300tdi towing 3000kgs

Hi Guys,
I do a few longish trailer towing trips a distance of 400 miles a few times each year with fifty sheep all up weight approx 3000kg . Do you think I ought to install an oil cooler for my r380 manual gearbox ? Its a nice smooth box and want to keep it so.
Opinions appreciated thanks.

i would ,its an easy fit on r380 ,and there are kits available

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It's all quite within permissible towing weights so I would say probably not needed, you will be towing at a reasonable speed for the weight I would assume so should be fine, but I guess it never hurts.

Do you change your GB oil often? That would help a lot too - for a couple trips a year I would maybe be more interested in the Evo transmission oils available at Difflock shop.

http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=156

tuskar said:

Hi Guys,
I do a few longish trailer towing trips a distance of 400 miles a few times each year with fifty sheep all up weight approx 3000kg . Do you think I ought to install an oil cooler for my r380 manual gearbox ? Its a nice smooth box and want to keep it so.
Opinions appreciated thanks.

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In my opinion the best way to keep your gearbox in optimum condition is to change the oil regularly, and particularly before you do one of these sheep trips.

NB Don't forget to do the same with the transfer box. 3ltrs of MTF 94 for the gearbox; 3 ltrs of EP 80-90 GL5 for the tranny box; and 1.7ltrs for each diff - front and rear. Then you'll know all is best protected. 400 mls towing 3 tons is a goodly amount of work.


Dave

Thanks for advice, have always changed both gearbox oils yearly.Will be on the look out for a oil cooler. Thanks

I uprated mine on my 300tdi auto as the old oil cooler was getting hot to the degree it was melting the plastic tray which normally sits underneath it (now binned)

Expensive, but VERY effective and 3 times the size of a standard one.
You'll actually get it a lot cheaper at the shows if you pop along to one:

AlliSport Uprated Automatic Gearbox Oil Cooler for Land Rover Discovery Tdi | eBay