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tuesdayfox

Member Since: 23 Jun 2013
Location: Sydney,OZ
Posts: 129

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Zambezi Silver

Drain plug gunk , transfer box status assessment

Hi All,
So I have changed the oils on my puma 2.2 defender today. she has done 48,000Kms and a MY13
and I found this!:
well, this is my first time doing oil change myself so please tell me how bad it is or its normal....

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many thanks
Martin

5th Feb 2016 1:34am

Mash

Member Since: 09 Feb 2015
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 1674

Looks ok to me, you always get a small amount of swarf on the drain plug (magnetic for a reason). 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html
110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html
52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html
D3 Hse - Fiona
Capri 2l S - Anna

Think I might have a problem............

5th Feb 2016 8:53am

YOLO110

Member Since: 14 Feb 2015
Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK
Posts: 1645

Very surprised there is still swarf after 48,000 km and presumably at least 2 other previous oil changes???

YOLO... You Only Live Once...

5th Feb 2016 11:29am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Probably not 2 changes on transfer box oil - that could be from new.

More should post photos like this and then we have a really valuable knowledge base.

5th Feb 2016 3:56pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2672

If you start finding chunks of teeth or synchro rings then you can be more concerned, but that is perfectly normal.

The LT230 is a pretty robust beast.

5th Feb 2016 4:29pm

tuesdayfox

Member Since: 23 Jun 2013
Location: Sydney,OZ
Posts: 129

Thanks everyone. that was a relief.

yes, this was the first oil change for gearbox, transfer box and both axles.

in my case, 48,000kms in 3 years two big trips and approximately going offroad once a month:

-the gearbox oil seems fine, the oil is dark red colored and doesn't smeel too bad. (I measure the dropped oil and mine was under-filled from factory)

-the font axle oil is brownish black and the rear axle oil is also brownish black with quite a bit of bubbles in them.

-the transfer box oil is the worse. it smells really bad and its sort of a think, also silvery black colored.

I think I will be getting a magnetic plug for my gearbox soon and change the transferbox oil more frequently- workshop manuals says tbox oil changed at 80kkms and gearbox oil changed at 200kkms.

Cheers
Martin

7th Feb 2016 10:38am

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