[C320-list] Transmission oil change

[Warren Updike]

Jeff, following from Hurth HBW-50 Operating Manual (a different version than
on the website:)

B. SERVICING:

The transmission is filled with Type AFT or DEXRON II transmission fluid at
the factory during the engine load test.
10 1
_____ Recheck and fill the gear box with the prescribed oil up to the FULL
INDENTED RING MARK ON THE DIPSTICK (approximately 1/4" up from bottom of
stick). Do not overfill.

When checking the oil level, DIPSTICK TO BE INSERTED ONLY - DO NOT SCREW IN.
Tighten the dipstick after adding oil or checking the oil level.

Transmission Fluid	Quantity
	HBW 50		.29 quarts (9.28 oz.)
				.30 liters

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Brown [mailto:oceanblues at mac.com] 
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 2:41 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Transmission oil change

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....
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> 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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