Yo,
Done an oil change on the gearbox. They have some common faults which are just seals that let by. I replaced the Sleeve which holds the connector, 4 oil rubber inserts, mechatronic seal, and filter. You also need 10 liters of ZF fluid (7 if your tight) and pan gasket. Cost me £270 for all genuine parts.
You need a couple of 8mm allen keys which you can cut to be the right size if you dont want to move the exhaust.
Theres a lot of generic tutorials on youtube, theyre the same for our QP5s. The biggest paid was how close the exhaust was to the filler plug and electric cable. Both are possible as I done it, but make sure you can get the filler plug back in with your allen key as you cant get your fingers up there as the exhaust is so hot, Ive got the burns to prove it.
I filled it initially but couldnt get the plug back in, so then let the car run for twenty minutes and drained 2 liters out whilst I made a shorter allen key. Then refilled and plugged it. Helped get some more of the old oil out.
I didnt have any issues with the gearbox at all, but its done 65k, and although officially it seems to be a lifetime oil which doesnt need changing, I went ahead.
Some pics!
Leftover new oil V oil removed from the box
The old seals removed:
Pan removed, mechatronic panel to be removed:
Panel removed, lots more fluid comes out . Ive fitted the 4 new seals and the panel seal:
Mechatronic plug:
And the socket in the gearbox:
Done an oil change on the gearbox. They have some common faults which are just seals that let by. I replaced the Sleeve which holds the connector, 4 oil rubber inserts, mechatronic seal, and filter. You also need 10 liters of ZF fluid (7 if your tight) and pan gasket. Cost me £270 for all genuine parts.
You need a couple of 8mm allen keys which you can cut to be the right size if you dont want to move the exhaust.
Theres a lot of generic tutorials on youtube, theyre the same for our QP5s. The biggest paid was how close the exhaust was to the filler plug and electric cable. Both are possible as I done it, but make sure you can get the filler plug back in with your allen key as you cant get your fingers up there as the exhaust is so hot, Ive got the burns to prove it.
I filled it initially but couldnt get the plug back in, so then let the car run for twenty minutes and drained 2 liters out whilst I made a shorter allen key. Then refilled and plugged it. Helped get some more of the old oil out.
I didnt have any issues with the gearbox at all, but its done 65k, and although officially it seems to be a lifetime oil which doesnt need changing, I went ahead.
Some pics!
Leftover new oil V oil removed from the box
The old seals removed:
Pan removed, mechatronic panel to be removed:
Panel removed, lots more fluid comes out . Ive fitted the 4 new seals and the panel seal:
Mechatronic plug:
And the socket in the gearbox:
