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symmo

Member Since: 22 Mar 2009
Location: BRISTOL
Posts: 15

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red

Gearbox Oil/change

Defender 90 XS 2007 Puma. Is it easy enough to change the Gearbox/Transfer box oil, are there any filters? what oil? and where do you fill it from, or anything I need to know. Thanks for your help in advance.

22nd Jan 2010 3:54pm

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22nd Jan 2010 7:47pm

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2414

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

Castrol BOT 328 is GL-4

Puma 110" SW

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22nd Jan 2010 8:59pm

dm_td5

Member Since: 20 Jul 2008
Location: Arnhem Land
Posts: 609

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

Transfer case is Castrol Syntrax 110 2.4TDCi
110 300Tdi

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23rd Jan 2010 1:53am

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2414

dm_td5 wrote:
Transfer case is Castrol Syntrax

Yes, same viscosity range and fully synth as Castrol BOT328, but GL-5. Puma 110" SW

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23rd Jan 2010 2:09am

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Guys - I need a bit of help here! I'm just ordering the fluids for an early-life oil change.

Happy on Engine and Diffs (already got these in my Opie checkout waiting to buy). Not too confident on the Gear box or transfer box. Suggest I'll stick with (or as close to) manufacturer recommendation especially whilst in warranty.

Transfer Box:
The OPIE site recommends the Castrol product: Castrol Axle EPX 80W-90 (formerly EPX 80w-90) gear oil
There's no data in my manual.

Gearbox:
Manual recommends Castrol BOT 130M - as others have stated - can't find it!
Castrol Website says Syntrans Multivehicle 75W-90
OPIE site says Castrol Universal 75w-90 semi-synthetic gear oil (formerly Castrol Syntrax universal)

Am I being overly fussy? At least on a R380 it was always MTF94...there's too much choice?

Any ideas/advice please? Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

6th Oct 2011 12:52pm

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2414

Tbox: 75W90 or 80W90 GL-4 or GL-5
Gbox: 75W90 GL-4 (not GL-5)

that is all you need to know.

Synthtetic last longer than mineral. Puma 110" SW

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6th Oct 2011 1:00pm

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

MK wrote:
Tbox: 75W90 or 80W90 GL-4 or GL-5
Gbox: 75W90 GL-4 (not GL-5)

that is all you need to know.

Synthtetic last longer than mineral.

Thanks, MK, that's what I thought having read the forum, but the Opie site says:

Quote:
Benefits of Castrol Universal 75w-90 semi-synthetic gear oil (formerly Castrol Syntrax universal)
Castrol Universal 75w-90 meets the need for a 'universal' gear oil which can be used in automotive manual gearboxes, transaxles, transfer boxes and final drives where stringent performance specifications including API GL4 or GL5 must be met.

So Opie are recommending an oil for the Gearbox which meets GL5... Not sure I feel confident about buying it...

Think I need to buy the GBox oil elsewhere... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

6th Oct 2011 1:40pm

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

I use Fuchs Titan Race SYN 5 75W-90 Fully Synthetic Gear Oil in the transfer box and Millers Oils CRX 75w90 NT Competition full synthetic transmission oil for the gearbox. As for the diffs I use either a generic gear oil (Molytex EP90), Millers Oils Classic Differential Oil 90 (Formerly Classic EP 90 GL5) or the Fuchs Titan Race SYN 5 75W-90 Fully Synthetic Gear Oil, all available from opie oils

HTH Brian.

6th Oct 2011 1:50pm

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2414

For the Gbox ask him any of these GL-4 oils:

Syntrans Transaxle 75W-90
Syntrans Multivehicle 75W-90 Fully Synthetic MTF

I´m sure they have Amsoil but they are expensive me thinks Puma 110" SW

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6th Oct 2011 1:52pm

symmo

Member Since: 22 Mar 2009
Location: BRISTOL
Posts: 15

Gearbox oil

You can get the Casrol BOT oil from a Ford parts dealer.

6th Oct 2011 3:41pm

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

Thanks all. Order at Checkout ready to place:

Castrol Magnatec 5W-30 A1 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil – 8 Litres
Castrol Axle EPX 80W-90 – 4 Litres (1.6 litres in each axle)
Fuchs Titan Race SYN 5 75W-90 Fully Synthetic Gear Oil – 3 Litres (Transfer Box, needs 2.3l)
Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle 75W-90 Fully Synthetic MTF – 3 Litres (Gearbox needs 2.4l)

I'll order it on Monday as I want it to arrive on Wednesday...Already bought filter at my local LR dealer. Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

6th Oct 2011 3:57pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

MartinK wrote:
Thanks all. Order at Checkout ready to place:

Castrol Magnatec 5W-30 A1 Fully Synthetic Engine Oil – 8 Litres
Castrol Axle EPX 80W-90 – 4 Litres (1.6 litres in each axle)
Fuchs Titan Race SYN 5 75W-90 Fully Synthetic Gear Oil – 3 Litres (Transfer Box, needs 2.3l)
Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle 75W-90 Fully Synthetic MTF – 3 Litres (Gearbox needs 2.4l)

I'll order it on Monday as I want it to arrive on Wednesday...Already bought filter at my local LR dealer.

I believe the "official" line is that a gear oil change needs 2.2l as the "full" capacity is 2.4l but 0.2l remains trapped inside - if I'm wrong please tell me (doing mine soon - using Motul Gear 300)

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6th Oct 2011 5:23pm

Lorryman100

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 2686

That is correct

Initial fill is 2.4litres when new and then in service drain and fill is 2.2litres.

6th Oct 2011 5:36pm

dilukabey

Member Since: 17 May 2011
Location: Sri Lanka
Posts: 173

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Keswick Green

Gear oil GL 4 and GL 5 together?

Hi guys,
I bought mobil mobilube 1 shc sae 75w90 fully sysnthatic oil for both gear box and transfer case. The spec says,

Mobilube 1 SHC 75W-90 meets or exceeds the requirements of the following industry and builder specifications:
API GL-5/MT-1
ZF TE-ML 07A
Scania STO 1.0

Mobilube 1 SHC 75W-90 has the following builder approvals:
JSC AVTODIZEL YaMZ Gearboxes
MAN 341 Typ E3
MAN 341 Typ Z2
MAN 342 Typ M3
MB-Approval 235.8
ZF TE-ML 02B/05B/12B/16F/17B/19C/21B

Mobilube 1 SHC 75W-90 is recommended by ExxonMobil for use in applications requiring:
API GL-4
ZF TE-ML 08

http://www.mobil.com/UK-English-LCW/heavyd...5w90.aspx#

Can this oil be used on my puma both gear and transfer case as it has properties of GL4 and GL5?
Cheers !

Regards,
Diluk

15th Mar 2013 3:27am

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