johann morris Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Can anyone tell me what grade of oil to use in a 430 series steering box and how much should I put in. Thanks in advance, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 It's SAE30 mineral oil and there's a dipstick on the filler. Do you have a copy of the manuals? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Thanks Andy, It's for my panzer 2 replica so I didn't think that buying a manual was worth while. I saw a video on you tube which showed the dip stick but my unit hasn't got an integral dip stick so I assume that the 430 series has a reservoir for the steering box oil which is where the dip stick is situated. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 It does indeed and you don't need to buy a manual, they're free to download online. I did a MOD FoI request several years ago: https://www.fv432apc.com/fv432manuals.html Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Excellent, thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 It's hard to imagine that the steering box holds 26.7 ltrs of oil but that is what is states. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 pretty sure it's oep220 in the steering box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleheywoodtanks Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Negative Rick. OMD 90 or as Andy says, SAE 30 Mineral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Everything in an FV430 is SAE30 except for the final drives, which are EP90 and the FIP governor, which is ATF. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 To reinforce what Dale and Andy have said: SAE30 in the engine, transfer box, automatic gearbox, steering gearbox, fan drive system and road wheel hubs. EP90 in the final drives.. ATF (eg any version of Dextron) in the fuel pump governor Hydraulic oil in the crane of a FV434 Note that the capacity shown in the manual includes the oil cooler heat exchanger and quite a lot of pipes. I doubt if Jon will need an oil cooler on his Pz2 as it is much lighter and he won't be invading Poland (I hope). David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Thanks for the input everybody, I think I heave all the information that I require. David, I have put an oil cooler in for the steering box but because of it's position it will probably be of little use. I couldn't fit it under the radiator with the others, so If it is actually required, I intend to fit the dust extraction / cooling ducts, that were on original PZll's. These ducts ran from behind the radiator, where the fan caused suction, to the steering brakes. My plan would be to fabricate a housing around the oil cooler and connect a duct to this housing, of course how efficient it would be is open to debate and testing. You can see the duct in the picture below. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleheywoodtanks Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Truly amazing work ! Keep it up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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