Checking the transmission oil level (Focus Turnier 1)

Modern transmission oils easily withstand the entire service life of the gearbox, so all Focus manual gearboxes are supplied with long-life oil at the factory. As long as you do not see large puddles of transmission oil under your Focus, you can safely forget about the reference to maintenance. However: a light oil mist near the gearbox ventilation is a completely normal phenomenon. But if you find large drops there, blow out the ventilation with compressed air and check the filling volume, if necessary, top up the oil. "Pamper" your Focus with regular checks in the workshop, the people in blue will do everything for you.

The correct transmission oil is important for performance and longevity

Focus gearboxes use synthetic multi-purpose oils. In case you have to add oil after a repair, for example after replacing the drive shaft, be sure to stick to the same quality oil. The first address is your Focus dealer, he has the appropriate oils in stock. Without professional equipment, filling the viscous transmission oil requires a lot of patience from the amateur: workshops work with booster pumps that fill the oil directly into the gearbox from 50-liter barrels. Although you can pour small amounts with an oiler with a syringe and an extension hose. In the iB5 gearbox, the oil level should be about 10-15 mm below the edge of the filler hole, the correct measure for the MTX-75 gearbox is at least 5 mm below the filler hole. In automatic gearboxes, there is no room for interpretation: you check the oil level with the engine running with a dipstick at the height of the front wall under the hood (on the left in the direction of travel).