Don't know if many remember me saying but when I bought the new Bravo, one of the first things I'd do is change the oil in the M32 box. Well, due to an unforeseen day off work (woohoo), I busted out the trolley jack and got to it
Thought I'd share some pictures of what I came across....
Photo 1 shows the refill point between the hoses and the battery. I just used a channelled bit of plastic to let the oil run into it - this meant I didn't have to remove any engine bay components.
Photo 2 shows the difference in colour between the outgoing redish looking oil and the fresh yellow oil.
Photo 3 shows the oil used.
Photo 4 shows the setup. My drive is on a slight slope so with it being jacked up at the front, it almost made it level for draining.
Photo 5 indicates where the drain plug is.
Photo 6 shows another view of the refill point.
Photo 7 and 8 shows the mess it makes! There's a metal beam underneath which it just drips straight onto so it just runs everywhere off that!
For some reason I didn't take a picture of the refill level bolt (lets you know when you've got sufficient oil in the box).
Has it made any difference? No. None whatsoever. But then I didn't have any issues in the first place I just did it thinking that the original oil was 5 years old and travelled 35k miles, so it wouldn't hurt to change it.
Prevention is better than cure, so they say
Thought I'd share some pictures of what I came across....
Photo 1 shows the refill point between the hoses and the battery. I just used a channelled bit of plastic to let the oil run into it - this meant I didn't have to remove any engine bay components.
Photo 2 shows the difference in colour between the outgoing redish looking oil and the fresh yellow oil.
Photo 3 shows the oil used.
Photo 4 shows the setup. My drive is on a slight slope so with it being jacked up at the front, it almost made it level for draining.
Photo 5 indicates where the drain plug is.
Photo 6 shows another view of the refill point.
Photo 7 and 8 shows the mess it makes! There's a metal beam underneath which it just drips straight onto so it just runs everywhere off that!
For some reason I didn't take a picture of the refill level bolt (lets you know when you've got sufficient oil in the box).
Has it made any difference? No. None whatsoever. But then I didn't have any issues in the first place I just did it thinking that the original oil was 5 years old and travelled 35k miles, so it wouldn't hurt to change it.
Prevention is better than cure, so they say