jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Lol!
pussyeater
New Member
thats fair enough big lad
however, the info on those sites only comes from Land Rover, the vehicle manufacturer. It's collected by a company called OATS and it's absolutely up to date and accurate.
i think the reason the 200 and 300 tdi's are listed together is that they are the same car and take the same spec and grade oil in most cases
lets face it, by the time people like me and you get their hands on a land rover the damage has already been done by the skin flint previous owners that haven't serviced it properly. Whether you go for MTF94 or ATF it will certainly be an improvement on what was in it.
thebiglad
Well-Known Member
The fact that these sites don't know the difference between TDi 200/LT77 gearbox and TDi300 with R380 gearbox just goes to prove how little they care about getting their information correct, in my book !!
And if the info is so up to date, why is it that LR currently, not only reccomends but sells MTF94 for filling R380 gearboxes?
Your final point is the one I can absolutely agree with. Having just finished the gearbox oilchange on my wife's 300, emptying out old atf and replacing with, yes, MTF94, I can feel the vehicle positively purring with delight.
Cheers
Dave
wreckhunter
Active Member
I was always under the impression that its dexron II in the LT77 and the mtf94 in the R380.I've got dexron II in my transfer box though.
thebiglad
Well-Known Member
That's a very lightweight oil for the transfer box - it is reccomended to be an EP-type oil of the viscosity 75/80w-90, the same as is used in the axles.
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
yea I bet its noisey!
wreckhunter
Active Member
:doh::doh::doh:,me being a cock,Mines a RR classic viscous type transfer box.
thebiglad
Well-Known Member
I assume it has the R380 manual gearbox, if so it's MTF94 all the way. About 2.5ltrs from memory.
discool
Well-Known Member
If you want to use Castrol oil then look at their web site. Their oil for your gearbox is Castrol SMX-S a fully synthetic manual gear oil 75w-85. http://www.castrol.com/castrol/iframe.do?categoryId=9024084&contentId=7044829
thebiglad
Well-Known Member
discool
Well-Known Member
So, not ATF then?
O yes dave,
that's for the TD5 manual and for the 200/300 manual guess what, the same oil.I'm not going to trawl the other oil companies sites but they may or not have the same recommendations.
MTF94 is what you get if you buy Texeco's oil but I'm sure you know that.
pussyeater
New Member
O yes dave,
I'm not going to trawl the other oil companies sites but they may or not have the same recommendations.
MTF94 is what you get if you buy Texeco's oil but I'm sure you know that.
it says on castrol website
Manual Transmission SMX-S (k) 2.7 (f,g)
k. Manual Transmission, <MY 1994, TQ-D
f. Transfer box LT 230/230Q: 2.3 ltr, Syntrax Universal. Models prior to Jan 98, Syntrax Universal
g. Manual gearbox: R380 gearbox 1994 model year to Jan 98, 2.4 ltr / 2.9 ltr (without/with oil cooler), TQ-D
TQ-D is ATF oil
SMX-S is castrols MTF94 oil
so CharlesY is 100% MTF94 in his R380
but if you have an R380 box older that jan 1998 then ATF is the one
they do know the difference between the various gearboxes but you have to read the guide correctly
thebiglad
Well-Known Member
I assure you that I am capable of reading quite well actually. I just don't accept everything I read on face value.
I believe that there is no material technical difference between the R380's from TDi300 through to Td5.
However, when TDi300 was first produced in 1994 there was no such thing as MTF94, so the only oil LR considered suitable was Dexron II.
So, I stand on the basis of:
LT77 DEXRON 11
R380 MTF 94
That's it for me. I'm not going to go into the intricacies of friction modifiers etc, my view is as above.
I thank you.
nicedayforit
New Member
1994 disco 300 Tdi manual main gearbox
ATF M2C33 (F or G)
Automatic main gearbox
ATF Dexron llD
Quoted from Handbook of the time for the above car
ATF M2C33 (F or G)
Automatic main gearbox
ATF Dexron llD
Quoted from Handbook of the time for the above car
pussyeater
New Member
It will be perfect
