Fiat 1996 Brava Service Manual page 80

Introduction
Planned maintenance
Bravo-Brava
00.
m CHECK GEARBOX/DIFFERENTIAL
OIL LEVEL
Position the vehicle on a lift. Undo the filler
plug and check that the level of the oil is be­
low the lower edge of the opening.
If necessary, top up until the correct level is
restored.
Retighten the filler plug tightening it to a
torque of 4.6 daNm.
0 CHECK AUTOMATIC GEARBOX OIL LEVEL (Bravo-Brava 1581 16v)
NOTE The gearbox oil level should be
checked with the engine and the
gearbox at normal operating tem­
perature (gearbox oil temperature:
70 - 80° C), on account of which the
vehicle must be driven for a suitable
length of time before the check.
Proceed with checking the gearbox oil level
by carrying out the following operations:
- park the vehicle on a flat surface and apply
the handbrake;
- with the engine idling, gently move the se­
lector lever from position P to position 1,
then return it to P;
- extract the oil dip stick (1) and clean it
again;
completely insert the dip stick in its housing;
extract the dip stick once again and check the the level of the oil is between the two reference on the
side of the rod marked HOT.
// the check takes place with the temperature of the gearbox oil low, check that the level of the
oil is between the reference on the side of the dip stick marked COLD. If possible, check the lev­
el again with the oil at the correct temperature (70 - 80 °C).
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