Reply With QuoteThanks! But how can you check the level of transfer oil?
Fossicker
SupporterI know it's been covered here before, but it appears LR still don't know how to fill oil. On picking up my brand new MY15 130 and driving it home, it got the better of me to grab the spanners and check the levels. Surprise surprise, 500ml needed in transfer, 300ml in front diff and rear diff was OK. Yet to do the gearbox, but I won't be surprised if it's short as well!
Master
Thanks! But how can you check the level of transfer oil?
Wizard
Same as the diffs, rule of thumb is the level should be just below the filler plug. Unscrew the filler with a half inch driver and stick your finger in and you should touch oil without having to "reach in".Originally Posted by tuesdayfox
Good idea to do it when the oil is cold though...
Cheers,
Lou
Master
Thats scary. I just picked up my MY15 130 on friday.
LR wonder why they have a bad reputation for quality control and reliability...maybe they should try training apes for factory workers.
Ive already found a heap of loose nuts under the sill of the body...what gave it away was the nut that actually fell off in the driveway!
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so much for all that pre delivery fee you fellas have paid
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Master
I talked them out of the dealer delivery charges...so maybe they just didnt do it 😕so much for all that pre delivery fee you fellas have paid
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YarnMaster
I took mine straight to BOR for a after predelivery inspection and then again after 5000 km of Central Australia, nothing wrong both times, money wasted or peace of mind guaranteed.
Now back to the recommended Service Cycle.
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ChatterBox
SubscriberShould be picked up at pre-delivery inspection. Decades ago I worked in a mazda dealership, they were finding that every vehicle sold needed a litre of engine oil at predelivery, the dealers had quite a dispute with the manufacturer as it was obviously a cost-saving measure.
By the way, the filler plug is not supposed to be used as a level plug in the Puma defenders, as the transfer is mounted on an angle. The proper way to check the transfer oil level is to drain it out, measure it and put it back in
Wizard
Thanks for that POD!By the way, the filler plug is not supposed to be used as a level plug in the Puma defenders, as the transfer is mounted on an angle. The proper way to check the transfer oil level is to drain it out, measure it and put it back in
Never actually had a go at the Puma's transfer case, but obviously many many times on the 300Tdi.
I imagine the "finger check" remains better than nothing though?
Cheers,
Lou
ChatterBox
SubscriberYeah I don't know how far from the filler hole the level ends up with the correct quantity of oil, I meant to check last time I serviced the 130 but I had the back end on ramps when I filled the transfer oil. I reckon it surely can't make much difference in the scheme of things, but the workshop manual says something to the effect that the world will end if you use the filler plug to check the level.
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