I bought my 1972 Rover p6 v8 about four months ago and I am very happy with the way it runs, however I have not been able to convince myself where the gearbox oil level is on the dipstick. I have followed the procedure Harvey has written about here but have not been able to see a level, only what I assumed was splash covering the whole of the measuring part of the dipstick.
Today I tried again but this time switched the engine off before checking but still the whole measuring part covered with oil and no level apparent.
I went for a walk and had an idea ( this usually happens out walking ) so when I came back I took the dipstick out and sprayed it with etch primer and dipped again. The oil level, when cold, is on the spring part of the dipstick, exactly 30mm above the high mark.
So anyone have any idea how much oil I need to remove and is there anything I should have noticed when driving it, but probably more importantly has it done any damage being overfilled
Thanks
Today I tried again but this time switched the engine off before checking but still the whole measuring part covered with oil and no level apparent.
I went for a walk and had an idea ( this usually happens out walking ) so when I came back I took the dipstick out and sprayed it with etch primer and dipped again. The oil level, when cold, is on the spring part of the dipstick, exactly 30mm above the high mark.
So anyone have any idea how much oil I need to remove and is there anything I should have noticed when driving it, but probably more importantly has it done any damage being overfilled
Thanks