Gearbox oil

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scallaghan87

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• Jul 24, 2013

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So I just bought a defender 90 300tdi the other night! Herd a whine sound coming from down round the gearbox area but thought it could be the front diff! So I checked it, level was fine. Took a closer look under the gearbox and found this!

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Am I right in thinking there should be a plug in there? Does this mean my gearbox has zero oil in it!? Hope to god theres no serious damage done, who knows how long its been like this! :doh:

Anyway, whats the best oil to put in? as Ive been reading up on it and theres discussion whether to use automatic gear oil or not?

 

blue beasty

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• Jul 24, 2013

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Wading plug hole

 

dodgyrob

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• Jul 24, 2013

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Did you only check the oil level in the front diff or did you check the gearbox and transfer box aswell?

 

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scallaghan87

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• Jul 24, 2013

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Well that sorts that out!:doh: Now where the hecks the whine coming from if it aint the gearbox! Just checked the front diff but I will check all levels! Need to get myself an owners manual an that should see me right! dont know much about land rovers! :confused2:

 

cowasaki

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• Jul 24, 2013

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I bought the same car the week before you and posted the same question last week.....

On that basis maybe I should post this weeks lottery numbers, you stick them on next week and we'll share the winnings


On a serious note... Ashcroft have a complete manual for the R380 gearbox on their site. If your reverse is under 5th you have an R380.

Found it for you: http://www.roversclub.org/docs/R380_Gearbox_Overhaul_Manual.pdf

 

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discomania

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• Jul 24, 2013

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scallaghan87 said:

Well that sorts that out!:doh: Now where the hecks the whine coming from if it aint the gearbox! Just checked the front diff but I will check all levels! Need to get myself an owners manual an that should see me right! dont know much about land rovers! :confused2:

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Just because it has oil doesn't mean it isn't whining, it depends how badly it is whining because I have known some LT230's (the transfer box) to whine a bit. In fact both boxes can whine obviously, but the TB tends to whine more.

If you are new to LR's then it may not be as bad as you think.