Disco 2 Gear selection problem

Hi lads I have trouble selecting gear when I first start in the morning. I need to revers of the drive but it will not engage gear until I have forced it in to first gear and drove forwards. Then I can select revers. No problems all day after that. But next morning same problem. Its a Discovery mk2 tdi 2001. Any help much appreciated.

When was the last time that the gearbox oil was changed?

@Spike19

+1 with @brian47, does sound like a good place to start.

while you are at it change the transfer box oil as well. You may want to get a pressure filler to get the new oil into the GBox and Tranny. ( I use a garden sprayer ). Make sure to get the correct oils for each one. Oh, and make sure you can get to the filler and undo it before undoing the drain.

In the short term until you have replaced the gearbox oil, Can you not park in and leave it in reverse, then in the morning you are ready to go.

Cheers

The Disco 2 gearbox can be a bit pernickety about which oil goes in it, it needs 2.3 litres of MTF 94 to refill after draining.
The transfer box uses 2 litres of 75W/90R.

If the symptom persists after the oil change the problem can be caused by something in the bias plate area or selector casing parts 4 -6 - 8 here http://www.allbrit.de/UNI.cfm?PAGE=817378&SPRACHE=EN or 7 especially 9 here http://www.allbrit.de/UNI.cfm?PAGE=817237&SPRACHE=EN
4 and 9 are plastic bits which used to crack

Thanks for the help lads, the gear box oil was changed August 2015 , I have just had a service, should they have changed the gear box and transfer box oil ?

depends on how much miles you've done ... i'm changing the gearbox oil every 10K

Spike19 said:

Thanks for the help lads, the gear box oil was changed August 2015 , I have just had a service, should they have changed the gear box and transfer box oil ?

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My garage and I have come to an agreement, if I don't ask for something to be done, they won't do it, well, not without asking me first.
I ask for a "service" every year when the car goes in for MoT, for that, I supply the filters and they change the engine oil. Every other year, I'l ask for a "full service", then things are the same as an ordinary service but they also change the other oils, gearbox, t-box and axles. They'll also grease the prop shafts too. But at fewer than 5000 miles a year, I'm not what you could call a high mileage user.

But, and here's the thing, you have to ask.