Thread: Cheapest Place to Buy Lifeguard 6 by the Litre

Managed ti funh a repco voucher for 20% off, and went ti repci and bought 6litres at 28 dollars each.

Scored!

How many litres do we actually need for the 6 speed ZF?

Have found Motospecs (do web search for local branch), to have best up front price for 20L drum. (and pan/filter kits)
20L drum seems to be best rate I have found when buying trans fluid, and what you have left after flush, can be used next service.
Get a good (clean/new) hand pump to get fluid into box. (Got one at Repco)

Originally Posted by Stuart02

How many litres do we actually need for the 6 speed ZF?

I recently had the plastic sump/integral filter removed and steel ZF sump/separate filter installed. That took 5.5L of Lifeguard Fluid 6 to fill.

I'm about to have do another drain and fill next week - so buying another 5L and using the 0.5L left from the last effort.

Cheers,
Rob

Just ordered in 7 liters of lg6 at my local repco, $35 a litre

Just had my LR3 and RRS completed today and thought I'd share

After reading and researching I booked the cars in ATS Maitland (Ian) who impressed me with his 43 years of auto transmission experience and assurance that he would 'take ownership' of the servicing etc.

Apart from transmission fluids change, wanted to upgrade from plastic sump to metal sump with seperate filter - hence ...

Britpart Automatic transmission filter conversion kit http://www.britpart.com/all-parts/da2142/

Local LR parts supplier - A$465.00

Rimmer Bros UK - UK80.00 (approx $163) plus Fedex

Insisted that ATS obtain and use the ZF Lifeguard 6 - considered 'mandatory' reading the forums including disco3uk

To my surprise and trepidation I arrived to find a box of LR Transmission oil ref TYK500050

We jointly rang LR dealer at Bennetts Green and queried, plus checked the web - seems to be a repackaged ZF6 - reluctantly agreed to proceed.

Turns out the LR TYK500050 retails from the LR dealer at $90 / litre - in shock and horror I rang Repco and asked the price and availability of ZF6 - $40/ ltr available overnight - compromise reached (phew!)

Both cars now have the upgraded metal sump with seperate filter (direct from UK) and the horrendously expensive LR (ZF6) oil and I'm advised that the next transmission service should be 70,000 kms in the future.

Total costs? per car

Rimmer Bros - $232 (50% of total for both) inc Fedex
LR Oil 5 ltrs - $275
Labour - $180

Total $687

ATS Maitland to be applauded and highly recommended for their integrity and co-operation - they now have a very satisfied customer.

Hope this helps

cheers all

Thanks Hiker , plenty of non gen sump kits on ebay for around the $230 ish price I noticed it was a Britapart unit so not sure if to go the gen at $350 or non gen sump
We have Total oil at work and the Fluidmatic MV LV has the right specs and is around $160+ for 20 litres

If it looks to good to be true... Then.. well you know .. Good Luck