Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

The valve body separator plate i ordered last week finally turned up today so took a sickie and rebuilt the valve body and fitted it back onto the trans, did a flush then went for test drive and very happy with the results.
Before if i was at standing start and didn't very gently take off it would almost stop then the revs would rise and then after about 5 seconds it would clunk into gear and when coasting between 50-60 klms it would gently shunt then fault and into limp mode.
I still need to reset the adaptions so hopefully that will take care of the small clunks i still have, nearly 1k all in well worth it.

When I changed my oil pump I also changed to a Ryco oil filter as that was available locally from Repco.

At the time I noticed how well the Ryco filter fitted.

Since changing these items the speed of the oil light going out was noticeably improved. I put that all on the oil pump.

At the next oil change I had a spare unknown brand filter sitting in my spares box which was delivered as part of the new oil cooler assembly. Due to timing I used that.

The difference between this filter and the Ryco was noticeable in how loosely the “plug” fitted compared to the Ryco. I’ve seen this difference in plug diameter mentioned previously and it set off an alert in my mind.

Since changing the oil I’ve noticed again a lengthening in the time for the oil light to turn off. So much so I’ve changed back to Ryco. On installing the Ryco you really need to use pressure to seat the plug.

Makes sense if the loose plug allows more oil to sink back into the sump overnight. I’ve no doubt there could be no leak past the Ryco.

I’ll stick with them now. At $41 not a bad price either.

Measure the spigot o-ring OD. If around 10.8mm they fit loose. Genuine Ford filters have an OD around 11.1mm and fit much tighter.

Never measured the Ryco filter but by all accounts they are also a tight fit.

I have had Mahle filters vary by 0.3mm - so always watch out for this now after people reported problems with some TDV6 filter brands on the Russian LR forum and Aussie Ford forum.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Measure the spigot o-ring OD. If around 10.8mm they fit loose. Genuine Ford filters have an OD around 11.1mm and fit much tighter.

Never measured the Ryco filter but by all accounts they are also fit tight.

I have had Mahle filters vary by 0.3mm - so always watch out for this now after people reported problems with some TDV6 filter brands on the Russian LR forum and Aussie Ford forum.

By eyeball the Ryco diameter was bigger. The other one’s o ring was loose fitting by comparison.

By feel one falls into the plug hole and the other you need to press in and it’s very oily in there.

Internally the oil level will fall to the height of the spear inside the filter on the supply side. The difference is the time to fill the entire housing if the oil can flow back lower than this level. Once you’ve had the quick light out there’s no going back.

I also recently bought a Ryco fuel filter which was excellent also. You pay well for these ones around $100.

Have been buying for other vehicles and find them always to be good.

Originally Posted by PerthDisco

By eyeball the Ryco diameter was bigger. The other one’s o ring was loose fitting by comparison.

By feel one falls into the plug hole and the other you need to press in and it’s very oily in there.

Internally the oil level will fall to the height of the spear inside the filter on the supply side. The difference is the time to fill the entire housing if the oil can flow back lower than this level. Once you’ve had the quick light out there’s no going back.

I also recently bought a Ryco fuel filter which was excellent also. You pay well for these ones around $100.

Have been buying for other vehicles and find them always to be good.

Which part number is the Ryco fuel filter ? i emailed Ryco as i couldnt find a suitable filter and they gave me Z1116 for my EURO4 D3 which no stores seem to stock but can be bought off ebay or sparesbox for $62.

Well it was $62 now cheapest i can find is $89, not much cheaper than genuine.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

The valve body separator plate i ordered last week finally turned up today so took a sickie and rebuilt the valve body and fitted it back onto the trans, did a flush then went for test drive and very happy with the results.
Before if i was at standing start and didn't very gently take off it would almost stop then the revs would rise and then after about 5 seconds it would clunk into gear and when coasting between 50-60 klms it would gently shunt then fault and into limp mode.
I still need to reset the adaptions so hopefully that will take care of the small clunks i still have, nearly 1k all in well worth it.

Rest adaptions before the drive to work yesterday and it was like a new vehicle,most of clunks gone and shifts smooth with good acceleration again.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Which part number is the Ryco fuel filter ? i emailed Ryco as i couldnt find a suitable filter and they gave me Z1116 for my EURO4 D3 which no stores seem to stock but can be bought off ebay or sparesbox for $62.

Well it was $62 now cheapest i can find is $89, not much cheaper than genuine.

I got mine from Repco Z1116 for my 09 D3 which wasn't located where I expected (a twist on to lock, no pipes to attached), this was after returning the one they originally had listed where you have to detach all the fuel lines and is clamped in a different place.

On the oil filter issue I bought one yesterday from Repco R2662P. First oil change after replacing Oil Cooler which came with an unbranded filter, time for oil light to go out was not good, now with the Repco Ryco filter it is very quick. I wish I'd know the spigot issue then.

Nick

Yes the Ryco fuel filter is harder to lay hands on. Repco stock the early version.

It’s definitely excellent quality and fit like the oil filter.

Veale is always good for parts also.