1986 defender 90 2.5,gearbox oil

can anyone tell me which oil to put in and where to get it from,a roughly how many litres,cheers john.

atf dexron 2 or 3 or mtf you will need 3 litres holods a little less

Get 5l and do a change after 1000 miles,filter through muslin half a litre or so and add the next 2l makeing a longer lasting clean box.

No. It's ATF you need int it?

Oddie said:

No. It's ATF you need int it?

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I thought land rover now recommend mtf 94

I'm sure the LT77 needs ATF - but i'm a bit out of date!

whats lt77,im only wanting to know what gearbox oil to put in and is it the same in both,im new to this so help me out.

Your gearbox is an LT77. It takes ATF.

oh and the tranny's EP90. Same as you stick in yer diffs.

thanks im getting somewhere now,

how much would it cost to have it done as i havent got the allen key that fits the top, filler plug also i want front and back diffs doing

It's just a half inch square socket - same as you put in the sockets!

ozzieowl said:

how much would it cost to have it done as i havent got the allen key that fits the top, filler plug also i want front and back diffs doing

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You could probably buy yourself a shiny new socket set with what you would be charged for labour, to do a REALLY easy job, even I can do it,

done it ,but no difference looks like being a new gearbox

Quite a quantum leap from what oil to put in a gearbox to I need a new gearbox

What seems to be the problem sir?

its second gear,it goes in and doesnt jump out but makes a grinding sound,also theres a constant whinning noise when you drive could do with someone having a drive in it as this might be normal,i havent checked transfer box yet,but if it is the gearbox i know a man that can

syncro mesh wprn and worn final drive in transfer possible.

gear box can be rebuilt easy enough.just heavy and time consuming.

try get a second hand box and wack it in so you can rebuild your original at leisure.

they have a weak syncro anyway so useing ATF helps.

just got one off ebay for £130,so me and my mate have got a lot to do ive never touched one before.

Just learn how to put it in gear properly, nice and gently no ramming it in and you will be fine for quite a while longer, I reckon.

Oddie said:

Just learn how to put it in gear properly, nice and gently no ramming it in and you will be fine for quite a while longer, I reckon.

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yes,2nd gear needs to be slid in gently with low revs.

land rover lobbed in the gearbox syncro and used atf to do the best of a bad job.

personally i would fit an old 4-speed rangie box.