New photo tutorial on changing the oil on your TD6 transfer box

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Last edited by Joe90 on 12th Nov 2011 8:42am. Edited 1 time in total

What was the oil you removed like Joe, mine was way beyond its sell by date

47p2 wrote:

What was the oil you removed like Joe, mine was way beyond its sell by date

A bit thin, very black, not too gritty and no swarf. I had a new gearbox @ 30,000 miles ago, and don't know if this oil got changed then, but given the difference between the old and the new oil, I was glad I changed it. .
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On a note would it be worth having the car on an incilne to help drain more of the old bad fluid out and then if possible allowing the car to roll back onto flat ground to fill up??

I guess we are only talking about maybe another 10-20mls maybe more but is it not better to get as much bad stuff out as possible or does it only take about 400ml to fill so you cna do another change not long after?

i've taken the liberty to wiki this joe....good job as always.  ... - .- -.




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Great post Joe,

Can I ask how much you spent on oil and filter though? when i costed it up worked out about a tenner difference to get a specialist to do it. __________________
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After you did the oil change did you operate the hi / lo range selecter as the bit of kit in the box that changes from hi / lo requires hyd oil to change selection if not when you operate it it will suck oil up to fill the pump and leave your level in the box low please check level after operating the hi / lo selection  onto no6 Range Rover

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DaveAngel wrote:

Great post Joe,

Can I ask how much you spent on oil and filter though? when i costed it up worked out about a tenner difference to get a specialist to do it.

This is the transfer case (box) oil change, not the main gearbox, so just a 1 litre bottle of "unique" oil for @ £12, and about half an hours work. .
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speedymarktd6 wrote:

After you did the oil change did you operate the hi / lo range selecter as the bit of kit in the box that changes from hi / lo requires hyd oil to change selection if not when you operate it it will suck oil up to fill the pump and leave your level in the box low please check level after operating the hi / lo selection

I would have done the hi/lo change about, but this is the part of my transmission that doesn't work!. If I put into low range I get the TFP message on the dash, and the won't come out of low range, so I have to fit a dismantled shift motor and wind it back to high range by hand. This is a PITA, it's going to an Indie for fault codes.

Wasn't aware the hi/lo shift required the oil other than for lubrication, if you check out RRPhil's video on a cutaway gearbox, it seems it is a very straightforward mechanical movement. I saw your other post about this and was a little unsure about the hydraulic requirements? .
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