Those people who say ATF is not good enough have no idea what there talking about.I crossed Australia three times east west and twice north south running ATF and countless other trips all over and my gearbox has never been touched. Pat
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Those people who say ATF is not good enough have no idea what there talking about.I crossed Australia three times east west and twice north south running ATF and countless other trips all over and my gearbox has never been touched. Pat
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Originally Posted by PAT303
You mean the Land Rover technicians / engineers that decided ATF wasn't appropriate and changed the spec to MTF94 / Syntrans? :angel:
AreAre they really saying it isn't good enough or are they just saying that it isn't the best available now.Quote:
Originally Posted by PAT303
Just because there is something better around now does not mean that the original oil won't do the job.
Castrol TQF is the correct spec oil, but as stated oils have improved.
I am now trying the new penrite light gear oil........seems the same so far.
Well why have I never had a problem ever?,mine doesn't even clash into 2nd. PatQuote:
Originally Posted by BigJon
Maybe if you used the current spec oil you would get double the life from your gearbox. You just don't know and can't tell. It seems to me that using the highest spec oil available is a good idea. You can keep using whatever you want, but I know what I put in my LT77S.
the reason why the newer oils are specified is becuase they make fast shifting easier.
which means you no longer have to worry about correct shifting technique you can just go an hoik the dogs to merry hell and the oil makes up for it.
ITs amazing how many people think that large gearboxes should shift just like small ones and complain that the unimogs and perenties have bad gearboxes because they dont shift as quickly or as easily as their little hairdresser wagon.
but when it does start to clash, i will bet london to a brick that within days of putting syntans in it it will go back to being a good little puppy for quite some time...Quote:
Originally Posted by PAT303
ask me how i know....
you can argue that old technology is all you need till you go blue in the face
those that have tried the newer technologies know that there is a big improvement.
thats an entirely different thing to saying that the old technology does not work at all.
i just changed the oil in my LT77, it previously had ATF in it, no idea what type as it is what was in the box when i bought it, but upon removing the sump plug i have never seen so much brass swarf, synchros im lead to believe, now i know its not an R380 but surely it can't be good for it, as it has different characteristics to regular gear oil at different temperatures and is rated for different pressures etc, since i put a 75w gear oil in, as far as i can remember it may be a different weight to what i recall, it shifts beautifully
Try belray 40W just as good as syntrans IMHO and cheaper