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Oil upgrade for R380 gearbox
« on: July 02, 2006, 22:27:33 »
Anybody suggest an oil upgrade for the R380.
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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2006, 23:24:39 »
dexron 3 atf instead of normal dexron 2 atf
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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2006, 23:31:03 »
Quote from: "RedlineMike"
dexron 3 atf instead of normal dexron 2 atf


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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2006, 08:08:15 »
Quote from: "RedlineMike"
dexron 3 atf instead of normal dexron 2 atf


Apart from the number on the bottle, whats the actual difference Mike? The dealer alegidly changed my gearbox fluid for some "better" ATF oil when i took it back with troubles engaging gears.
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2006, 11:23:50 »
I use Unipart MTF94 in my R380, and Land Rover now recommend using Texico MTF94 or an oil with the same specs, as do Ashcroft's.  :wink:

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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2006, 16:30:22 »
Now my R380 is out of warranty I use the synthetic stuff sold by Difflock. It has had good reviews in the magazines and seems to make a significant difference in cold weather, now instead of being terrible it is just bad (gets better when warm though).
I would recomend it  (it lasts 3-4 times longer as well) but I wish LR could have produced a decent gearbox in the first place.
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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2006, 19:08:32 »
I'm with Litch, got the difflock stuff, excellent too.
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