Thread: slight shudder from auto trans

Well the deed it done.
Had local LR Dealership service my auto trans on my D3.
$1,489.00 using an after market service kit.
So next service will be half the cost, using the new kit.
Certainly has taken the shudder away, but l have a hole in my wallet

$840.00 labour
$289.00 for after market service kit
$360.00 for trans fluid.

Mine was serviced today as well. Still waiting for the result of the oil test to see if it has glycol in the trans but certainly works better.
Regards,
Tote

i am going to have a talk with Local LR dealership tomorrow, as the auto trans after spending $1500 plus is still shuddering, but not as bad as before.
When is it going to end with this car

Happened to mine. Need a recon box.

Check the rear bearing/bush.

Well the car is booked into the dealership Tuesday week, to have another look at the issue.
See how we go from here????

Early this week, I had the transmission filter pan changed and of course new oil added.

I had the shop install the factory standard plastic filter pan as the A&B metal pan kit is not readily available over here - can be obtained sort of, but not easily, and about $500 to $600.

I had the work done at a local ZF experienced shop, (there actually is one), or at least guys who know ZF well as they gets lot of experience kindly provided by the local BMW dealers. The good news is that this was actually their first LR3 and they agreed that getting to the pan was closer in difficulty to what I had described than what they really figured it would be.

The cost was about $400 for the pan and oil, (used the Jag part number ZF 6 oil), and another $400 for labour, plus tax. This I thought was quite reasonable. The CAN buck and $Australian are about equal.

I am pleased to say that acceleration is noticeably improved; shifting a bit smoother, (but was OK before), and to my surprise, gasoline usage, (I do not use the word economy with the 3), has improved by at least a litre or more / 100 km so I just might get some of my money back over time.

The fuel improvement did surprise me. Prior the display showed about 16 litres / 100 km around town and that is nothing to boast about, nor is the now displayed 14/15, but it is an improvement.

Looking at the magnets in the removed pan, for 126,000 km, (first time changed), there was a bit more metal than perhaps one would like to have seen. Each of the two round magnets carried about five slivers of metal perhaps a quarter inch long. There was also a 1/16" thick sort of metal/oil paste glued to the flat surfaces of the magnets - nothing real bad, but not ideal either.

Mine is shuddering again, not as badly, the dealership had a look last Tuesday and agreed it was shuddering but it is far worse when cold so they want to have a look at it when it's cold. Booked in again for next Thursday evening to drop off. I'm resigned to a new transmission but we'll see how it goes.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Tote

Mine is shuddering again, not as badly, the dealership had a look last Tuesday and agreed it was shuddering but it is far worse when cold so they want to have a look at it when it's cold. Booked in again for next Thursday evening to drop off. I'm resigned to a new transmission but we'll see how it goes.

Regards,
Tote

Hi Tote,

How many Km's are on your D3??
Mine is also in for the same next Tuesday.
Simply do not have the cash at the moment to spend another few grand to fix an intermittant slight shudder!!