rangerover dt

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• Sep 29, 2004

• #1

I have had my p38a dt manual for about 4 months now and the only problem I
have had is it sticking in the gears occasionally ( supposed to have a new
clutch 2000miles ago ) ie wont come out of third and sometimes wont go into
fourth any ideas ?
also wont sellect low ratio
message comes up sellect neutral ( its in neutral ) and just sits there no
grinding noises so I suspect something electrical ( scary) ?

any help appreciated

 

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EMB

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• Sep 29, 2004

• #2

[email protected] wrote:
> I have had my p38a dt manual for about 4 months now and the only problem I
> have had is it sticking in the gears occasionally ( supposed to have a new
> clutch 2000miles ago ) ie wont come out of third and sometimes wont go into
> fourth any ideas ?

Gut instinct says that when the clutch was done the wrong oil was used
to refill the box. Drain the gearbox and refill it with the correct
oil. Sorry I can't help as to what you should use but some expert will
be along shortly to impart that knowledge I am sure.

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Guest

• Sep 29, 2004

• #3

thats one of the jobs on my to do list
I can assume the job was done properly as the previous owner was a
landrover mechanic who did subcontract work for LR franchises ,( or am i
being daft )

"EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] wrote:
>> I have had my p38a dt manual for about 4 months now and the only problem
>> I have had is it sticking in the gears occasionally ( supposed to have a
>> new clutch 2000miles ago ) ie wont come out of third and sometimes wont
>> go into fourth any ideas ?
>
> Gut instinct says that when the clutch was done the wrong oil was used to
> refill the box. Drain the gearbox and refill it with the correct oil.
> Sorry I can't help as to what you should use but some expert will be along
> shortly to impart that knowledge I am sure.
>
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Lee_D

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• Sep 29, 2004

• #4

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> thats one of the jobs on my to do list
> I can assume the job was done properly as the previous owner was a
> landrover mechanic who did subcontract work for LR franchises ,( or am i
> being daft )

No not at all... suddenly everything makes sense!

;-)

Lee D

 

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EMB

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• Sep 29, 2004

• #5

[email protected] wrote:
> thats one of the jobs on my to do list
> I can assume the job was done properly as the previous owner was a
> landrover mechanic who did subcontract work for LR franchises ,( or am i
> being daft )

I've been know to put the wrong oil in a gearbox at work through hurry,
excessive workload or just plain forgetfulness and you generally don't
notice until it won't shift gears properly. Easily fixed though and so
long as you address it in a timely manner no damage done.

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Chris Gear

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• Oct 3, 2004

• #6

drained the main box oil yesterday seemed to be rather red in colour so
maybe they put atf or some sort of synthetic in ! hasnt made a lot of
difference yet but time will tell !

 

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Paul Coley

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• Oct 3, 2004

• #7

If its like the early disco ones i think it was supposed to have auto
transmition fluid in it
Paul 1987 RR 3.5efi
"Chris Gear" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> drained the main box oil yesterday seemed to be rather red in colour so
> maybe they put atf or some sort of synthetic in ! hasnt made a lot of
> difference yet but time will tell !
>
>

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Oct 3, 2004

• #8

On or around Sun, 03 Oct 2004 17:47:40 GMT, "Paul Coley"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>If its like the early disco ones i think it was supposed to have auto
>transmition fluid in it

the book says all the LT77s and R380s run on ATF. However, the local garage
put synthetic SAE75 in 'em, and they seem to work OK.

 

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EMB

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• Oct 3, 2004

• #9

Austin Shackles wrote:
>
> the book says all the LT77s and R380s run on ATF. However, the local garage
> put synthetic SAE75 in 'em, and they seem to work OK.

They shift a lot nicer on the synthetic 75 weight oil, but will
sometimes baulk on the synchros when they are really cold (sub zero).

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