Gear & IRD oil

chris51 · May 23, 2015

Hiya, im gonna be changing my oil on my IRD and gear box tomoz and i just want to check the oil iv got is ok for the job. I could not source the texaco mtf 94 or the texaco s5 75w/90 as is says in the haynes manual. So i called my local car spares and this is what they recomended of the reg.

Comma gear oil SC75W/90GL-5 semi synthetic IRD oil i think ?
Pro+power gold EP 75W/80 GL4 mineral based gear oil.

Is the minereal based gear oil ok for the gear box cous im sure i read that it should be fully synthetic

Chris

htr · May 23, 2015

I used Penrite oil - IRD Trans gear semi synthetic 75W-80 [ even recommended for LR MTF 94],
Same brand used for my g'box and diff'

Hippo · May 24, 2015

I use the comma oil as above in my ird. Just make sure yer undo the filler plug BEFORE the drain plug as it can be a sod to get undone. They round oft easily.

teddywood1 · May 24, 2015

and use a flat sided socket NOT the multi sided socket as they tend to round the nut off if they slip I had one once did that and had to weld a socket onto it. you have been w
arned.

chris51 · May 24, 2015

Thanks guys. I managed to do the IRD oil today i didnt want to do the gear oil cous im not sure that pro +power gold 75w/80 GL4 mineral oil is the right one and i didnt wanna bugger the gear box up . However the IRD oil change was very easy, i just followed the haynes instructions, the fill plug was quite easy to get undone to my supprise. I took the drain plug out and there was some swarthy looking stuff on the magnet and one little shard about a cm long. The oil was filthy tho and stunk quite bad. Note to self ' wear gloves next time lol'. The drain plug for the gear box has a square hole in it and i dont have one of those in my socket set so ill have to get one of those.

Nodge68 · May 24, 2015

chris51 said:
Thanks guys. I managed to do the IRD oil today i didnt want to do the gear oil cous im not sure that pro +power gold 75w/80 GL4 mineral oil is the right one and i didnt wanna bugger the gear box up . However the IRD oil change was very easy, i just followed the haynes instructions, the fill plug was quite easy to get undone to my supprise. I took the drain plug out and there was some swarthy looking stuff on the magnet and one little shard about a cm long. The oil was filthy tho and stunk quite bad. Note to self ' wear gloves next time lol'. The drain plug for the gear box has a square hole in it and i dont have one of those in my socket set so ill have to get one of those.

I'm assuming you have a PG1 Gearbox. It should be MTF94 as it contains special additives to protect the bearings. 10w40 engine oil can be used for topping up or as an emergency measure as a temporary replacement. The best thing is to get the correct MTF94 oil even if you have to wait to change it. In the Freelander, MTF94 should last year's without issue.

chris51 · May 25, 2015

I know yeh, i looked everywere for this oil on the net and the only one i can find is in a 5 gallon drum at £106. I think ill ring my local lan rover tomoz see if they can get hold of some for me.

freelanderer · May 26, 2015

Hello,

Carlube MTF94 on e-bay. £9.99 per litre.
Have used it and is OK.

Cheers,

Freelanderer.

guineafowl21 · May 26, 2015

I used Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle 75W90 in my (Getrag, Td4) box. I think mine called for MTF94 as well.

chris51 · May 26, 2015

Thanks guys, i called my local land rover today and they have it in stock £9 a litre so thats sorted now thank god

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I now have a coolent leak somewere there was a puddle of it on my drive this morning but i cant see any leaks from the hoses. Back to head scratching mode lol

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