106 Gearbox

[maurand]

Hi,

Just joined because I hope someone can offer some advice on a simple matter.
I need to fill my wife's 106 1.5 diesel gearbox with oil. the filler plug will not come out no matter what I try. I've bent a Peugeot drain plug tool just trying, it's so tight.

Is it possible to fill by removing the reverse switch ? The box is empty so it will need almost a full 2l of oil.

thank you for reading and helping if possible.

[oldpug]

Yes it will,its a small hole so will take time to fill.You can also fill it via the breather,look for a plastic cap near the mounting bracket,the whole lot is plastic and it unscrews,much bigger hole. Just make sure the box IS empty and only 2lts goes in and you don`t spill any.

[davidwilliam]

Hi, Even i would like to share my problem regarding this gearbox.. I have a Peugeot 106 1.4 petrol, L/H drive, 2001 manufacture.

Recently it got to the point where the noise from a worn out clutch thrust got on my nerves, so it had to be changed. I had a local mechanic in Spain (where the car is kept) change the complete clutch assembly and cable. The cable was a genuine Peugeot part (or so I'm told) but the rest of the assembly was not.

My problems started when I went to collect the car, the noise had gone but I was left with a gearbox that crunched/crashed in and out of 3rd gear and I am totally unable to drop down into 2nd gear from 3rd unless going really slowly. Other gears feel notchy, feels a bit like the syncromesh has gone.

The mechanic thought it was caused by the new cable being defective and fitted another new one, but after the change still no improvement!

Now he is not interested any more, saying he did his job of changing the clutch and the gear selection is nothing to do with him!.... Even when I point out the car only went in with a noisy thrust and had a perfect gear change.

I thought it could be a problem with the new cables not adjusting correctly, and read through a workshop manual where it said the minimum movement of the clutch release arm at the gearbox should be a minimum of 24mm, my measurement of the arm movement is exactly 23mm with full pedal movement.

I am also being told that he could have damaged the selector rods from the box to the gear stick when removing the gearbox. I'm not sure how this could cause the problem but then people say 206's do have problems with these rods.

Also I'm told he could have put the clutch plate in the wrong way round, but again I'm not sure if this is possible, and if it is would it cause the gear selection and noise problems?

I have checked the fluid level and all seems ok although I can't say if it is the correct fluid, but I would have thought even if it was the wrong fluid the gearbox would have worked for a few miles after collection.

I'm now at a loss as what to do other than to take it to the local Spanish Peugeot Main Dealer and pay to have the job done again, at great cost!
Can anybody shed some light on what the problem might be as I can imagine the main dealer saying I need a new gearbox!

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[Donaldiesel]

You have attempted to hijack this thread, which is about filling gearbox oil on 106 diesel. Start your own new thread and we will try to help.