Coolant in gearbox

[jesus]

Not my Clio, the Mrs' Lupo! Basically I was changing a sensor in the car and all coolant poured out, as it should.

However, I noticed shortly after that there is no cap on the gearbox for where you put the oil in!

Coolant must have gone in, it would be a miracle otherwise. I'm ordering a new cap on Monday and will be doing a gearbox oil change, but I'm wondering... is there a way of getting absolutely everything out of the gearbox allowing me to refill it with purely oil?

 

[MartinR]

Sure thats not a viewing hole of some sort? Looks like a clutch pressure plate (well it does on the phone lol)

 

[jesus]

Nope it's definitely supposed to have a cap on! Once you remove the cap, a viewing hole. It doesn't have either!

 

[Detail Chris]

As above it looks like the clutch. The coolant won't have gone in the oil, however the clutch might not like it! On a plus at least it won't rust!

 

[jesus]

It's the same problem as this guy (better photo in there) except ours doesn't have the hexagon bit on:

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?/topic/92733-gearbox-cap-missing/?hl=+gearbox++picture

 

[Dan@SJM]

It's an inspection hole.

 

[jesus]

So I'm safe to drive it?

 

[Paprika123]

Yes. It's for checking the timing mark on the flywheel.

The filler is on the front of the box.

 

[jesus]

Phew! Thanks lads. I'll still look at getting a cap on it as I'm sure that there's one supposed to be there. For now though, peace of mind will do!

 

[guysy]

Probably rattled off and down the road if there is supposed to be one?

I would expect it needs the cover to stop dust and dirt getting in there larger plastic cover screws in then a smaller plug into that?

​Might be best just ordering one from VW.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Tbh I wouldn't worry about getting one.

 

[jesus]

The shiny bits you can see at 5-6 o'clock on the hole are actually chips out of the metal where it looks like someone has had a hard time removing the cap (not sure how - it's plastic).

Out of interest, if coolant has gone down into the hole... where has it ended up?

 

[Paprika123]

It's a plastic nut type thing so they probably just chiseled it out.

The coolant will have landed on the clutch/flywheel.