R380 oil

[ted44]

Sorry about this, but for all my research I can't find a definitive answer, I have had Dextron 111 ATF oil in the main gear box and was advised that a synthetic 75-80 MTF was the way to go, what would you use and which make, Castrol, Valvoline, redline, etc.
Thanks ted

[justinc]

valvoline duragear 75w85 is a great oil and not too exxy, the penrite progear 75 is also excellent.

jc

[Don 130]

I've got Castrol Syntrans in mine. I got the recommendation from 'The good oil' department on here.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/good-oil/

Don.

[ted44]

Thanks I had Valvoline 75-85, in and at first it was a bit notchy but not too bad now, but at the minute I can't find it in supacheap/repco so need something else as good if not better that can be sourced at these shops!
Thanks ted

[rick130]

Thanks I had Valvoline 75-85, in and at first it was a bit notchy but not too bad now, but at the minute I can't find it in supacheap/repco so need something else as good if not better that can be sourced at these shops!
Thanks ted

As mentioned above, either Castrol Syntrans 75W-85 or Penrite Pro Gear 75W-85.
You should be able to source one or both from SuperCrap or Repco.

[Rezley]

Pro Gear 75-85 synthetic doesn't appear to have MTF 94 listed on Key Specification, where as Trans Gear 75-80 semi synthetic does?

Do you still regard Pro Gear as better than the Trans Gear.

I am running Sin Manual Trans I think....need to check my notes but this has been superseded by Pro Gear 75-85.

I now have a quite noisy 2nd gear getting worse, noisier as box heats up and under load.

I'm looking to try something different to what in it to prolong changing out g/box.

Thanks,
Rez

[TYE]

Castrol have the correct oils that land rover require for gearbox and transfer box can not remember off the top of my head, but range the castrol agent he had all the info. one is sybtrax but can't remember the other sorry,

[101RRS]

one is sybtrax but can't remember the other sorry,

Syntrans yes but never use Syntrax.

[robbotd5]

Syntrans in the R380. Syntrax in the LT 230.
Regards
Robbo

[mudder110]

hi there got the progear in mine couldnt wait to get rid of it was given it by my landy guy because he didn't have the penrite 75/80 put the 75/80 in today perfect pro gear is not the correct oil for the r380
Caltex 75/80 full syn is the way to go but hard to get the penrite is great
no cold notchiness cheers

[rick130]

hi there got the progear in mine couldnt wait to get rid of it was given it by my landy guy because he didn't have the penrite 75/80 put the 75/80 in today perfect pro gear is not the correct oil for the r380
Caltex 75/80 full syn is the way to go but hard to get the penrite is great
no cold notchiness cheers


Not 'correct' ?
Really ?

How long did you have it in for ? The FM's can take up to 800km to flush the old FM's out of the synchro faces and for the new ones to embed into them.

These boxes can be idiosyncratic too, what one likes another can have a problem or two with, but usually the choice is a few dodgy shifts when cold or gear and bearing rattle in summer under load, your call.
Personally the noise, rattle and general cacophony with a full syn 70W-80 and even a premium 75W-85 in the heat of summer had me looking elsewhere.


Oh, and Caltex/Texaco MTF94 is only a semi-synthetic, (as is the Penrite Transgear 75W-80)
Good luck trying to buy MTF94 in Oz after Caltex discontinued it. From my experience there are better MTF's out there ;)

I'll shut up now, people would have coniptions at some of the brews I've run......
At the end of the day use whatever you're happy with, we all, use our cars differently.