Check The Transmission Oil Level - OceanFlyer Grand Banks 49' Classic Operating Manual

Check the Room
Whenever you're in the engine room, ask, "Does everything look right?". Look at the pads under
the engines and transmissions: while some drips are normal, there shouldn't ever be substantial
accumulations of any fluids!
Check the Sea Strainers
Once a week, or immediately if either engine runs "hot". The engine strainers are in the forward
end of the engine room center bilge. The refrigeration sea strainer just to port of the port engine
strainer. The generator strainer is under the teak grid forward of the generator. To check a strainer,
shine a flashlight through it. While some "fuzziness" from trapped thin growth is normal, you should
see the light clearly on the other side; if obscured, you should clean the strainer. See 4.49.

Check the Transmission Oil Level

Once every two weeks, more often if a
transmission shifts erratically, check the transmission oil
level with the dipstick on the starboard side of each
transmission. It is unlikely that any oil will need to be
added. Be sure to check under the transmission for
leaks! Low transmission oil is a serious matter.
With the engine idling, remove the
transmission dipstick. Wipe it with a
towel, reinsert it, and take a reading. If
the level is below the add mark, stop the
engine, add a pint of Delo 100 SAE 30
through the plug in the top of the
transmission case, and then start the
engine and measure again. Do not
overfill, for to do so could cause the seals
to "blow out".
The engines are controlled at the lower helm with a key and start button; at the upper helm
there are stop and start buttons for emergencies.
4J3: Engine Controls
Standard Controls
OceanFlyer is fitted with standard push-pull cable engine controls. There are engine controls at
both helms.
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Section 4J: Engines & Transmissions 4.26
The dipstick (red) and the oil fill (green) is easily seen on each
transmission.