Good set of videos on your mk6 Chris.. fitted new suspension,wishbones,drop links, discs, calipers, driveshafts, track rod ends, and sorted out the stiff gear selector on my ST out on the street . Oh for a bloody garage with a heater and lift!!
Thanks for posting this up, the specifics to doing this on the Fiesta are helpful. Pretty similar to replacing a CV boot. Also I want to say that I appreciate that zip tie on the inner CV boot haha, been there myself at least once!
Good video. Its 2.3 litres in the gearbox and a better way to fill the box is to use an electric oil extractor in reverse... So you would put the oil extraction tube in the new gear oil bottle and the other end of the tube in the gearbox as the outlet and continue to fill until the new gear oil starts flowing out. Car has to be raised and level for accuracy.
Good informative video that. I have the same car so i can understand what you're doing abit better. Was driving a few days ago and my engine temp was fine at an average speed. Second i went to slow down at lights etc, the needle rose to the top. Wondered why this was. Looked every where around the engine and in the exact spot you are repairing is where i have a leak. Guessing this is why i had the issues i had. Heres hoping anyway, doesnt seem too much to repair at a garage. Been thinking all week it could be a gasket etc but after watching this its relaxed my nerves!
I feel your pain alright.I topped up the gearbox oil on my 03 1.4 fiesta, and I used a load of expletives.The pipes I had were too big for the hole and the flexible spout on the can is flippin USELESS!!!
Great video one of the best explained, i fancy doing the job myself as I have got a bit of mechanical knowledge may have a go now but I will use a plastic hose and a funnel and fill from the top
All good, but it's better to drain the gearbox before you take the drive shaft off. Also, refilling is done via a hose from above the engine bay using gravitation. When I did similar work I took only one bolt off from suspension to move the wheel away.
+Simphiwe Nkabinde it's easy to see if it's the transmission seal. If you touch the area and there's is loads of oil it's a good chance it's the seal. Or if it's like mine the oil was able to pool underneath the drive shaft because of the design if the gear box. It's not a difficult thing to repair, but always be prepared for unforseen challengers like I faced. Also before you do drain the transmission make sure you have a method to refill it with oil.
When replacing the oil, the car needed to be level, not jacked up on one side. if not level, the oil level may be too high, or not high enough, most likely too high.
Yeah it can be a massive pain. If i was to do it again i would but one of thoes pumps that you connect to a drill. Halfords usually sell them and I think there less than 15 quid. Should make filling the box up again less than a 5 minute job.
In this video I show you how to replace the drive shaft oil seal on the gear box. This is a 2004 Ford Fiesta Mk6 and has a 1.25 litre engine, however the seal i needed was listed as one for a 1.3 and 1.6 litre models.
hello chris i have to rebuild my engine (ford fiesat v 1.25) but i dont know how many rings (of pistons) i have to buy...(a piston contain 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 rings???) thanks
The easiest way to put the gearbox oil back in is to run a pipe from the engine bay down straight into the filler hole put a funnel on the top ov the pipe pour your oil in let gravity do the work and there you have it simples dont f**ck about with a syringe or squeezing a bottle
thanks for the help about the drive shaft,I have another question,i have to do a brake fluid flush or purge (replace the old fluid with a new one) and i need to know the quantity of fluid i have to buy , is one liter enough??? or do i have to buy 2 liter???? thanks
One litre is more than enough. You will probably only need 750ml but it is cheaper to buy 1l and it's safer to do that too. But it does depend on the car also.
It will be more than enough then. And also something to know isnthat once opened brake fluid doesn't keep do once you've used it just bin the rest. It's hydroscopic so keeps absorbing moisture and becomes useless.
Good morning Chris , i want to ask you about the "ATF" Power steering fluid (ford fiesta MKV petrol 2006) ; If I open the bottle and do the change of the fluid ,could i continue to use the rest of the fluid another time ,or the rest of the fluide in the bottle will be useless???? (like the brake fluid)
100%. I'm pretty sure that it's the oil in the space that helps seal the seal against the shaft. Plus if you look at the seal the dimensions are printed onto the side that faces out so it can be read while it's inplace.
hello chris , i need an advice , i m gonna change the whole front and rear brake (+purge brake fluid) but the cost of the operation is expansive, i thought i could do it by steps ; the front brake next month and the rear brake + the purge of the fluid the month after...is it possible to do it???? to drive my car with a new front brake (with the old fluid) and an old rear brake just for a month????? or i have to do the replacement of the front and rear brake in the same time with a purge fluid
Question m8, I have a 08 plate mk6 fiesta. Clutch kit replaced at 65k its now on 66900. Thrust bearing has started rattling like a goodun' even though it was replaced with the clutch. Would this rattle be caused by lack of oil? Or would it be the input shaft? ...bugging me like hell. Car is my pride and joy. Clutch was fitted by a garage who I've always used, so I trust him with my car. Or would it be a faulty bearing? Or need more oil?
It won't be the oil as the bearings where the clutch plate is. It could be a faulty bearing. But if the input shaft is knacked then I would have thought you would feel it. Sometimes if it isn't installed correctly it just rattles
Yes. And changing it is exactly the same process apart from in order to remove the drivers side drive shaft you need to remove the two bolts on the drive shaft centre bearing. Apart from that everything is the same.
hello my friend...how are you doing...i have another question,again hhhh...when i start the engine and i turn the steering wheel a little bit on the right then i do the same thing on the left , i hear a noise like that "ich ich "...is it a normal noise????? is it a noise from the Power Steering Pump or Rack??? what kind of noise is it? and how serious is it?? thanks
Do you know when the fluid was last changed as it may just be needing drained and fresh fluid put in once new fluid in you turn the steering full lock left to right and this will push the fluid through the steering rack
i bought my car in 2013 from some guy but i dont know last time he did the replacement of the fluid or if he did the replacement at all , what i do really know is that from 2013 to now (2018) i never replaced (drained) the fluid and also i never replaced the steering boot ...in fact it was 2 month ago that i was obliged to replace the steering boot because they were broken and leaking but the mechanic did not do a fluid raplacement..do you think i just need to drain the old fluid and that will resolve the "noise"??? (should i have replaced the fluid when i changed the steering boot????) thanks
@@aymenfoudhaili8524 the steering boot gaiter itself does not hold fluid within it, if the fluid hasn't been changed that long I would it was the same with mines until the fluid was replaced
Chris did you get the job done or did it leak again ? I've just done my Mk1 focus with the same box and have the minutest of oil leak when I checked the other day , When i did my Orions a few years ago I put the seal all the way in and it leaked all out so I replaced it and put it flush and never had another problem with that one, I saw another video doing a seal on youtube and they went flush ,
I never had any problems with mine. Things like oil seals are are tricky. There's several ways it can go wrong and start leaking. It could be just you put it in a bit want so your getting seepage, the spring might have popped out and its not sealing or you could have bashed it up a bit either installing the seal or while installing the drive shift. A few other things it could be is either the box has a scratch or crud that is allowing the pile to get past or the drive shift has worn down so the seal isn't sealing around it properly. Or it could be the wrong size or just a dodgy seal. Not sure if there are other common sizes close to the one you fitted that could have got mixed up with. Like I said its a bit of a mine field bus as far as I'm aware they should always be fully seated in the housing. Hope you manage to solve it because I know how much of a ball ache that job is.
Just what I needed. Thanks for taking the time to make this.
Best video seen for oil seal change,cheers.
Good set of videos on your mk6 Chris.. fitted new suspension,wishbones,drop links, discs, calipers, driveshafts, track rod ends, and sorted out the stiff gear selector on my ST out on the street . Oh for a bloody garage with a heater and lift!!
Things would definitely be easier with a lift Haha. I wouldn't have to put up with stones getting embedded in my knees then.
@@ChrisManChannel scarred knees are a right of passage for every diy home mechanic :)
Thanks for posting this up, the specifics to doing this on the Fiesta are helpful. Pretty similar to replacing a CV boot. Also I want to say that I appreciate that zip tie on the inner CV boot haha, been there myself at least once!
Good video.
Its 2.3 litres in the gearbox and a better way to fill the box is to use an electric oil extractor in reverse... So you would put the oil extraction tube in the new gear oil bottle and the other end of the tube in the gearbox as the outlet and continue to fill until the new gear oil starts flowing out. Car has to be raised and level for accuracy.
Good informative video that. I have the same car so i can understand what you're doing abit better. Was driving a few days ago and my engine temp was fine at an average speed. Second i went to slow down at lights etc, the needle rose to the top. Wondered why this was. Looked every where around the engine and in the exact spot you are repairing is where i have a leak. Guessing this is why i had the issues i had. Heres hoping anyway, doesnt seem too much to repair at a garage. Been thinking all week it could be a gasket etc but after watching this its relaxed my nerves!
I feel your pain alright.I topped up the gearbox oil on my 03 1.4 fiesta, and I used a load of expletives.The pipes I had were too big for the hole and the flexible spout on the can is flippin USELESS!!!
Great video one of the best explained, i fancy doing the job myself as I have got a bit of mechanical knowledge may have a go now but I will use a plastic hose and a funnel and fill from the top
All good, but it's better to drain the gearbox before you take the drive shaft off.
Also, refilling is done via a hose from above the engine bay using gravitation.
When I did similar work I took only one bolt off from suspension to move the wheel away.
I stand the sealed oil bottles in hot water for a few minutes before filling the box to help it flow quicker.
Can the other side be done the same way without totally removing the cv axle?
CHRIS I HAVE A FORD FOCUS MK3 AND IAM TRYING TO GET THE SEAL OUT
My car is also leaking around that area, suspecting it might be that transmission oil seal....Thanks mate.
+Simphiwe Nkabinde it's easy to see if it's the transmission seal. If you touch the area and there's is loads of oil it's a good chance it's the seal. Or if it's like mine the oil was able to pool underneath the drive shaft because of the design if the gear box. It's not a difficult thing to repair, but always be prepared for unforseen challengers like I faced. Also before you do drain the transmission make sure you have a method to refill it with oil.
When replacing the oil, the car needed to be level, not jacked up on one side. if not level, the oil level may be too high, or not high enough, most likely too high.
Hi pal was this on a 1.25L? And is the seal on the either side the Same one gotta do this on mine weekend
Nice one ☺️ very useful. I'm going to do the seal and CV joint this weekend. 👍👍
Thanks m8 im going to do the drivers side drive shaft tomorrow all looks easy just the refill is gona be a pain
Yeah it can be a massive pain. If i was to do it again i would but one of thoes pumps that you connect to a drill. Halfords usually sell them and I think there less than 15 quid. Should make filling the box up again less than a 5 minute job.
Sorry for the comment on a 4 year old vid, but once u took the driveshaft out, did u only use 1lr bottle of oil to fill it up?
How to tell when inner seal is fully seated? Is the shaft rotor a light fit- it does not seem leakproof?
Another job well done there Chris 👍👍Hope you have a great New Year Bud all the Very Best Wishes.
Very good video. Thanks
In this video I show you how to replace the drive shaft oil seal on the gear box. This is a 2004 Ford Fiesta Mk6 and has a 1.25 litre engine, however the seal i needed was listed as one for a 1.3 and 1.6 litre models.
hello chris i have to rebuild my engine (ford fiesat v 1.25) but i dont know how many rings (of pistons) i have to buy...(a piston contain 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 rings???) thanks
The easiest way to put the gearbox oil back in is to run a pipe from the engine bay down straight into the filler hole put a funnel on the top ov the pipe pour your oil in let gravity do the work and there you have it simples dont f**ck about with a syringe or squeezing a bottle
good man good work des.
thanks for the help about the drive shaft,I have another question,i have to do a brake fluid flush or purge (replace the old fluid with a new one) and i need to know the quantity of fluid i have to buy , is one liter enough??? or do i have to buy 2 liter???? thanks
One litre is more than enough. You will probably only need 750ml but it is cheaper to buy 1l and it's safer to do that too. But it does depend on the car also.
Chris' Man Channel it's a fiesta MKv 2007 petrol 1.25
It will be more than enough then. And also something to know isnthat once opened brake fluid doesn't keep do once you've used it just bin the rest. It's hydroscopic so keeps absorbing moisture and becomes useless.
ah ok I did not know that information...thank you for your help again..
Good morning Chris , i want to ask you about the "ATF" Power steering fluid (ford fiesta MKV petrol 2006) ; If I open the bottle and do the change of the fluid ,could i continue to use the rest of the fluid another time ,or the rest of the fluide in the bottle will be useless???? (like the brake fluid)
No power steering fluid is not hydroscopic as far as I'm aware. But hydraulic fluid isnt the same ATF tho. ATF is a gear oil
Hi mate.are you 100%sure the seal goes spring towards gearbox?because my one leeks and spring faces out? Could this be the issue?cheers
100%. I'm pretty sure that it's the oil in the space that helps seal the seal against the shaft. Plus if you look at the seal the dimensions are printed onto the side that faces out so it can be read while it's inplace.
In this application Sprung lip oil seals will always be fitted with the spring inwards towards the oil and the Flush side outwards.
hello chris , i need an advice , i m gonna change the whole front and rear brake (+purge brake fluid) but the cost of the operation is expansive, i thought i could do it by steps ; the front brake next month and the rear brake + the purge of the fluid the month after...is it possible to do it???? to drive my car with a new front brake (with the old fluid) and an old rear brake just for a month????? or i have to do the replacement of the front and rear brake in the same time with a purge fluid
No it's perfectly fine to do it but by bit. That's what I do
ok very good..i will do that...thanks chris for your help and advice..it's very kind of you..thanks
Question m8, I have a 08 plate mk6 fiesta. Clutch kit replaced at 65k its now on 66900. Thrust bearing has started rattling like a goodun' even though it was replaced with the clutch. Would this rattle be caused by lack of oil? Or would it be the input shaft? ...bugging me like hell. Car is my pride and joy. Clutch was fitted by a garage who I've always used, so I trust him with my car. Or would it be a faulty bearing? Or need more oil?
It won't be the oil as the bearings where the clutch plate is. It could be a faulty bearing. But if the input shaft is knacked then I would have thought you would feel it. Sometimes if it isn't installed correctly it just rattles
@@ChrisManChannel Cheers bud, appreciate the response, i'll speak to the garage tomorrow ;)
hi, is it only one seal...or are there two for both driveshafts
As far as I know there's only one seal for each drive shift.
can i use same seal on both sides of the axle?
is there another drive shaft oil seal in the right side of the gear (on a MK6 fiesta) ????
Yes. And changing it is exactly the same process apart from in order to remove the drivers side drive shaft you need to remove the two bolts on the drive shaft centre bearing. Apart from that everything is the same.
understood thanks man
Excellent thanks
hello my friend...how are you doing...i have another question,again hhhh...when i start the engine and i turn the steering wheel a little bit on the right then i do the same thing on the left , i hear a noise like that "ich ich "...is it a normal noise????? is it a noise from the Power Steering Pump or Rack??? what kind of noise is it? and how serious is it?? thanks
Do you know when the fluid was last changed as it may just be needing drained and fresh fluid put in once new fluid in you turn the steering full lock left to right and this will push the fluid through the steering rack
i bought my car in 2013 from some guy but i dont know last time he did the replacement of the fluid or if he did the replacement at all , what i do really know is that from 2013 to now (2018) i never replaced (drained) the fluid and also i never replaced the steering boot ...in fact it was 2 month ago that i was obliged to replace the steering boot because they were broken and leaking but the mechanic did not do a fluid raplacement..do you think i just need to drain the old fluid and that will resolve the "noise"??? (should i have replaced the fluid when i changed the steering boot????) thanks
good morning chris i still wait for your answer thanks
@@aymenfoudhaili8524 the steering boot gaiter itself does not hold fluid within it, if the fluid hasn't been changed that long I would it was the same with mines until the fluid was replaced
fiestamk6 2004 what should i do ???? should i replace the fluid or what?? to make the noise disappear
I’ve done the longer driveshaft carrier bearing and replaced the gearbox oil seal twice now and it’s still leaking 😭😂
Hi mate where did you get the oil seal from
I bought it from a smAll local motor factor. I think you can get them on Ebay but it's up to you if you want to take that risk
helo can you tell me please the quantity of transmission oil we need to buy for a transmission Oil Seal Replacement??????
AYMEN FOUDHAILI 2 litres is more than enough to top it back up again.
thanks man
Chris did you get the job done or did it leak again ? I've just done my Mk1 focus with the same box and have the minutest of oil leak when I checked the other day , When i did my Orions a few years ago I put the seal all the way in and it leaked all out so I replaced it and put it flush and never had another problem with that one, I saw another video doing a seal on youtube and they went flush ,
I never had any problems with mine. Things like oil seals are are tricky. There's several ways it can go wrong and start leaking.
It could be just you put it in a bit want so your getting seepage, the spring might have popped out and its not sealing or you could have bashed it up a bit either installing the seal or while installing the drive shift. A few other things it could be is either the box has a scratch or crud that is allowing the pile to get past or the drive shift has worn down so the seal isn't sealing around it properly.
Or it could be the wrong size or just a dodgy seal. Not sure if there are other common sizes close to the one you fitted that could have got mixed up with.
Like I said its a bit of a mine field bus as far as I'm aware they should always be fully seated in the housing.
Hope you manage to solve it because I know how much of a ball ache that job is.
It s cv joint oil seal replacement not oil seal transmission
I removed the entire axel. Didn't know you could do it without removing
YOU PUT THE WRONG OIL!! NEVER PUT A GL5 IN A GL4 GEARBOX! Change the oil or you'll destroy the synchros!
just not a torx tho its an allen