Transmission Service Intervals

[Disco4SE]

Hi All,
I am interested to know how often everyone has their transmission serviced and if the intervals alters between the V6 & V8?

Did a quick search of the forum and found bits & pieces.

Thanks in advance.

P.S What do you normally pay for the transmission service.

Cheers, Craig

[SBD4]

every 60-100k Km depending on how arduous the use. You can get them to have a look at the oil to see if it needs changing or not. You should expect less than $1000.

Mine at 80k Km still looked brand new.

I believe A & B Automotive Remanufacturing are the go to folk in Melbourne for ZF serving. They should be able to give you a more definitive answer.

[discojools]

Craig,

I haven't heard of any problems with the 8 speed. As SBD4 said A&B Automotive are the ones to get it checked. They're in Dandenong and great to deal with.

[Disco4SE]

Thanks Jools.
Much appreciated

Cheers, Craig

[jtmesa]

I've been told about $1500 from an independent, most of it is price for oil and filter ($1250).

I haven't asked the dealership. Let us know how you go.

[Geedublya]

I had it done at 80K, cost was $690. 6l of LF8 ($290), filter kit including pan ($250) and labour ($150). I will have it serviced again at 130K as I tow a large caravan and do a lot of stop start driving.

[Disco4SE]

That's a bloody good price!

[jtmesa]

I had it done at 80K, cost was $690. 6l of LF8 ($290), filter kit including pan ($250) and labour ($150). I will have it serviced again at 130K as I tow a large caravan and do a lot of stop start driving.

The cheapest i found at the time was from UK for <$500 - ZF 8HP45 Automatic transmission gearbox filter fluid service kit with 8L of oil | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ZF-8HP45-Automatic-transmission-gearbox-filter-fluid-service-kit-with-8L-of-oil/173809436444?hash=item2877d9871c:g:GEMAAOSwLfRbNiN-)

Also, im sure you need 8L of oil???

[Geedublya]

The cheapest i found at the time was from UK for <$500 - ZF 8HP45 Automatic transmission gearbox filter fluid service kit with 8L of oil | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ZF-8HP45-Automatic-transmission-gearbox-filter-fluid-service-kit-with-8L-of-oil/173809436444?hash=item2877d9871c:g:GEMAAOSwLfRbNiN-)

Also, im sure you need 8L of oil???


My transmission specialist is Wyong Automatics and I have used them since 2011 when they rebuilt my D3 ZF. They also double flushed my D4 box after another mechanic serviced it and used non ZF fluid.
I have seen their workshop, talked extensively to Rod (owner) and have talked to other customers. These guys know their stuff. The service involved dropping the pan and oil in it and replacing what came out which was 6l, they replaced the pan and filter and inspected the old filter.

6l for $290 is $48/l which is a good price but they would pay a fair bit less from ZF and buy in bulk.

[Disco4SE]

My transmission specialist is Wyong Automatics and I have used them since 2011 when they rebuilt my D3 ZF.
Interested to know often they recommend to have it serviced.

Cheers, Craig

[justinc]

I would say 80k is a bit early for the 8spd, unless towing most of its life. I just did mine at 100k, after a particularly arduous and hot towing job it made a buzzing sound on take off, was fine when cooled. Just repeated the same trip, no more issues with new oil and filter.

[justinc]

.... and just a quick, excited speel about the weekends towing Odyssey... it's fun fun fun to blow past a 200series pulling a van up a hill, while you are also pulling a van up a hill...👍. And probably using less fuel doing it too... our average for the return 350km was 17/100..

[Disco4SE]

.... and just a quick, excited speel about the weekends towing Odyssey... it's fun fun fun to blow past a 200series pulling a van up a hill, while you are also pulling a van up a hill...👍. And probably using less fuel doing it too... our average for the return 350km was 17/100..
That's awesome.
Was speaking with a mate today that has a 200 Series and very passionate about it. He averages 15/100 without towing and has less power and torque.

[justinc]

That's awesome.
Was speaking with a mate today that has a 200 Series and very passionate about it. He averages 15/100 without towing and has less power and torque.

Yeah the lc200 are vastly overrated. This 4.4 and 8 spd is just a magical combination , the engine note at 3900rpm in 3rd gear up a steep hill with 2.9t hanging off the back is just what life is about....❤❤❤ not towing my daily fuel average is as low as 10.4l/100. Highway i have seen 9.4. These are corrected at the pump figures, the dash is almost 1.4 out

[Geedublya]

Interested to know often they recommend to have it serviced.

Cheers, Craig

They recommend 20K but based on the evidence here I let it go to 40-50K.

[discojools]

Yeah the lc200 are vastly overrated. This 4.4 and 8 spd is just a magical combination , the engine note at 3900rpm in 3rd gear up a steep hill with 2.9t hanging off the back is just what life is about....❤❤❤ not towing my daily fuel average is as low as 10.4l/100. Highway i have seen 9.4. These are corrected at the pump figures, the dash is almost 1.4 out

I recently drove the Lexus version of the 200 series with the diesel V8 which I believe is around the same price as an SDV8 L494. To be truthful I was shocked how bad it was to drive. Truck like chassis dynamics and an engine that really didn't seem very powerful to me. Also terrible feedback through the steering wheel when hitting small bumps in the road. This car was almost brand new.I could never own one.

Craig, service intervals are 26k. I would not leave it any longer than that.

[Disco4SE]

[QUOTE=discojools;Craig, service intervals are 26k. I would not leave it any longer than that.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Jools.
I was referring to the transmission service intervals, not the oil [bigwhistle]

[Geedublya]

That's awesome.
Was speaking with a mate today that has a 200 Series and very passionate about it. He averages 15/100 without towing and has less power and torque.

I get not much over that in Sydney city driving with my V8SC. Towing my 2.7T van can be as low as 18l/100 or as high as 23l/100 depending on my ability to resist passing everything up hill.

[jtmesa]

My transmission specialist is Wyong Automatics and I have used them since 2011 when they rebuilt my D3 ZF. They also double flushed my D4 box after another mechanic serviced it and used non ZF fluid.
I have seen their workshop, talked extensively to Rod (owner) and have talked to other customers. These guys know their stuff. The service involved dropping the pan and oil in it and replacing what came out which was 6l, they replaced the pan and filter and inspected the old filter.

6l for $290 is $48/l which is a good price but they would pay a fair bit less from ZF and buy in bulk.

Took a while to find more info -


The 8HP transmission takes 8.5L from dry fill (excluding coolers and pipes) and we drain in the region of 5L-6L when removing the sump & filter assembly.
Lifeguard 8 is R225 + VAT / Litre (part no: s671.090.310) and the sump/filter assembly is R1423.15 + VAT
When we do the oil change with the flushing machine we normally use approx. 10 litres to ensure most of the old oil is flushed out.

Nico Eksteen

ZF Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd.





So yeah depending on oil change procedure it could take 6-10L.

[Tote]

I did the transmission oil on mine tonight. It has 85000KM on the clock, I followed the disco3.co.uk how to linked to in the 8 speed faq Disco 4 Automatic Transmission FAQ - 8 Speed (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/the-d3-d4-sticky-zone/244354-disco-4-automatic-transmission-faq-8-speed.html) . Just dropped the oil via the drain plugs without drooping the sump or replacing the filter. The oil was fine although had darkened a little, probably a honey colour rather than the clear with a slight green tint of the new lifeguard 8. That is consistent with the results that I was getting on the Disco3 after a change around the 80K mark.
The process on the RRS is very similar to the FAQ which uses a Disco 4 although one of the cats did a nice job of cauterising my elbow when I bumped it while fitting the fill plug.
Lifeguard8 from Sparesbox on fleabay -$65.00 per litre with a 15% discount the other day. I used about 3.8 litres and maybe a tiny bit more tomorrow when I check it cold.

Regards,
Tote

[Tote]

It took about another 200ml this morning from cold, it was just enough to make me open another bottle from which I did about 2 pumps and it started trickling out. All up pretty close to 4 litres replaced in total.

Regards,
Tote