Gearbox help please

Hi Guys & Gals

Please can someone tell me if a Range Rover P38 Manual Gearbox for a 4.0l petrol will fit in a range rover P38 diesel with a BMW engine

I would say no as the bell housing would be different and I would also expect the gearing to be different inside the box.

Why do you ask this question for is your box on it last legs or damaged

weldman said:

Hi Guys & Gals

Please can someone tell me if a Range Rover P38 Manual Gearbox for a 4.0l petrol will fit in a range rover P38 diesel with a BMW engine

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no straight fit but other r380s can ve converted using parts from old box ,whats the issue with yours

the guts from the disco r380 box are the same just the shafts on either end are different

I've been having gear box issues for a while now but haven't been able to track the problems down for the last few weeks all gears were difficult to get now they seem to be improving when I change up the box but sticky when I change down yet I have done nothing to it, it seems to have made these changes all on its own ( spooky hey ) so I was going to look into changing the gearbox and do the clutch while I was at it so I just wanted to know if the boxes where inter-changable

Thanks for your help

help im looking at buying a p38 on a r plate and on the dashboard it says gearbox over heating its a auto box petrol engine with lpg conversion

Oil change ?

gfromleeds said:

Oil change ?

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Done that about 6 weeks ago

weldman said:

Done that about 6 weeks ago

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what oil did you use??

Did you change the filter along with the fluid?

kernowdragon said:

Did you change the filter along with the fluid?

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Is there a filter in the R380? I remember the drain plug is magnetic and looked like a little oil Christmas tree when I got it out. Don't remember a filter.

Grrrrrr said:

Is there a filter in the R380? I remember the drain plug is magnetic and looked like a little oil Christmas tree when I got it out. Don't remember a filter.

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Sorry Grrrrr that was a response to boyracer2005's comment about an auto box, not the op

Just a thought boyracer2005, but some numpty hasn't blocked the air flow to the gearbox cooler but replacing the front grill in front of it with fog lights have they?

kernowdragon said:

Just a thought boyracer2005, but some numpty hasn't blocked the air flow to the gearbox cooler but replacing the front grill in front of it with fog lights have they?

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Manual gearboxes don't have an oil cooler you can block with fog lamps. It is in the bottom of the radiator.

Yup, I realise that Wammers, but boyracer2005's car is an auto

kernowdragon said:

Yup, I realise that Wammers, but boyracer2005's car is an auto

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Well I guess it's sorted one way or another, the posts are from over three years ago.

kernowdragon said:

Yup, I realise that Wammers, but boyracer2005's car is an auto

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True but a petrol auto, so fogs can be fitted as there is still no gearbox oil cooler to foul it is in front of the radiator. Anyway it's possibly been scrapped by now.