L322 td6 GM transmission oil & filter

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Originally Posted by ahebron

Hi John have you done the job yet?
What oil did you end up with?
Looking to do my recently purchased 2003 TD6 with 225000km on it soon.
Got to find out what is leaking oil up near the turbo as well. Not enough to hit the ground but enough to give everything round it a good coating. Cleaned it all off yesterday so I can hopefully track it down.

Adrian

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High crankcase pressure from a blocked breather can cause oil leaks similar to what you are describing - you can get oil being pushed out from seals, etc. This can also lead to premature turbo failure as well. Hope you find the cause.:)

I'll jump back on this thread,it is VERY important that the fluid is filled EXACTLY as the manufacturer states,the shop that did mine didn't and it had two litres less fluid than it was supposed to.I had it done again at Lifestyle LR at Morley and they sourced the fluid direct from BMW and filled it properly and my gearbox never ran smoother. Pat

I just got quoted $300 for a full fluid change and filter change on my td6 trans by a well known local land rover specialist, and they seem to think the atf in the td6 box is nothing too special? hmmmmmmmmm

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Originally Posted by jsp

I just got quoted $300 for a full fluid change and filter change on my td6 trans by a well known local land rover specialist, and they seem to think the atf in the td6 box is nothing too special? hmmmmmmmmm

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OEM filter - $75
proper spec ATF (say they only do a pan change of 10 litres) - $150
labour 1 hour - $75
total $300.

sounds feasible

No go.The trans needs a flush,mine was done twice to get all the old fluid out.Do it once right and then a pan change every 12 months. Pat

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Originally Posted by PAT303

No go.The trans needs a flush,mine was done twice to get all the old fluid out.Do it once right and then a pan change every 12 months. Pat

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Yes, of course, but the dealer does it the way I outlined for $300.
If a dealer was to do it properly then you'd have to pay $650.
I wouldn't trust any dealer to use the correct ATF anyway as your earlier experience proved Pat!

I'm with you on the dealers,when you consider how much money one of these cost if it all goes wrong I would not save money on the tranny servicing. Pat

Treading very carefully here.
I did a bit of research into the oil for the TD6 transmission today and came up with these.

ELF - PRESTIGE LL

AMSOIL - Synthetic Multi-Vehicle Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF)

Full Synthetic Multi Vehicle Automatic Transmission Fluid- Nulon Australia

Now I have always thought of Nulon and Amsoil as bit like snake oil but I have reason why, maybe its the names.
All the above claim to be replacements for Texaco Texamatic ETL-7045E.
Texaco Texamatic ETL-7045E is not easily available here in NZ apart from the dealers if they stock it.

Thanks
Adrian

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Originally Posted by ahebron

Treading very carefully here.
I did a bit of research into the oil for the TD6 transmission today and came up with these.

All the above claim to be replacements for Texaco Texamatic ETL-7045E.
Texaco Texamatic ETL-7045E is not easily available here in NZ apart from the dealers if they stock it.

Thanks
Adrian

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I'm always a little suspicious of "synthetic" = usually code for 'very expensive' with no added benefits.

What these atf manufacturers claim as replacements is irrelevant.
What you need is atf that is listed on GM's list of licensed products as suitable for this model tranny.

Or just buy the correct fluid from BMW. Pat