Checking the level and adding oil to the gearbox (Chevrolet Lanos T150)

It is necessary to check the oil level in the gearbox every 10 thousand km or after a year of vehicle operation, as well as if oil leaks are detected on the gearbox housing. Oil change is not provided for by the maintenance schedule during the entire service life of the gearbox.

We check the oil level on a cooled gearbox, placing the car on a flat horizontal surface.



Using a 13 mm open-end wrench, unscrew the inspection hole plug in the gearbox housing.

With a normal amount of oil in the gearbox, its level should reach the lower edge of the inspection hole - check with your finger. If the oil level is significantly lower than required, then you need to add oil to the gearbox. You can add oil from below the car - through the inspection hole using a special syringe for transmission oil or from above - through the hole in the gearbox housing for the breather using a hose and a funnel.

To add oil from above…



…in the engine compartment we find a breather screwed into the hole in the gearbox housing.





Remove the protective cap of the breather.



Using a high 17 mm socket, loosen the breather..



...and turn off the breather.



We insert a hose into the hole in the gearbox housing, through which, using a funnel, we pour transmission oil until it begins to flow out through the inspection hole.



We tighten the plug of the inspection hole.

Before installing the breather, check its condition.



If the breather holes are clogged with dirt, clean them.

We wrap the breather and close it with a cap.