[C320-list] Transmission Fluid

[Greg Flanagan]

Hull numbers please.

On my Yanmar Y3M30 with aft engine cowl off, forward of the seacock you see the drive shaft coming out of the transmission. There is a small (orange base) screw in/out dipstick on starboard side of transmission. Screw this out and insert suction mechanism. I use my oil extractor. The transmission does not use much oil. There has been much discussion of how to make this dipstick easier to read.

Forward of the transmission starboard side you can see the oil filter and it is extracted from this aft cowl. With the cabin side engine cowl off allows access to the engine oil dipstick (forward end of the engine towards the starboard.

Cheers,

Greg 
Hoop Dancer #1076
Sidney, BC 

> On Aug 24, 2015, at 1:03 PM, jim brown <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> The dipstick for the transmission in on top of the transmission that is attached to the rear of the engine. It is nowhere near the dipstick for the engine oil and on my Yanmar the oil filter is on the port side of the engine while the engine oil dipstick is on the starboard site or the block. Are you looking with the aft engine cover off?
> jim Brown
> 
>      From: Jeffrey Brown <oceanblues at mac.com>
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com> 
> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Transmission Fluid
> 
> I can see what I think is the spot for the transmission oil, it's directly below the dipstick for the engine oil and very close to the oil filter. Is this the correct spot, it has a square bolt on it? I've got a picture I can email if someone can give me their email to confirm. 
> 
> Jeff Brown
> 949-350-5123
> 
> 
> 
>> On Aug 24, 2015, at 4:08 AM, rclausen1 at bigpond.com wrote:
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>> Hi Jeff
>> 
>> On our transmission there is a drain plug  just below the shift lever which drain the oil ours is a kanzaki on a 3gm30f.
>> 
>> Safe sailing
>> 
>> Teddy  Clausen
>> Cool Change 294
>> Port Macquarie Australia
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Brown
>> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 8:50 AM
>> To: Catalina C320 List List
>> Subject: [C320-list] Transmission Fluid
>> 
>> I was wondering if someone can tell me how to change the transmission oil. We've done the engine oil easily and wondering if the transmission oil is a similar process. Also, where do you suck it out from. Thanks.
>> 
>> Hull 78
>> 
>> Jeff Brown
>> 949-350-5123
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