Tillytomp

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #1

Guys,
The fluid for the ACE is slightly low so wanted to top it up.
trying to make sence of all the stuff on the net about "OATs" ect cet, so through i would post on here
anyway is this the correct stuff
Texaco 14315 Cold Climate Fluid,
Land Rover Part # LRN-2261.

cheers

 

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tulipandthistle

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #2

Tillytomp said:

Guys,
The fluid for the ACE is slightly low so wanted to top it up.
trying to make sence of all the stuff on the net about "OATs" ect cet, so through i would post on here
anyway is this the correct stuff
Texaco 14315 Cold Climate Fluid,
Land Rover Part # LRN-2261.

cheers

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Probably already know this:
If it is low it surely means it is leaking?

The difference between my ACE when it was not leaking was enormous.
It is worth fixing before it gives trouble, make sure it is topped up, it cost me an ACE pump when my ran dry.

 

Tillytomp

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #3

Its above the low line, but i dont know if it was ever full to max, so was thinking of putting it to max and then keeping an eye on it

 

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tulipandthistle

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #4

it is the correct stuff ;-)

Good luck with it, I had to mod my valve block.

 

Tillytomp

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #5

cool, i will get some and top it up, and then go from there,
did i read right that the valve block is underneth the floor of the drivers seat?, might have a quick look just to be sure

 

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tulipandthistle

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #6

Tillytomp said:

cool, i will get some and top it up, and then go from there,
did i read right that the valve block is underneth the floor of the drivers seat?, might have a quick look just to be sure

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Yes it is, if it is leaking I highly recommend to mod it to regular hydraulic pressure fittings.
Don't waste your time with the Land Rover o-rings connection it is just crap.


4th post in this link:

http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?p=519819&sid=7b0d7e0e3213a9f88856075459b0c612

I done that in mine. it cost me £80

 

Tillytomp

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #7

OK, so you get the valve block machined to except the new hydraulic fittings, no worries with that as my mate works with cnc's etc, but do the lines just re-attach ?

 

brian47

Well-Known Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #8

The correct part number for the Cold Climate Fluid for ACE and PAS is STC50519
It's not cheap, £22 for 1 litre from the Land Rover main stealer. It's a bit cheaper and available on the bay.

 

Tillytomp

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #9

So are the pas and ace fluids the same?,i know they share the same resi , but thought it was different halves?

 

brian47

Well-Known Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #10

Tillytomp said:

So are the pas and ace fluids the same?,i know they share the same resi , but thought it was different halves?

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Yep! both the same.
You'll know if it's the right stuff, to quote that line from Star Trek, "It is ..... green"

 

Tillytomp

Active Member

• Oct 30, 2016

• #11

Oh OK, I have some pas fluid , so shall top it up with that, and will then pick some more up next time I'm at the local landy shop(might get an account ) as ownership is expensive

 

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tulipandthistle

Active Member

• Oct 31, 2016

• #12

It is cheaper than a new pump ;-)

 

Tillytomp

Active Member

• Oct 31, 2016

• #13

brian47 said:

Yep! both the same.
You'll know if it's the right stuff, to quote that line from Star Trek, "It is ..... green"

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Oh Ok, I'm sure the stuff I have is pink, the local auto supplier said it was the right stuff for the pas

 

MJI

Well-Known Member

• Oct 31, 2016

• #14

it is cold climate fluid not ATF

 

brian47

Well-Known Member

• Nov 1, 2016

• #15

I don't know how true it is, but I believe that there have been cases of the seals in the power steering system being attacked by the wrong selection of fluid.
LR do say that Dexron can be used in an emergency, but the correct fluid is Cold Climate Fluid.

 

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tulipandthistle

Active Member

• Nov 1, 2016

• #16

I have Dextron III in mine, no issues so far. Mine has been completely empty before I put that in though. The other fluid is hard to come by here and after the hassle I had I opted for something that I could fill up everywhere. Ironically that has not been needed after the mod to pressure fittings.

 

Tillytomp

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• Nov 2, 2016

• #17

So this is what I have

 

Tillytomp

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• Nov 2, 2016

• #18

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tulipandthistle

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• Nov 2, 2016

• #19

Tillytomp said:

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That is dextron III

It will do the job. How bad is the leak? I had to fill mine every 2 days in the end. I forgot one day and burned my pump out.

If it isn't leaking to bad I would get the proper stuff, although I know of a lot of people with Dextron III in it who had no problem and have been using it for years.

I just don't like mixing oils, myself but know people who have done that without an issue

 

Tillytomp

Active Member

• Nov 2, 2016

• #20

I'm not sure if the ace is leaking or not yet, the pas is a bit , I guess I top that up once a month , (it's still within its min/max)