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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: snorkley on February 01, 2007, 21:30:19

Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: snorkley on February 01, 2007, 21:30:19: ok this is probably a common problem,2nd gear is hard to select when cold fine when warm,is a major fault about to occur or do i need to change the oil,what is the best oil? r380 box in defender 300 tdi,thanks i know some of you clever chaps out there will help!!!!!!!1
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: simonred90 on February 01, 2007, 21:37:33: my second gear synchro has worn in my road going 300 DEF 90. pisses me right off. just got to change up slowly. 2nd is always the first to go on the R380's.
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: snorkley on February 01, 2007, 21:46:22: syncros fine,just hard to get into when cold
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: simonred90 on February 01, 2007, 21:51:13: i'd sling some new oil in it. cant hurt it? thinking about it mine is due a service
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: snorkley on February 01, 2007, 22:12:03: yeh,but whats the best oil for the job??
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: simonred90 on February 02, 2007, 11:48:17: ATF in gearboxes. red stuff. same as pwr steering fluid. EP80/90 in your transfer box, axles and CVs. think the boxes take about 4ltrs. off hand not sure.
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: ChrisW on February 02, 2007, 12:15:30: LR spec MTF94 on R380 boxes.
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: Magnum335 on February 02, 2007, 13:35:55: Yup DO NOT PUT ATF IN AN R380!

I speak from experience...
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: snorkley on February 02, 2007, 23:17:01: ok am confused!!!!!!!!!!11
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: simonred90 on February 03, 2007, 22:22:53: Quote from: "barnyfarmer"
Yup DO NOT PUT ATF IN AN R380!

I speak from experience...

oh [!Expletive Deleted!], i've spoken too soon!
err, why not?
Title: 2nd gear!!!!!!!!
Post by: AbyssDJ on February 04, 2007, 13:25:54: our 2nd synchro is dead too. sound wicked when you hammer past chavs and crunch the [!Expletive Deleted!] out of it ;)