Technical Changing gearbox oil on a Dualogic model, C514 gearbox

[spleenharvester]

I bought two bottles of Tutela Petronas Gearforce 75W API-4 gearbox oil for our 312 2011 model with a C514 gearbox, it's nearing 80k miles (and I don't believe the 'lifetime fluid' thing). However, I went to change it and found that the fill plug appears to be obstructed by the fluid reservoir for the CFC328 Dualogic actuator.

Can anyone with a Dualogic model confirm whether there's a way to do it without removing the whole actuator? The only guides I can find are for the manual 500. If you have to remove the actuator I will probably not bother given what a nightmare those things can be to work with.

Cheers

 

[puntodeltathema]

There is a cutout in the actuator fluid reservoir that allows access to the level/filler plug for the regular gearbox oil. It's a bit tight though and you'll need to at least loosen the actuator heatshield (but probably also bend it a bit to gain access).