Alfa Giulietta 1.4 TB 170 Gearbox Oil Change

Alfa Giulietta 1.4 TB 170 Gearbox Oil Change

Alfa Giulietta 1.4 TB Gearbox oil change. Not the easiest to do. Requires a long wrench with a Universal Joint and a 12mm hex key to undo the fill plug.


Alfa Giulietta 1.4 TB 170 Gearbox oil fill plug

Make sure you can access and undo the fill plug before you drain the gearbox oil.Otherwise you will have effectively disabled your car!


It's done up tight so you'll probably need and extension bar as well. Make sure the hex properly engages. As it faces up it accumulates a fine layer of crud making it difficult to engage the key. A judicious tap with a rubber mallet helps drive it home. Make sure you have full engagement as if you strip this you have problems.


The drain plug is simpler but access to  a normal socket set and 12mm hex key is restricted.I used a 12mm ring spanner and a hex key. Then used a rubber mallet to hit the spanner to provide the torque needed to undo without risk of slipping. The other hand stabilised the hex key and therefore the spanner.



Alfa Giulietta 1.4 TB 170 Gearbox oil drain plug


Capacity is quoted at 1.87 Litres. The fluid 75W GL-4. Get the fill capacity right as the level check is not provided by the fill plug like most gearboxes.