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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347   
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Autobox fluid is red
Same stuff used in your power steering too - its basically hydraulic fluid. I would say looks like some blue grease which has got hot and run out of the gearbox. Good lords, surely not a sign they are actually greasing the input shaft adapter is it??? Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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17th Dec 2015 12:56pm |
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| Natlas Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: West Sussex Posts: 460 
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Blue blood, part of our land rover heritage!
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17th Dec 2015 10:12pm |
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| giterdun Member Since: 08 Oct 2015 Location: cadiz Posts: 20  
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I have the exact same issue, on a landmark. Just above the box where the forward prop shaft meets gearbox\transfer box. Dealer off for xmass.
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23rd Dec 2015 8:27am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Nobody's got a definitive answer yet to what it is?
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23rd Dec 2015 9:09am |
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| Avion8 Member Since: 26 Jan 2015 Location: Perth Posts: 281  
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I'm pretty sure it is some sort of assembly fluid. I wiped mine off nearly 600kms ago & it has not come back. The underside is now pristine & leak free for the moment.
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23rd Dec 2015 9:25am |
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| giterdun Member Since: 08 Oct 2015 Location: cadiz Posts: 20
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i,ll give mine a clean tonight, and if it does not return , will cancel appointment with LR for the 6th.
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23rd Dec 2015 10:50am |
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| TonyF Member Since: 13 Aug 2015 Location: Tasmania Posts: 61 
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I had oily fluid dripping down on my carport floor for a couple of days. I think it was protective fluid as it was particularly evident below the side runners, so not near any mechanical components. I assumed it was part of preparation for the sea voyage to Oz. There was also a lot of heavy black oil brushed onto some areas, esp. inside the rear wheel arches, which I cleaned off.
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23rd Dec 2015 2:30pm |
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| GreenHue Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 23
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The dealer looked at the blue fluid coming from the transmission area today.
They have never seen a blue lubricant in a defender. So they strongly believe it's a lubricant used to grease a transmission shaft within the manufacturing process and therefore not a problem. They also mentioned that they had had another new defender with the same problem. They just cleaned the grease up and there hadn't been any further leaks. Wanted a Defender for 30 years - now own the best - A Heritage 2015 90 SW Heritage 2014 RR Sport 2014 RR Evoke |
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6th Jan 2016 10:52pm |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1642
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Finally lubricating that then!
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7th Jan 2016 3:54am |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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Personally I can't see it being lubrication for the shaft?
I've had a few of these out now, and if they are greased there is no way the grease/fluid can escape and leak out. The centre section of the shaft housing is a sealed unit bolted between the main box, and transfer box. The grease supplied by Land Rover is silver in colour, and will never run out. The blue fluid looks more like a thread lock consistency, maybe used on assembly? I would be very suprised if it was shaft lubrication!  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
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7th Jan 2016 7:17am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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As this is not a standalone case, seems a good question to ask Ryan from Customer Relations. Did Solihull change something in the last months of the assembly process, and if so what and why?
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7th Jan 2016 7:32am |
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| machine1963 Member Since: 01 Jun 2015 Location: oldham Posts: 61  
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It is oil, had my land mark on the road for a week, it was leaking from the transfer box. Dealer had to drop the transfer box and re seal they sent me pictures ones it was out to show me what they were doing, they said they didn't stock this special oil so had to get in touch with land rover.
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7th Jan 2016 9:01am |
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| machine1963 Member Since: 01 Jun 2015 Location: oldham Posts: 61
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It was blue oil on my garage floor every time I wiped it, it was back again the next morning.
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7th Jan 2016 9:03am |
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| machine1963 Member Since: 01 Jun 2015 Location: oldham Posts: 61
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I did get some between my fingers, it was defantly oil.
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7th Jan 2016 9:05am |
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