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Webley1991

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2016

• #1

Should the gearbox on a Series 3 get hot when driving? As in almost too hot to touch?

Mine seems to do that. I know there is oil in there as I checked it about three weeks ago and haven't been far since. There has't been any sign of it leaking either.

Thanks for any replies.

 

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pete1987RRC

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2016

• #2

Is yours connected to the hot engine?

 

kommer2013

Active Member

• Sep 12, 2016

• #3

i once had a temp sensor attached to the outside of a gearbox and it read 90 degrees c, so yeah it should be normal.

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Sep 12, 2016

• #4

Oh no.
Now Im thinking oil cooler with an electric pump................ please stop it. its going to weigh 10 tons at this rate.

 

kommer2013

Active Member

• Sep 13, 2016

• #5

i binned the mechanical fuel pump on my diesel Ural truck.

 

Last edited: Nov 28, 2017

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2016

• #6

Webley1991 said:

Should the gearbox on a Series 3 get hot when driving? As in almost too hot to touch?

Mine seems to do that. I know there is oil in there as I checked it about three weeks ago and haven't been far since. There has't been any sign of it leaking either.

Thanks for any replies.

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on long journeys they will get really hot , main reason why later boxes use thinner oil

 

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Webley1991

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2016

• #7

Thanks for the replies.

Could thinner oil be run in the standard series box?

 

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pete1987RRC

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2016

• #8

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jamesmartin said:

on long journeys they will get really hot , main reason why later boxes use thinner oil

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Was that a JM reply?


Thought the aliens had dragged him off