how to check pas fluid level ? and geabox oil

[stacky]

basically as u know the standard pas bottle colout on a 172 is that cremely yellow colour and where it sais max min i cant see any fluid through the bottle now does that mean its completly empty? as cant dip it has the mesh inside

also gearbox oil only way to check is airbox out plug out joby but then u need a new o ring seal correct?

 

[mikeh]

Shine a torch down the filler neck.

No idea on the Gearbox I'm afraid.

 

[Xanda73]

Were you drunk when you wrote that?

 

[Gandi69]

Large police spec maglight works well - lights out in the garage, lid off, put torch directory over the filler so its sitting on it and switch it on. Instant reading.

^ thats for the PAS

Gearbox is a plastic level plug job but it should start to flow out of that when you take it out. Remove induction setup first though

 

[stacky]

ok mate and u shud see a fluid from the side through the pot correct? if nothing still most likely my problem atm with noise?

 

[mikeh]

If it's empty, fill it up, do a few turns lock to lock with the lid off and see if the noise disappears. Then find the leak.

If you have a PAS leak then you need to stop driving the car as running it dry may kill your PAS pump.

 

[stacky]

okies chek first but guessing the box

 

[Gandi69]

ok mate and u shud see a fluid from the side through the pot correct? if nothing still most likely my problem atm with noise?

Yep. Hence the big maglight cause of the power, should show up and nice and red/pink up the mark