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  1. 19th May 2007, 02:40 PM #1
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    Oil colour?

    Guys, quick question...for those that have used Syntrans and Syntrax, what colour is it?

    Doing the oil change now, and did the TC first, and noticed the "Syntrax" was red?? I've only ever seen gear oil that is "normal" and ATF that is red, so just want to check. More worrying, a quick look at the receipt and they have put down Syntrans and Transmax Z - the latter being the stuff I assume I've just stuck in the TC - so I don't know if they've got it wrong, or this is just how they had to invoice it...and obviously I can't ring them till Monday!

    I'm also assuming that is it is indeed Transmax Z, then being a synthetic ATF I don't want to be driving on this in the TC?
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    Syntrax (the synthetic transfer case oil) is red.
    Syntrans (for gearboxes) is a honey colour.
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    and Transmax Z is green, so it definitely isn't what you've put in your T/Case.
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    Thanks both - that's a huge relief, as it's a **** of a job with only a little hand pump and no ramps!

    I found the bit about Transmax Z being green just before I saw the replies, but was still unerved by the Syntrax being red, as that is usually ATF IME.

    That's now all my fluids done, everything except the diffs now on fully synthetic, and with the few k's the car does they should last me a while...

    Now for the intercooler tomorrow morning and finish the wiring...
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    Just been for a quick test drive, and WHAT a difference! Quieter, I think, and with a significantly better gearchange! Best of all, just over 5l of the stuff combined cost less than what Supacheap wanted for 3 litres for Syntrans alone!
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  6. 19th May 2007, 11:14 PM #6
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    Sounds like you got good service then!
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    Quote Originally Posted by tempestv8 View Post
    Sounds like you got good service then!
    Yep...good advice on here to use Syntrans/Syntrax, and a good tip from LandyAndy to buy it from a LR dealer....and even a good price from them on the oil, so yes, I'm very happy....especially now I know it's the right stuff I filled the TC with!
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