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Not according to this ... https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1765/foaming-in-oil?fbclid=IwAR1nb5Go3UGGr2d6qMXhZtJ_Yqnft_QZNoiBhJVyf9JjymAwxvHvsfR9qKg Specifically: The causes of foaming are many. The most common include - Overfilling of the sump with splash- and bath-lubricated...

So I'm not sure if its the transfer box giving off the heat or the gearbox, but I am going to drain both and add the oil back in and double check my measures. Another guy in another group suggests that overfill could cause oil foaming, which can increase heat, so it could be that, but geez, we...

100% the heat is being transferred through the floor and onto the handbrake lever. I drove back home yesterday from my holiday and the metal behind the driver's seat, kinda where the bulkhead would have been, is hot - too hot to leave a finger on there for more than 10 seconds.

Sorry I should have said . Used Motul Gear 300 75W90 fully synthetic and I did research which says it’s good to use throughout the drivetrain, (used in diffs also). Really worried about the heat coming through.

2.3 in the transfer CSW and 2.4 in the gearbox - which I read from the specs. I can see the transfer case is a bit wet, and a drip forming on the lowest point. The 2.3 I put into the transfer box did actually fill it to the inlet hole. That doesn’t explain the excess heat tho.

Hi all, Am looking for some help please. I recently changed the oils in gearbox and transfer box, and took it on a drive today. Gearbox is running hot, yes I normally get the warm transmission tunnel, but this seems really a lot worse and it started after an hour. Even the handbrake handle is...

I have a similar sound at a certain speed and I ID'd it to the roof rack. At a certain wind speed it resonates like a badly tuned cello.

I will leave them, cheers

Ahh OK, no I don't have an urge to grease them, I just thought you needed to and there was a grease point, if its not a requirement then that's fine. Thank you.

Hi there, I greased the UJs yesterday and was on the understanding that the prop shafts had a grease nipple for the slider part, which mine don’t seem to. Is this right? How do I grease the slide section? have standard props on a 2012 Defender 110. thanks

These ones seriously don't have any useful info - Just BS ratings like lumens and Watts (But incandescent equiv - 3200W etc). And in the box are no specs. Really bad, and maybe shouldn't be allowed in the country, but eBay being eBay). I have kind of worked out mine are about 270W, comparing...

Ahh - I was afraid it was going to get complicated. I guess all I want in the short-medium term is: Spot lights x 2 in front of grill (Have bought some LED ones - no specs on them (Chinese stuff) - but I think they draw somewhere around 24A) a bit of a guess Spot/work lights x 4 , on roof...

So I can understand what electrics I can add, (spot lights, fridge etc), And if I need a higher rated alternator installed.

Yes! Thank you. So 150A under load. Just what I was looking for.

Thank you - Probably - I'm not a mechanic, is it hard to get to? How much stuff needs to be removed? And, isn't there a standard spec?