How To Service a Vivaro Van Part 2 - Gearbox Oil 

After several derogatory comments made by a so called moderator on a Facebook forum I would like to point out that the oil used in this video is what was recommended by my local car parts supplier. This may not be the recommended oil for all vans. Please do not just buy this oil because it is what I have used. My Van is a 2007 with 172k miles on the clock so it is reasonable to expect different requirement to yours.

Looking at doing this job and did a quick search and was pleasantly surprised to see such a comprehensive demonstration! 👍

This is a good video giving people a good heads up practical advice. I like your emphasis on safety a good few years ago I attended the scene of a fatal incident where a jack had lowered onto a male mechanic. Very sad and traumatic for the close family please use a axle stand folks and take an extra minute to think a job out.

Hello, nice video! The Opel Vivaro has a tube sticking up into the engine compartment for filling gearbox oil. It enters the top of the gear-box. So you don't really need to use that plastic filler plug on the side. But you probably would like to use it for checking the oil level anyways....Required Oil-levels; There are different required oil-levels for the gear-box, dependent on engine type. For engine G9U 750, F9Q 760/762, F4R 720, F4R 820, G9U 730 you must use a special tool to measure the level, the workshop manual says. For G9U 630, M9R 780 you can fill until it overflows the filler cap on the side. The special tool is simply a bent metal wire you stick into the filler cap on the side. There is a drawing of it in the workshop manual, so that you can make it yourselves. It has marked two distances on it; A=19mm below the hole's lower level. B = 31 mm below the hole's lower level. The oil level shall be between these two levels below the filler hole lower edge. On mine there is a big warning label next to the filler hole, saying DONT FILL TO OVERFLOW. I don't know what happens if I do, but I won't try. I have this information from the Opel Vivaro workshop manual. :)

thank you buddy will do this in a minute and this is exactly what I was looking for. Different van (Nissan nv400) but roughly same parts and you're the only one explaining and showing the process clearly . Thanks

Really helpful, thanks. Great video angles.

Nice video well explained 👍 top bloke

Super helpful.

Nice video mate. Your van you use what oil you want! What you made is a informative video, people can take what they want from it. To make it easier next time try shoving a piece of garden hose in box up out the bonnet no need to remove wheel that way bud.

Next time you do it if you get a meter or so of hose and a funnel you just put hose in hole and pour oil in funnel from outside wheel arch makes it a lot easier.

That oil looked clean..

great vid but i looked in the manual and it says to check the level with a special tool? i have a 1.9dci any advice would be greatly appreciated

Also, do you need to remove the engine shield in order to get access to the drain hole? Thank you

i buy the gear oil cans with the longer pipes on the container, they go right into the hole, you still need to take the panel out though..

Hello. Thank you for video. I want to follow these steps on a Renault Trafic. Please tell me which are dimensions for metal washer that you used for drain screw. I expect I have to buy one in order to change the old one. Also, for filler hole, I see you put a rubber seal. Do you know, approximatively the dimensions? The rubber is regular rubber or it should be some high temperature resistant rubber? Thank you.

Hi. Im a bit confused. You said 2.7L of oil to go into the gearbox? A certain motor factor has told me its 2.35L to 2.5L ? I have a vivaro 2007 1.9 cdti f9q 760 6 speed. Also, could i fill until the oil overflows out of the filler hole and let the level set itself? Thanks.

Any idea if it's the same for a 2017 bu turbo trafic? Cheers

Thx for this video. Just about to diy my movano gearbox. That oil looked OK to me? Do u think it was OK.

I just changed the oil on my renault master after finding out the gearbox was completely dry and now my van is failing to start. Are the vivaros similar? I know my way around an engine and car but this has puzzled me

What was the torque value for the drain plug?

nice video but id rather see how to remove that plastic cover than how to remove a wheel..

No magnet on the drain plug?! …Don’t forget it’s French… and shite!! 🤣

SORRY, on these gearboxes' you must NOT fill to the overflow!! Use 2.6l, end of!!

Length of 10mm pipe and a funnel literally a 10 minute job

certainly not a mechanic with experience, are you? well keep on practicing