everywhere, had to tow my car to the shop.
Nice one, good job. To get that last litre in, just warm it up a bit and run it through the gears. Once they’re lubricated it should take the rest. I bought one of those pumps, they are good!
Watching your channel has been very useful as it's told me to fixed my zafira A with a broken egr. I'm a novice my self and yeah i Got It to pass the mot and saved It from the scrap. It gives you confidence to fix bigger things on a car. Thanks. 👍
My God, I've just had all the gearbox out doing a clutch job on my focus only to realise I also have the same issue! I had no idea what it was until I watched this series. IB5 looks a bit more challenging though than the Skoda, so I think I'll probably find a 2nd hand box. Good job on this series so far though James, great content!
well done mate, proper job as we say here in Cornwall. i wouldn't ever have even considered taking a gearbox apart before, but now if i need the spare box for my 205 sorting i'll have a go!
This is exactly right, don't worry about it! Fill till it drips out when the car is level, the prescribed amount of oil must be when totally empty (new or rebuild)
Hi Jame ,its great to see a successful end result to a very involved job ! And proves you have the b....s to tackle any job big or small so Big pat on your back 👏 👍🙂 When I replaced the gearbox oil on my 500 Abarth I lifted the back level with the front and put a spirit level on the roof so it was at the correct level and the whole 2 litres went in fine also I used a length of garden hose shoved it in the filler hole with a funnel attached to the top to refill the gearbox. 👍🙂
Awesome that is a huge task taking a gearbox apart granted the gearbox is a fairly simple one but even so still a lot to break and go wrong i certainly would not attempt one roll on the next project great channel.
And the oil pump can be used for engine oil changes via the dip stick tube ... & saves having to crawl under the car to remove under trays & sump plugs.
Great job. The other jobs are pretty easy. The window regulator often fails on Skodas and the airbag light will just be a loose connection. Get it a new timing belt and water pump and a service and it will be a great little car.
Great job. For example, vw passat b6 with gearbox (code 02s) mounted on the engine must filled through reverse gear switch hole. "Fill plug" hole is not meant to be used for refilling while the gearbox is on the engine. That is according to official vw service manual. I suggest you to search for manual with description of correct refill procedure and you'll know why those 200ml left.
Well done mate a first class job you have done just think how much money you have saved doing this job your self and it shows everybody how much work is involved to change a clutch that is a comes thing the gearbox was extra work just briliant content well done you Phil in stoke
Your video has been very valuable to me.i have done this to my own fabia but I was not brave enough to rebuild the gearbox.gearbox specialist told me it has to be filled with 3 litres and I found this to be completely filling it . Doing this before it was fitted.i changed my main seal and clutch.theres a hose pipe clip at the back of the engine which gets in the way of removal and fitting
being someone with a vw, James make sure to check them cv axle bolts after a few days. They have a tendency to come loose if you don't use new stretch bolts. I just over torqued my bolts to stop them coming loose.
Good job well done from my experience filling up a gearbox make sure the plastic tube you use is smaller diameter then the gearbox filling hole so the air can get in otherwise the oil will come out
Brilliant job and a well deserved pat on the back. 😁 I must admit that the OCD in me was jumping up and down when you put the air filter box back still dirty! 🤣🤣
Seeing you take on jobs from your shed helped me get the confidence to do my own work, it's been useful to pick up how to do certain things along the way!
Well done James for having the confidence to do the jobs you do on your cars. I know what stripping a gearbox can involve. I’ve stripped and rebuilt a few classic mini gearboxes. Engine and gearbox out job. Must of saved a fortune especially if I had to of taken to a garage. Best way to learn and save money is by doing it yourself. 👍👍
Hey James, check the 6 spline bolts on the driveshaft are tight after a short drive. I’ve done clutches on a mk4 golf and seat Leon (exact same bolts) and they both loosened after a drive even after being torqued to spec.
It's worth saying that filling a gearbox for the first time after it's been overhauled is a bit different to changing the gearbox oil as a service job. When the box has been stripped down then it's full of air when it goes back in. Pockets of air can get caught inside the gearbox casing when you try to fill it up again, especially inside the diff housing, so the gearbox often won't take the full amount of oil it's supposed to. Drive the car around a little bit, or run it back and forth a few times each day if it's off the road due to the MoT having run out, and you'll usually find that, after a week or so, it'll take a bit more oil, maybe up to another half-a-litre. Needless to say, this issue tends to be worse with front- or four-wheel drive vehicles due to them usually having a diff housing built into the gearbox casing where rear-wheel drive gearboxes generally don't, aside from vehicle like Porsches and Alfa-Romeos with transaxles...
Hi James it has been mentioned already the pump has aerated the oil when it was initially started so this will take up more space than just oil itself. Basically the air needs to ‘bleed’ itself to the surface inside the gearbox before a ‘true’ level can be determined. Gear oil is slightly thicker than engine oil so this may take a bit more time. Also IIRC if the car is jacked up on the filler side this aids the filling process. Any excess will flow out of the fill hole when returned to level then you can replace the fill plug. Had this issue on my Fiat Seciento when I changed the cough due the gearbox oil too, had to do this to achieve the correct level. Well done Dude. Also what are those plugs in you ear (what brand) as I am a ‘Cool Dad/Grandad’ and like to listen to my tunes when working etc...
James have you put the bolts in on the ball joints up from the botton nuts on top? The correct way is bolts down from the top nuts on the bottom, it's a safty thing, should the nuts come loose the bolts will not just drop out if bolts are put in from the top, great video only every took one gearbox apart in my time as a mechanic
My van gearbox was the same but I didn't have a driveway to do the job. Cost me £800 I would of done it myself if I did. Save a fortune and enjoy the work. Great vlog bud
Wow! Well done mate, knew you could do it but seeing it actually running with problem fixed is amazing. I really don’t know how you can make something as complicated as rebuilding a gearbox look easy but you do!
I changed mine 0A4 gearbox , wich is a different version of this gearbox , I used Fuchs FE 75W oil . On my mk7 the gb is tilted towards the bonnet , so the correct procedure to fill it up is by using the reverse-gear switch hole (10mm hole) and fill it up with 1.7L for my gearbox (1.9L dry) . The bottom pins should fill with aprox 0.2L of oil , so you should correct the gearbox oil level after 5km (actually the correct procedure is jacking up the car and put it in gear for 5min, if i call correctly, but its the same thing)
James what a job! I said it when you started, you’re brave to have even attempted this job. Hats off to you sir. Great content as always and here’s to more and more content going forward. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏴
i replaced the selector shaft seal on my mk4 fiesta and when i refilled it with oil i read that the level was meant to be 5-10mm below the fill plug and ive had the same thing on telehandlers ive worked on so i would be a bit careful in assuming that the fill plug is also a level but still very good video just trying to help u out. i work on tractors mostly and they have loads of level plugs and the perfect level is when it is just dripping out very slightly but im sure it cant make that much difference i just had a pipe going into the gearbox and coming out the top of the engine bay with a funnel on but this method with the pump looks far more convenient
First class James well done mate, Have a virtual pat on the back from me too not only do you tackle these huge jobs most of the time on your own at home you also put a lot of work into filming and editing the videos to go with them on top of that for us to enjoy, great guy👍
That pump makes oil foamy and as such oil use more space. Also car should be level or slightly jacked up on oposite side of the fill plug. Another great video. Keep it up.
Yes, pump is great for extracting oil but rubbish for this. I use a large funnel with a long piece of hose attached. Feed hose down to fill point and top up funnel somewhere convenient. No fighting a syringe and no foaming of the oil.
@milosilic1456 James' fill plug was facing the back of the car, and he jacked it up in the back, which makes sense to me, but if I get you right, you suggest jacking up the front of the car if the fill plug faces the back. Or am I getting you wrong?
Nice one! You should be proud of this, even just having the confidence to take the job on let alone also managing to sort it 👍🏻
I can see the house next door is for sale and a bonus for the new home owner is a on street mechanic for all there car needs 😂😂 well done mate love the videos best on you tube 👍
Well done James, another car rescued to live on for years to come
I'm well impressed. I have been a DIY car guy for 40 years, never would attempt a gearbox....good on you!
Been looking forward to this one. 👌
Didn't disappoint...👏
Gearbox work is absolutely the most intricate work you can do on a car - but you nailed it big time. Full respect.
Well done. You probably saved £1000. Plus the confidence the job was done correctly. I would suggest wetting the bearings with gearbox oil during assembly especially if leaving a box dry for a while before fitting and running for first time. 👏👏👏
I think you deserve two pats on the back for that job well done.
Thank you for the testing of before and now I always thought there was a fault with my gear box but looking at your testing I now know it’s my wheel bearing
Good job! One thing I recomend to do - change those rusty cooling hose steel clamps. One of those on the upper radiator hose failed on me last month. Coolant everywhere, had to tow my car to the shop.
Well done, not many people would tackle a gearbox box problem let alone find the fault and mend it, an extra big pat on your back from me.
Nice one, good job. To get that last litre in, just warm it up a bit and run it through the gears. Once they’re lubricated it should take the rest. I bought one of those pumps, they are good!
Pat on the back deserved well done mate and so happy to see the channel back in action properly
You should be justly proud. Taking on a gearbox isn’t for the feint hearted
Watching your channel has been very useful as it's told me to fixed my zafira A with a broken egr. I'm a novice my self and yeah i Got It to pass the mot and saved It from the scrap. It gives you confidence to fix bigger things on a car. Thanks. 👍
My God, I've just had all the gearbox out doing a clutch job on my focus only to realise I also have the same issue! I had no idea what it was until I watched this series. IB5 looks a bit more challenging though than the Skoda, so I think I'll probably find a 2nd hand box. Good job on this series so far though James, great content!
well done mate, proper job as we say here in Cornwall. i wouldn't ever have even considered taking a gearbox apart before, but now if i need the spare box for my 205 sorting i'll have a go!
This is exactly right, don't worry about it!
Fill till it drips out when the car is level, the prescribed amount of oil must be when totally empty (new or rebuild)
Great video James love all the detail we'll done another one saved
Can fill through the reverse switch. No need for a pump. Just a funnel. Good job.
Hi Jame ,its great to see a successful end result to a very involved job !
And proves you have the b....s to tackle any job big or small so Big pat on your back 👏 👍🙂
When I replaced the gearbox oil on my 500 Abarth I lifted the back level with the front and put a spirit level on the roof so it was at the correct level and the whole 2 litres went in fine also I used a length of garden hose shoved it in the filler hole with a funnel attached to the top to refill the gearbox. 👍🙂
Awesome that is a huge task taking a gearbox apart granted the gearbox is a fairly simple one but even so still a lot to break and go wrong i certainly would not attempt one roll on the next project great channel.
Well done James, I've been doing cars for over 50 years and wouldn't have tackled the gearbox job. Hat off to you mate. Keep up the good work.
And the oil pump can be used for engine oil changes via the dip stick tube ... & saves having to crawl under the car to remove under trays & sump plugs.
That’s what I use my oil pump for makes the job so much cleaner
Well done....you should be rightly proud.
What a Great Series The Skoda Has been Jimmy, First class Mate,
First Class.
Baz.
Great job. The other jobs are pretty easy. The window regulator often fails on Skodas and the airbag light will just be a loose connection. Get it a new timing belt and water pump and a service and it will be a great little car.
Standing there with shorts on freezing 🥶. Also move the gears around so the fluid can get into all the gearbox.
Great job. For example, vw passat b6 with gearbox (code 02s) mounted on the engine must filled through reverse gear switch hole. "Fill plug" hole is not meant to be used for refilling while the gearbox is on the engine. That is according to official vw service manual. I suggest you to search for manual with description of correct refill procedure and you'll know why those 200ml left.
Well done mate a first class job you have done just think how much money you have saved doing this job your self and it shows everybody how much work is involved to change a clutch that is a comes thing the gearbox was extra work just briliant content well done you
Phil in stoke
Excellent James ! True inspiration mate . You should be so proud
Your video has been very valuable to me.i have done this to my own fabia but I was not brave enough to rebuild the gearbox.gearbox specialist told me it has to be filled with 3 litres and I found this to be completely filling it .
Doing this before it was fitted.i changed my main seal and clutch.theres a hose pipe clip at the back of the engine which gets in the way of removal and fitting
Well done James,great content and a super result .
Hi James you have done a fab job
With the car your channel as Help so much. Great job
being someone with a vw, James make sure to check them cv axle bolts after a few days. They have a tendency to come loose if you don't use new stretch bolts. I just over torqued my bolts to stop them coming loose.
Excellent James, you can jack both front wheels up and run the car through the gears ⚙ 👍
Well done James you are on form mate
Well done Inpress with your skills wish I had them nice job really enjoy the videos
Good job well done from my experience filling up a gearbox make sure the plastic tube you use is smaller diameter then the gearbox filling hole so the air can get in otherwise the oil will come out
I was looking forward to more Škoda content, really enjoyed this video!!.
Do you like the tanks too? Or just the cars?
@@aterack833 I like all things Škoda.
Well done James bud, a massive pat on the back 👍
Well done, doesn't matter how long it takes,you repaired it,good job.
Monsieur, you are really spoiling us.
Superb job, you should be very proud!
you are a top mechanic now james well done hats off to you
Well done James‼️ Good job 👍
first class job,im very pleased for you...well done.
Brilliant job and a well deserved pat on the back. 😁 I must admit that the OCD in me was jumping up and down when you put the air filter box back still dirty! 🤣🤣
Well done bud! Nothing feels better than doing a big repair and it all works out!
Very well done, brilliant work 👏 👍
Seeing you take on jobs from your shed helped me get the confidence to do my own work, it's been useful to pick up how to do certain things along the way!
Well done James!
Well done James for having the confidence to do the jobs you do on your cars. I know what stripping a gearbox can involve. I’ve stripped and rebuilt a few classic mini gearboxes. Engine and gearbox out job. Must of saved a fortune especially if I had to of taken to a garage.
Best way to learn and save money is by doing it yourself. 👍👍
Most excellent James! 👍🏼
Great job brilliant footage to watch.
Well done 👍 I wouldn't know were to start on that gearbox great job
I have exactly the same problem with the gearbox in a Skoda Fabia. I have already bought the bearing and will start repairing it soon.
As an Ex Mechanic this is a job would never have tackled. Well done!
Good work James, glad all the work was worth it in the end result
The 5th gear is quite separated from the gearbox when you fill it so normally I fill it with 2 liter before I assemble it into the car.
Would that be to avoid moving resistance through the extra oil?
Great job! Well done. You totally deserve that pat on the back!
I’m really enjoying the Skoda series👍 I’m looking forward to more videos👍👍
Well done james you shud be proud mate taking on a job you have never done before. Looking forward to the next video 👍👍
Brilliant result bud.
A good job done. Well done.
Yes you,v done really well good job , 👍👍🤩Tony from bedfordshire
Great video, well done. Pat on the back!
Hey James, check the 6 spline bolts on the driveshaft are tight after a short drive. I’ve done clutches on a mk4 golf and seat Leon (exact same bolts) and they both loosened after a drive even after being torqued to spec.
Absolutely brilliant. I couldn't have done it. I wish I could. Thanks for the video.
Congratulations on doing your own gearbox James I had every confidence that you would do it
There are so many broken gearboxes lying about people have run away from LOL - but you took it on, great rebuild.
Yep definitely a pat on the back mate!
Great job and a great video...well done!👍🏻
It's worth saying that filling a gearbox for the first time after it's been overhauled is a bit different to changing the gearbox oil as a service job. When the box has been stripped down then it's full of air when it goes back in. Pockets of air can get caught inside the gearbox casing when you try to fill it up again, especially inside the diff housing, so the gearbox often won't take the full amount of oil it's supposed to. Drive the car around a little bit, or run it back and forth a few times each day if it's off the road due to the MoT having run out, and you'll usually find that, after a week or so, it'll take a bit more oil, maybe up to another half-a-litre. Needless to say, this issue tends to be worse with front- or four-wheel drive vehicles due to them usually having a diff housing built into the gearbox casing where rear-wheel drive gearboxes generally don't, aside from vehicle like Porsches and Alfa-Romeos with transaxles...
Hi James it has been mentioned already the pump has aerated the oil when it was initially started so this will take up more space than just oil itself. Basically the air needs to ‘bleed’ itself to the surface inside the gearbox before a ‘true’ level can be determined. Gear oil is slightly thicker than engine oil so this may take a bit more time. Also IIRC if the car is jacked up on the filler side this aids the filling process. Any excess will flow out of the fill hole when returned to level then you can replace the fill plug. Had this issue on my Fiat Seciento when I changed the cough due the gearbox oil too, had to do this to achieve the correct level. Well done Dude. Also what are those plugs in you ear (what brand) as I am a ‘Cool Dad/Grandad’ and like to listen to my tunes when working etc...
Well done mate great work and video as always
James have you put the bolts in on the ball joints up from the botton nuts on top? The correct way is bolts down from the top nuts on the bottom, it's a safty thing, should the nuts come loose the bolts will not just drop out if bolts are put in from the top, great video only every took one gearbox apart in my time as a mechanic
Top job mate, well done.
Well done James, a gearbox is no mean feat 👍
Just run around the block using all gears, then check the level again
Fantastic job James, and excellent step by step commentary... your videos get better and better
My van gearbox was the same but I didn't have a driveway to do the job. Cost me £800 I would of done it myself if I did. Save a fortune and enjoy the work. Great vlog bud
Well done James, great job bud.
Well done you. Great video and congratulations getting it all finished.
Well done bro 👏 Congratulations 🥳 You getting better and better 🙂
Great job James, pat on the back well deserved!
A lot of hard work you have achieved on this gearbox repair. Well done! Very much enjoyed watching that. Fingers crossed for the MOT.
Wow! Well done mate, knew you could do it but seeing it actually running with problem fixed is amazing. I really don’t know how you can make something as complicated as rebuilding a gearbox look easy but you do!
I changed mine 0A4 gearbox , wich is a different version of this gearbox , I used Fuchs FE 75W oil . On my mk7 the gb is tilted towards the bonnet , so the correct procedure to fill it up is by using the reverse-gear switch hole (10mm hole) and fill it up with 1.7L for my gearbox (1.9L dry) . The bottom pins should fill with aprox 0.2L of oil , so you should correct the gearbox oil level after 5km (actually the correct procedure is jacking up the car and put it in gear for 5min, if i call correctly, but its the same thing)
Great result, he who dares wins 👍👍👍
Well done James pat on back well deserved mate 👏
James what a job! I said it when you started, you’re brave to have even attempted this job. Hats off to you sir. Great content as always and here’s to more and more content going forward. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏴
Well-done son. Good project.
i replaced the selector shaft seal on my mk4 fiesta and when i refilled it with oil i read that the level was meant to be 5-10mm below the fill plug and ive had the same thing on telehandlers ive worked on so i would be a bit careful in assuming that the fill plug is also a level but still very good video just trying to help u out. i work on tractors mostly and they have loads of level plugs and the perfect level is when it is just dripping out very slightly but im sure it cant make that much difference
i just had a pipe going into the gearbox and coming out the top of the engine bay with a funnel on but this method with the pump looks far more convenient
Hi James a great video I really enjoyed it as with all of your vids .stay safe mate. Kevbo
First class James well done mate, Have a virtual pat on the back from me too not only do you tackle these huge jobs most of the time on your own at home you also put a lot of work into filming and editing the videos to go with them on top of that for us to enjoy, great guy👍
Great idea on the gear oil fill, I've been using a syringe 💉 it feels like a workout with that thick oil.
I didn't know those pumps existed! I normally use a hacked brake bleeder.
Well done James as usual a brilliant video.
I can't wait for the interior detail!
Nice one for getting stuck in yourself on the gearbox, glad to see it's come good after all your hard work 😉