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DEFENDER2007KENYA



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2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Alpine White
DIFF OIL
HI AT WHAT INTERVALS SHOULD I CHANGE THE DIFF OIL? MY DEFENDER 2007 HAS DONE 59000 K I HAVENT CHANGED THE DIFF OIL YET . ALSO WHAT TYPE OF OIL , WHICH GRADE ?
Post #50957 4th Jan 2011 6:38am
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bjartin



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You only need to check and top up front and rear axle oil and clean drain plug.
Use : GEARTEX EP-C 80W-90 (Texaco)
or MULTIGEAR S 75W-90 (Texaco)
or CASTROL EPX 80X/90 = LR003156 Puma 90 MY 2010 (sold 2017)
Defender 110 MY 2001

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Post #50961 4th Jan 2011 8:03am
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DEFENDER2007KENYA



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2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Alpine White
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Post #50964 4th Jan 2011 9:06am
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Zinke



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If its out of warranty is suggest you use a fully synthetic 75W90 gear oil in both axles and your transfer box. This is the same as the difflock evolution 2 oil and makes things run a little smoother and give better protection when the oil is cold, plus it will save some fuel too. Just be careful as most oils listed as 75W90 are semi synthetic not fully synthetic.

Pete.
Post #50965 4th Jan 2011 9:25am
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Naks



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Zinke wrote:
If its out of warranty is suggest you use a fully synthetic 75W90 gear oil in both axles and your transfer box. .


Pete,

In SA a few guys use the Redline fully-synthetic in their gearboxes as well. In our warmer conditions it handles the heat better than the OEM stuff.

Do you think we could use this in the gearbox, t-case and diffs?


MT-90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil (http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=46&pcid=7)

* 75W90 GL-4 gear oil (similar to SAE 5W40/10W40 engine oil viscosity)
* Popular in Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, VW/Audi, Lotus Elise/Exige, Toyota
* Offers quicker shifts, perfect synchronizer coefficient of friction
* Safe for brass synchros, as it lacks the reactive sulfurs found in most GL-5 oils that cause damage
* High performance gear protection and longer synchro life
* Eliminates notchy shifting, even when cold
* Satisifies the gear oil viscosity requirements of 75W, 80W and motor oil viscosities of SAE 40, 10W40, and 15W40
* Recommended for GL-1, GL-3, and GL-4 applications, as well as where most special synchromesh fluids are specified

API Service Class GL 4
SAE Viscosity Grade (Motor Oil) 15W40
SAE Viscosity Grade (Gear Oil) 75W90
Vis @ 100°C, cSt 15.6
Vis @ 40°C, cSt 90
Viscosity Index 185
Pour Point, °C -45
Pour Point, °F -49
Flash Point, °C 240
Flash Point, °F 465
Brookfield Viscosity @ -40°C, Poise 320
Post #50968 4th Jan 2011 9:31am
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MK



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Jumping in. Same with redline here. Use GL-4 for the gearbox. GL-5 it is not better than GL-4, just different applications. I agree with the viscosity equivalent to engine oil, but the latter does not have proper EP additives (IMHO). In other brands (Isuzu) the gearbox uses (same as engine oil). Anyway factory infill is CAstrol BOT328 (fully synth GL-4 75W/90) Puma 110" SW

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Post #50975 4th Jan 2011 10:11am
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= SAE 80W - 90 , API GL5 Puma 90 MY 2010 (sold 2017)
Defender 110 MY 2001

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Post #50981 4th Jan 2011 11:21am
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stevie d



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Diff oil is every 2 years or 24k according to LR (presuming the Puma is the same as TD5) Thumbs Up Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
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Post #51026 4th Jan 2011 6:11pm
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mse



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stevie d wrote:
Diff oil is every 2 years or 24k according to LR (presuming the Puma is the same as TD5) Thumbs Up


No its not the service sheet is in my gallery.

I'm going to need to get into what diff oil is best Mike
Post #51095 4th Jan 2011 10:03pm
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Zinke



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Naks wrote:
Zinke wrote:
If its out of warranty is suggest you use a fully synthetic 75W90 gear oil in both axles and your transfer box. .


Pete,

In SA a few guys use the Redline fully-synthetic in their gearboxes as well. In our warmer conditions it handles the heat better than the OEM stuff.

Do you think we could use this in the gearbox, t-case and diffs?


MT-90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil (http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=46&pcid=7)

* 75W90 GL-4 gear oil (similar to SAE 5W40/10W40 engine oil viscosity)
* Popular in Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, VW/Audi, Lotus Elise/Exige, Toyota
* Offers quicker shifts, perfect synchronizer coefficient of friction
* Safe for brass synchros, as it lacks the reactive sulfurs found in most GL-5 oils that cause damage
* High performance gear protection and longer synchro life
* Eliminates notchy shifting, even when cold
* Satisifies the gear oil viscosity requirements of 75W, 80W and motor oil viscosities of SAE 40, 10W40, and 15W40
* Recommended for GL-1, GL-3, and GL-4 applications, as well as where most special synchromesh fluids are specified

API Service Class GL 4
SAE Viscosity Grade (Motor Oil) 15W40
SAE Viscosity Grade (Gear Oil) 75W90
Vis @ 100°C, cSt 15.6
Vis @ 40°C, cSt 90
Viscosity Index 185
Pour Point, °C -45
Pour Point, °F -49
Flash Point, °C 240
Flash Point, °F 465
Brookfield Viscosity @ -40°C, Poise 320


Looks fine for the transfer box and axles but im not sure about the gearbox as i have a TD5 which uses the R380 main box but the rest of the transmission is the same.

I know difflock.com are now doing oil for the puma gearbox so it may be worth a look there.

Pete.
Post #51151 5th Jan 2011 12:54pm
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Naks



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Zinke wrote:
I know difflock.com are now doing oil for the puma gearbox so it may be worth a look there. Pete.


thanks Pete.

Their Evolution 3 is a fully-synthetic 75w80, which may be suitable for the EU. But I think in warmer climates, 75w90 is probably more suitable.
Post #51152 5th Jan 2011 1:06pm
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bjartin



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I've seen on "Maintenance check sheet" for the Defender (2.4D) and it says: Renew front and rear axle oil every 80.000km Puma 90 MY 2010 (sold 2017)
Defender 110 MY 2001

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