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(Message started by: Tim_Lusername on Oct 2^nd, 2009, 9:53pm)

Title: 24v Cosworth rear diff oil
Post by Tim_Lusername on Oct 2^nd, 2009, 9:53pm

Bit of a lame post but I'm wondering how you check the oil level in the diff?

AFAIK you fill it till it reaches the hole - but how do you check the level beforehand. I'd rather not make the trip to get oil, jack the car up etc just to find out it's down by 1mm :-)

I'm getting a faint thud from the rear when slowing to a stop and I figure checking the oil level will at least eliminate a poss cause.

Could someone point me in the direction of an oil spec please - I searched the posts here but it's either not mentioned or my google fu is weak.

Thanks

Tim

Title: Re: 24v Cosworth rear diff oil
Post by Highlander on Oct 2^nd, 2009, 10:09pm

on 10/02/09 at 21:53:21, Tim_Lusername wrote:

I'm getting a faint thud from the rear when slowing to a stop and I figure checking the oil level will at least eliminate a poss cause

Hi Tim,

I'd check the CV joints first of all.

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/rearaxle/RAxleSpecs.pdf

Title: Re: 24v Cosworth rear diff oil
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 3^rd, 2009, 7:34am

on 10/02/09 at 22:09:27, Highlander wrote:

Hi Tim,

I'd check the CV joints first of all.

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/rearaxle/RAxleSpecs.pdf

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Title: Re: 24v Cosworth rear diff oil
Post by Tekno on Oct 3^rd, 2009, 10:34am

I have this problem too ;D
light thud from rear when stopping to traffic lights, for example.

Title: Re: 24v Cosworth rear diff oil
Post by Tim_Lusername on Oct 3^rd, 2009, 11:24am

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Tekno - yep that's the kind of thing.

Bearing in mind I'm no mechanic, and I've a 400-ish mile trip coming up on Thurs.

How urgently do these need to be replaced/looked at. If urgently what kind of a hit will I take from a garage?

As an aside - my radio needs to be re-coded. Who do I need to contact/bother with the information to get the code?

Cheers guys

Tim

Title: Re: 24v Cosworth rear diff oil
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 3^rd, 2009, 12:26pm

hi there

pm me the radio serial number.

re the cv joints. one on my old car lasted about 5 YEARS before getting really bad (greasing every week).

when i did end up replacing it, i had to do the drive shaft as well because the splines were worn (think that's what done the cv in the first place).

should be about £150 for a cv joint (both inner and outer) and shaft fitted (i paid £130 2 years ago).

hth

Title: Re: 24v Cosworth rear diff oil
Post by Tim_Lusername on Oct 3^rd, 2009, 4:42pm

Thanks for the info, I've PM'd you the serial number

Cheers