Quote Originally Posted by wouldbeowner View Post
Thanks for that Freestyler. Well drained the oil and although I am letting it settle overnight. the magnetic lug on the drain plug had a very nice collection of metal filings . Not 100% sure what the implications of this are. Obviously any wear is less than perfect but clearly there is a scale that goes from minor wear to major wear and failure. What I dont know is where on that scale this wear is.
Gearbox's will always make metal (more so when new) hence the reason for regularly changing it. Should only be little bits (filings) and less than 1/2 a teaspoon would be ok for aprox 50000ks. Bigger bits or excessive filing would suggest of a failure of a component in the near future. Another check is to smell the oils. Hopfully it dosen't smell "burnt"
Tim