Thread: Water Crossings

My r380 and lt230 both have breather lines on the driver side near the top of the boxes. They go through a little holding bracket up through the tunnel space into the bonnet area. You will see the lines come up. I think when i fit new ones i had the centre console out of the car coz i was doing clutch change. I changed both lines and re routed them to a higher point under the bonnet.

The bellhousing should have a wading plug hole. As per pic attached. Not the hole that this person has drilled but to the left of the pic you can see the head of the plug. not so much on bellhousing but more on flywheel housing.

Originally Posted by Finnius

Yep nothing there at all. Do all R380 gearboxes on a V8 have one?

Not on mine or not that i can see.
I do however have a 3 bolt plate at the bottom.

I can't believe we all have differences in the wading plug locations! Also glad to see that mine is not the only landy all oily underneath, i was thinking of cleaning it all back and trying to find where it all comes from - but i don't really want to know!

Here is some pics of where i guess the wading plug should be:
Towards the front>


Further back looking forward>


I cant see any bolt holes anywhere?

There are a few different size bellhousings. For different motors etc. my wading plug hole is on the flywheel housing as I mentioned before. Not on bellhousing. Guess not all have them.

Yeah my flywheel housing is really thin, if that makes sense.
Not much of a lip on the bottom to have a drain hole. As i mentioned though, there is this little slot where the bellhousing and flywheel housing meet, that looks the same as the drain hole on my hilux. I guess that must be all it has. Oh well - not much water can get in a hole that small unless i park in a river all day! Thanks

Is the slot you are referencing to the right of the center bolt on the join of your eng and trans in your top picture? I have a small square missing in mine in a similar position. Not suitable for a bolt. Id say if a 5c piece was square, it would be around that big.