1st time landy owner!

Hi all,

I was just about to register to ask about a missing drain plug in my gearbox but google found the same issue on here, the one that isn't actually a drain plug and is supposed to be open!

I have just bought a 1995 Discovery 300TDi which was sold as spares/repairs due to 'knackered gearbox' but apart from being a little difficult to get into 2nd it seems fine, hopefully an oil change will improve things and it may need a new clutch but I think I got a bit of a bargain!

The forum certainly gave me lots of useful information in my research.

Matt

PS: It's quite a bit different from my 2.2l Vectra SRI in terms of driving position and handling

Hello Matt

barrow_matt said:

Hi all,

I was just about to register to ask about a missing drain plug in my gearbox but google found the same issue on here, the one that isn't actually a drain plug and is supposed to be open!

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It is actually a drain plug normally best left in and removed occaisionally, for the purpose of .....er..... draining

barrow_matt said:

I have just bought a 1995 Discovery 300TDi which was sold as spares/repairs due to 'knackered gearbox' but apart from being a little difficult to get into 2nd it seems fine, hopefully an oil change will improve things and it may need a new clutch but I think I got a bit of a bargain!

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I think if your lucky it'll just need new baulk rings

barrow_matt said:

PS: It's quite a bit different from my 2.2l Vectra SRI in terms of driving position and handling

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Really

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Bromsgrove Defender said:

It is actually a drain plug normally best left in and removed occaisionally, for the purpose of .....er..... draining

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unless he's talking about the bell-housing drain hole.........if the drain plug is missing I'd expect the gearbox to be a tad crunchy

oh yeah......hello Matt and welcome and stuff

blue beasty said:

unless he's talking about the bell-housing drain hole.........if the drain plug is missing I'd expect the gearbox to be a tad crunchy

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Ah! I assumed he meant the Bell housing

Bromsgrove Defender said:

Ah! I assumed he meant the Bell housing

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so that'd be a wading plug then? For the purpose of....er.....wading......best left out unless your......um.......wading........possibly

blue beasty said:

so that'd be a wading plug then? For the purpose of....er.....wading......best left out unless your......um.......wading........possibly

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That'll be the one :doh:

Wont hurt to leave it in tho just as long as ya check it now n then, saves loosing it

Yeah it was the wading plug, google came up with this thread, looks like a common misunderstanding!

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/am-i-missing-drain-plug-85321.html