[C320-list] Transmission oil change

[Jeffrey Brown]

I was checking my transmission oil today and the dipstick has a mark about 1/4" from the bottom and no other marks. Is this the fill line, doesn't seem like a lot. Also, how much oil does the manual call out for?

Hull 78

Jeff Brown
949-350-5123

> On Apr 16, 2016, at 6:43 AM, Jon Vez <Jonvez at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 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?
>>>> --
>>>> /fair winds,//
>>>> //Daryl Hunt//
>>>> //C320 #660 "Believe"//
>>>> //Rochester, NY - Lake Ontario /
>>>> 
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