Topping off Volvo SX outdrive??

[Robertpel9]

Actually a question for a friend of mine.

His Drive is a little low on lube. There does not appear to be any water in it, etc just needs a little more fluid. Obviously I know he should drain all of it out, check the gaskets, etc but if he wanted to just top it off can he just put some in the top of it where you remove the dipstick. I told him to wait and let me ask here because i thought i read somewhere you can introduce an air bubble into the system that way.

Can he just top off a 1/4 of a quart thru the dipstick hole in the top of the outdrive??

 

[Senior B]

Re: Topping off Volvo SX outdrive??

How low on the dip stick is it? When the SX out drive is properly filled till it comes out the Vent Hole (You can't see it if the plastic front SX cover is on) it will cover about 3/4 of the cross hatched area on the dip stick. It's probably fine. If you want to add more through the top, you can, but be very careful not to overfill it. It doesn't take much to bring the level up.