Thread: Gear oils in Defender 110 - EPX80/90?

I use Castrol EPX80/90 in my diffs,transfer and swivels with no problems yet.

I tend to fill the rear up a little more as the bearings are oil lubed.

As for the R380 I use CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W/85.

Have a look here select make,model and year (read the notes at he bottom).

Castrol Australia - NetLube

toc_bat I don't know if you know but we have a section on here called The Good Oil where people (mostly Pedro_The_Swift ) group more definitive information, kind of like a database.

This post is probably a good start for oil information.


James.

Originally Posted by MacFamily

I use Castrol EPX80/90 in my diffs,transfer and swivels with no problems yet.

I tend to fill the rear up a little more as the bearings are oil lubed.

As for the R380 I use CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W/85.

Have a look here select make,model and year (read the notes at he bottom).

Castrol Australia - NetLube

What he said.

Thanks for that Mac. And writing of swivel pins, how much oil do they take? In the manual it says 350ml but it also says to fill them till oil is level with the filler plug, well i poured in maybe 500ml and oil was still not overflowing at the filler plug.

ok bye

Originally Posted by toc_bat

Thanks for that Mac. And writing of swivel pins, how much oil do they take? In the manual it says 350ml but it also says to fill them till oil is level with the filler plug, well i poured in maybe 500ml and oil was still not overflowing at the filler plug.

ok bye

Oh oh, too much oil.

Early swivel housings had a fill, level and drain plugs.

Later housings (where LR used 'One Shot' grease instead of oil) only have a fill plug so you have to dip the swivel to check the level.

You need to turn the wheel to full lock to get a piece of wire past the swivel ball when trying to dip it.

Originally Posted by rick130

Oh oh, too much oil.

Early swivel housings had a fill, level and drain plugs.

Later housings (where LR used 'One Shot' grease instead of oil) only have a fill plug so you have to dip the swivel to check the level.

You need to turn the wheel to full lock to get a piece of wire past the swivel ball when trying to dip it.

thanks rick, actually when I was doing the job there was a bolt there that looked very much like a plug, perhaps i have the early type, it is a 1994 defender 110. Or if I have the later type that needs a dip stick then what should the height of the oil level be? or should i just re do it and stick to 350ml? bye

The 1994 models have a 7/16" bolt next to the steering stop that is the level plug. Fill until it dribbles out.

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

The 1994 models have a 7/16" bolt next to the steering stop that is the level plug. Fill until it dribbles out.

JC

thanks, yes that makes sense, i thought it looked like a plug and that big ugly bolt that looks like some previous owner has made a some home cooked modification is the steering stop!