[C320-list] Transmission oil change
Jon Vez
Jonvez at comcast.net
Sat Apr 16 06:43:09 PDT 2016
I was always concerned with the paint getting into the Tranny so I use a piece of blue painters tape wrapped at the fill line. Once the very bottom of the tape looks wet I know I'm full. Remove tape and done....
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> On Apr 16, 2016, at 9:31 AM, <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
>
> To keep with the thread of Transmission.
>
> What paint do you use on the dip stick so you can see the oil level?
>
> The stick is also hard to read as to where the oil level should be at?
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Ted
> Hull 424
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of JJ Morrison
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 1:54 PM
> To: Catalina List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Transmission oil change
>
> Those of you changing the tranny oil once a year are engaging in unnecessary
> time and effort. The engine manual calls for a transmission oil change every
> 150hr, unless the engine is new then after the first 50hr and every 150hr
> after that. There is really no advantage to changing lubricants more often
> than the manufacturer's recommendation; unless of course the lubricant has
> become contaminated somehow. The recommended lubricant for the transmission
> is SAE30 engine oil.cheersJohnM1999#574
>
>> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:39:20 -0400
>> From: martinlrosenberg at gmail.com
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Transmission oil change
>>
>> Over the years, Yanmar has changed the spec for engine lube between 30W
> and
>> 15W40 but has never varied from 30W for the trans. I used to find it
> easier
>> when I only had to store one weight but I personally believe that the
> 15W40
>> is better for the engine.
>> Martin Rosenberg
>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Daryl Hunt <drhunt at rochester.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm about to change the transmission gear oil on my Yanmar 3GM30F
> (Japan)
>>> diesel. I changed the crankcase oil before haulout last fall with Shell
>>> Rotella T 15W40. The Yanmar Operators Manual says to use the same oil
> for
>>> the gear case as the crankcase. However, my PO left a quart of CD 30
> oil
>>> labeled "For Transmission" and a Yanmar (Japan) manual "Maintenance of
>>> Pleasureboat Diesel Engine - GM Series" aboard specifies CD 10W15 for
>>> engine and CD 30 for gear oil. Since Believe's engine is the Japan
>>> version, I'm leaning toward the CD 30 oil. Make sense?
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>>> //Daryl Hunt//
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