Thread: D3 TDV6 Service

Also be aware (if you are not already) that removing the drain plug and draining the oil and then filling back up only changes about 40% of the oil in the box/TC. You will get about about 3.5 - 4 litres out but the entire system actually holds about 9-9.5litres.

If you don't have them - see below

Hi Garrycol.

Thanks a million for the attachments. I've just been surfing on our extremely slow broadband connection (you're the best, Telstra ) and was about to give up.

I would imagine the procedure for the 'new type' transmission wouldn't require lifting the job up to get at the drain plug, although it's interesting that the original can be serviced (of sorts) after all.

As far as the gearbox is concerned, clearly the 240,000km service interval is a crock.

My car has done 51,000km and the box has not been touched - at the 60,000km service I will drop the sump plug and replace the 3 or 4 litres (hence my interest in what you are intending) - will do the same at 84,000km and at 96,000km will do the full metal sump change, filter change, full fluid change etc.

After that I will do the 3-4litre change every 24,000km and the full flush and filter change 96,000km later.

Then hopefully my box and TC will have a happy and productive like into old age.

I need to do similar things for the diffs etc - and the air filter which is supposed to last 110,000km which I find unlikely.

Fourx4 in Newcastle sell full filter kits for about $165 - just make sure you tell them the model year as the post 06 TDV6s have a different fuel filter to the earlier models.

Garry

60,000km or more without a service on a Transmission seems an awful lot.
To me it sounds like saying 25,000km without an engine oil change is ok!

What is the fluid looking like when it comes out of these transmissions after being in there for 60k or more?
Open up your Trans filter when you change it and take a look in it.
Do these new Transmissions run a magnetic sump plug or run a magnet in the pan?

Hey rrp38, how's it going?

I believe there are two magnets, but I'll found out next leave.

I have a new transmission (with the new type sump) which had an oil change about 40K klms ago.

With all this talk of diffs and tranny failures I'll probably just service everything yearly. A bit over the top, but I used to do this on both of my rangies.

Prevention better than cure etc (and a lot cheaper by all accounts)

Originally Posted by RR P38

60,000km or more without a service on a Transmission seems an awful lot.

But the Land Rover service interval on these is 240,000km.