Thread: Blown transmission hose

Blown trans cooler lines on Td5 Discos are pretty common.

I would suggest people grab the crimped connection at the end of the steel line where it turns to rubber at the front of the vehicle every now and then and try and twist it around. If you can move it easily, then it is close to blowing off.

After 1999 date of manufacture then maybe a replacement some time back would have been a good idea.

I would hesitate to outright blame the workshop, however it is a good idea to perform checks on them from time to time as it is a known problem.


Continuing to drive it while slipping in and out of gear could be a worse result, I would fit a new pair of lines, filter and oil and then change the oil again in 5000km.


JC

Due to the fact that repairing them doesn't fully address the issue of the cooler end fittings sometimes failing, then short of changing the cooler for a different one with JIC fittings etc (Preferred) then genuine LR are the go. They are actually a lot less exxy than you think.

JC