Gearbox problems

[Rat]

Hi all. We are on the way to Darwin. My mates 300tdi defender (r380) has developed a noise in the gearbox yesterday. He says it sounds like a bearing noise but it's only in fourth gear and not always present. Sometimes there, sometimes not. No other gears, just fourth. Any advise from the technically skilled???

[DRanged]

Chris
really difficult to know, but being in the situation you are in (ie holiday trip) I would find a good local mechanic, dump the existing oil (and see what comes out), fill it with a good syntrans or 75/80 etc manual gearbox oil and even put in a Nulon type gearbox additive. All of the above MAY help and wont cost the earth. It might just behave itself. I hope so.

Justin

[Rat]

Just an update. It sounds like more of a chatter. Worse if u pull the shifter towards fourth while driving. Syncro's rattling???

[Rat]

Any ideas? Doesn't seem to be getting worse.

[ramblingboy42]

just keep going mate.......