Member Since: 08 Jan 2005
Location: NORWAY
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Oil
I want recommendation for non-castrol oil to TDV6 on differential front and rear ,transfer and manuel gearbox . Shell ,Mobil or Esso ? oil
11th Nov 2015 12:06 pm
Nodge68
Member Since: 05 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1014
I used these for my gearbox and diffs. Motul for the diffs. Fuchs for the manual gearbox.
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11th Nov 2015 1:56 pm
JMack
Member Since: 02 Aug 2014
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1517
Why are you using different oils in the diff and box Nodge?
Thought they were both the same grade of oil?
11th Nov 2015 2:58 pm
Nodge68
Member Since: 05 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1014
I bought what forum sponsor Opie Oils listed for the D3. The diffs use 75w90 full synthetic, this is the Motul Gear 300. The manual box uses a 75w80 full synthetic, hence the Fuchs Sintofluid. Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
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It is, although I think it's fairly widely acknowledged that it's just a very expensive 75W-90 gear oil in plain packaging labeled, "Special" Transfer Box Oil.
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16th Nov 2015 3:36 pm
dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
Transfer box oil seems a lot thinner to me than 75/90. I paid £23 a litre for the Special Land Rover stuff in cheap looking packaging, and £12 litre for Syntrax 75/90 so that's only about £16-£17 difference to put the proper stuff in the transfer box. Not much in the overall scheme of filter and oil costs when changing the lot D4 GS 12MY
16th Nov 2015 8:35 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
I reckon its a lot thinner than 75/90 its almost like atf very thin.
Its dear but in all reality your average owner is only going to ever change it once and whats 50 quid in d3/4 ownership?
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