hi

im currently having problems with deciding where the gearbox oil goes and where the hydrulic fluid goes if anyone knows the answer could they tell me please (really stuck) i think the oil goes in the front of the box and fluid in the back!!! but not sure

 

Should be 2 allen type bolts on the left hand side of the box, top ones the refill & the bottoms the drainage.

The back part is the transfer box, couldn't find the refill plug on this but i'm working on it!!


You have to change both, but they both use different types / grades of oil!!
Check with someone like Bernie @ CTS!

 

i managed to find out it seems that i have now blown the syncro on the box so ive now got to try and find another one on the cheap cheap......not long bought the car and its my second esc cos and already had to many problems with it..............is that your cossie? mate that is nice i love that colour! i tried looking for one in the same colour but couldnt find onecheap enough!!

 

Cheers fella, funny enough the only 2 esc cos's i looked at were Black! (ash & Gloss)

Well this is my first escort & probably be my last, bloody wallet hoover!! Already started thinking of selling it, can justify having a cossie as a second car.......Unlike most

If memory serves me mate, Ford still stock gearboxes & are fair priced i reckon..............£500ish. Reckon thats the best bet!

 

yeah 420 new from ford but i was also told last night that a siera twin cam gearbox fits straight on and i could pick it up for 40 quid so i might give that a try until i can get the money together for a new one.........just bought a set of compomotive wheels and tyres in white so im completely broke!!...........i sold my other car and bought a motorbike so i could save money and spend more time with the cossie but that plan hasnt really worked!

 

Never heard that one before.........Does it also use the MT75 box

If your not going to run more than a stg3, i'd bite the bullet & get the ford one!

 

yeah its the same box plus mines only a small turbo so i wount be running big power! yeah ill put a post up asking if anyone has one and if that dont work ill have to buy a new one!