Recent content by Finlandy

OK thanks. Annual change sounds overreacting for normal use (not off road), especially when the manufacturer says the fluid should be changed every 10 years and now, after almost 14 years (of course the mileage was unusually low) the fluid still seemed ok.

Cheers, Hippo for answering my question concerning the fluid amount, that´s what worried me in the first place! Also thanks for other valuable info!

Aah, makes sense. I just emptied the tank and put new stuff in. The removed fluid seemed ok. I mean it was dark red, almost black but couldn´t see anything unusual or worrying in it.

Cheers, I actually did find that site earlier today but got confused because I find these two sentences contradictory: ”I used the �Dump & Fill� method. (This method changes approximately 3 litres ATF each time)” and ”Spares required A minimum of 4 litres ATF fluid (I bought 10 litres & used...

Did recycle gears AFTER refill to check if excess come out. Shoot. As said, transmission works brilliant but started to wonder the small amount of fluid that went in... Tried to find info with Mr. Google with no particular luck. I thought ppl on this site must know.

Hey all! I just bought a 2007 Freelander 2 whose mileage was only about 51 thousand km (a bit over 30 thousand miles). Unsure of its maintenance history I decided to replace the transmission fluid. The car has automatic transmission. Out came only about 2,5-3 litres and in went about 2-2,5...