[C320-list] Transmission oil change

[Jeffrey Brown]

Thanks Warren. Glad you pointed out to check the level without screwing it in. 

Jeff Brown
949-350-5123

> On Apr 17, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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