ATF Group Buy?

H Caver, Yep got the message loud and clear:D:D thanks to all the information in this thread. Will definitely be using only genuine ATF. Just got to find someone who will do it for a reasonable price{ no easy feat in Perth LOL}.
Kinda tricky how you got the post that i deleted/changed LOL.Since you did i'll share a funny with you. The guy who quoted $1800 for a double flush and pan change etc, told me the oil was $50/ltr and he used 20 ltrs which by my reckoning = $1000 right!!!? However if i supply the oil it would still cost $1400????? I think you can see where i'm going with this ;););).
Anyway thanks for all the excellent advice in your posts Caver and others who had good info to add to this thread
Cheers all
Nomad

You can get smaller cans of ZF ATF (you need 10L to do the double flush) but if you can get someone to go halves it would be better and save on freight.
Change over is easy you just undo the pan cut the pipe and put in the steel pan with filter.

Sorry guys (Off topic),
It's apparent that the plastic sump pan/filter has a pipe that extends upwards, making the sump pan a pain to remove. What is the function of this pipe and why isn't it necessary with the steel pan?

Best Wishes,
Peter

The pipe is the oil flow pipe, so important but the steel pan has a separate filter with the pipe on it. To egt the plastic pan with integrated filter off you either need to loosen the cross member and loosen an engine mount or )as dealers now do) undo the valve body of the transmission or just cut it off and replace.
With the steel pan you just remove the pan then take out the separate filter.

Have kit from A&B. Question- not 100% sure on final fluid level[assume top up turn over a few times]
Question 2 Would draining cooler tank and lines help in changing more fluid?

Any one know of a link to a very detailed procedure relating to this subject?

Castrol Nth America have a "multi import fluid" aproved by ZF -ANYONE HEARD OF THIS IN OZ Regards Zack.

Hi all, sort of on the same topic. I've just booked my D3 into Ritters in Melb for a service and auto pan and fluid changeover, as it's just done over 100000kms, have been quoted $1165 just for the auto service, including steel pan and fluid and was quite surprised by the cost. Thought people were talking $700-$800 for the full auto job.

Any thoughts please?

Cheers

Andrew

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Hi all, sort of on the same topic. I've just booked my D3 into Ritters in Melb for a service and auto pan and fluid changeover, as it's just done over 100000kms, have been quoted $1165 just for the auto service, including steel pan and fluid and was quite surprised by the cost. Thought people were talking $700-$800 for the full auto job.

Any thoughts please?

Cheers

Andrew

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I've just been through this as well. You're paying ~$300 for the steel pan - so next time you do this you pay that much less.

Ian

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Originally Posted by kingo

Hi all, sort of on the same topic. I've just booked my D3 into Ritters in Melb for a service and auto pan and fluid changeover, as it's just done over 100000kms, have been quoted $1165 just for the auto service, including steel pan and fluid and was quite surprised by the cost. Thought people were talking $700-$800 for the full auto job.

Any thoughts please?

Cheers

Andrew

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Hi Kingo,
Yes you can get a flush and pan change done for less than $1000 but probably not at a landrover dealer:)!! I hunted for a few days and finally am getting someone to do it for me for about $800 a huge improvement on the initial $1800 i was quoted and all this in Perth where everything seems about 10-20% dearer than eastern states. The ZF oil will cost somewhere between $30-$35 and as carver says you require about 10 ltrs, pan about $350-$400 and 2-3 hrs labour depending on whos doing it LOL{ i was quoted 6-7hrs originally}.
happy servicing
ND3

Hi all
Confused on the acronym 'EPB'
I have an 05 TDV6 when I bought it at around 100000k it had a slight whirry/fuzzy sound that you could get rid off with a slight change of go pedal - its not better or worse at any speed. Took it to the dealer who said it sounded like the torque converter and for $2,500.00 would pull it out and send it to a tranny specialst. Declined the offer but now 10000 hence its getting much louder and seeing I'm about to do a fair bit of offroad towing deceided I need to get it looked at.
Is this the sort of noise vibration that discojools talks about below.

discojools sais Will make me feel a bit better about it.. Also having steel pan fitted too. Transmission expert says that vibration will keep coming back so will have to change oil more often.

sniegy - seems to suggest an aftermarket steel pan and filter may be the go

NeilP seems to think maybe only the oil needs doing

Rocklizard sais They also did a service, including my noisy EPB, and I thoroughly recommend them for service and attention.
The EPB has not made a single untoward noise since that service and after nearly 1800km. **fingers and toes crossed**
Hope this helps.

sniegy sais Last week i replaced a filter with a factory unit at work on a vehicle we were working on.
It is not easy to replace the filter as the factory unit is a pain to remove, I had to remove the cross brace, remove engine mount, lift engine & support transfer case so as to remove filter. We replaced it with another "fatory unit" which incorporates the filter.
Problem being is that the tube that goes into the clutch pack goes up a fair distance. So there is little room.
I am yet to see the steel pan , seperate filter version (so if anyone has a photo, could you post it up for all to see) as this may be easier long term when changing just the filter as the pan may be removable.

CaverD3 sais OEM is a pain to change as you say.
A&B just snap off the OEM filter when removing the pan and throw it away they then fit the steel pan and separate filter. N need to unbilt the cross member.:D
Kit is $385 andd I think it includes enough oil for a fill.
Factory Pan is plastic & contains the filter as a 1 piece unit.
A&B Auto's distribute a different unit, It is a Steel pan & has a seperate filter.

any feed back would be really appreciated

dj

EPB = Electronic Park Brake.

Re: the Auto-Go the steel pan & seperate filter, it just makes the changes at a late reasier to do.

Cheers;)