Thread: IRD Oil Change.

When designing the Freelander, the designers in their wisdom (or lack of) decided that oil technology had progressed to the point that it did not ever need to be replaced in items such as diffs, gearboxes and the IRD. Hmm not a good idea - I replace mine every 40,000km and top up at every 20,000 if there is not obvious weeps or leaks - more often if there is a leak.

There is a drain plug on the bottom of the IRD and the filler is a bit obscured halfway up the housing at the rear of the IRD.

Place the car on level ground and fill the IRD through the filler until it runs out - you will need a pump of some kind or a long pipe to fill it up from above.

Garry

Thanks for your advice, Garry! Do you know, by any chance, the amount of oil that the IRD needs to be filled with?

Cheers

1.1 litres

Hey Garry - thanks a million. Unbelievable to me to think that oil will keep clean and lubricating for the life of the vehicle! Thanks for your helpful advice. I'll do it!
Cliff.

Hey again Garry - another thought .... seems to be the same story with the final drive unit (rear diff) - but no drain plug apparent on the rear diff ? :-(
Cliff.

Originally Posted by Cliff

Hey again Garry - another thought .... seems to be the same story with the final drive unit (rear diff) - but no drain plug apparent on the rear diff ? :-(
Cliff.

Yep - again the rear diff is fitted for life - top up only and as such they did not fit a drain plug only a filler. You need to suck the oil out through the filler hole and refill there as well.

Garry

I am going to do the same thing as the above poster, that is change the oil in the IRD and the rear diff, what oil is recommended, just a normal EP 90 or something similiar???