stiff gear change

[e30-320i]

as above my gearbox is feeling really stiff recently and 1st thing in the morning its really reluctant to to from 1st to 2nd but it loosens up abit after a couple of minutes is there anything i can do to get it back to normal

[Brianmoooore]

Change the oil to ATF.

[e30-320i]

how do i change gb oil

[wildeian]

Drain plug is on the bottom, filler/level plug on the side (r/h side i think)

17 mm allen key required I believe, and some way of delivering the oil 'uphill', as it's quite tight in there!

While you're under there you could check the two linkages on the rear and rear top of the g'box.

[e30-320i]

cheers guys will put it on the evergrowing to do list

[Brianmoooore]

and some way of delivering the oil 'uphill', as it's quite tight in there!

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Oil comes in 1litre squeezy bottles that makes it easy. Just fill untill oil starts coming out the filling hole. Car has to be level of course.

[e30-320i]

and some way of delivering the oil 'uphill', as it's quite tight in there!

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Oil comes in 1litre squeezy bottles that makes it easy. Just fill untill oil starts coming out the filling hole. Car has to be level of course.

i have a mate with a pit in his workshop so it should be fairly simple then is it pretty much the same with the diff oil too

[Brianmoooore]

Access to the filler is a bit more restricted, but apart from that, the same as the diff.

[e30-320i]

thanks again

[wildeian]

I've always found it a bit of a bugger getting the oil out 'squeezy' style, but give it a go!

[Brianmoooore]

I've always found it a bit of a bugger getting the oil out 'squeezy' style, but give it a go!

Difficult to get the last third out, so just put in part of a bottle, then refill it with another part used bottle, and so on.