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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8001   
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i have always filled to the filling hole. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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30th May 2012 7:36am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2634  
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Overfilling (i.e., to the hole instead of measuring 2.2L) ill result in the hot oil eating at one of the seals (can't remember which one) and a leak will ensue. --
2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged 
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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30th May 2012 8:42am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8001
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so its a fill plug rather than level plug then/
is this specific to the Puma Gbox only? Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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30th May 2012 8:53am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2634
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I think so. My indie mech also thought he had to fill it to the plug, I told him not to. -- 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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30th May 2012 8:54am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665  
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Yes the Puma manual says measure out 2.2 litres...
On mine this was about 3mm below the filler hole. Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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30th May 2012 12:11pm |
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| Regard Member Since: 08 Dec 2011 Location: RSA Posts: 251 
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Yip!
According to the Puma Workshop Manual it is NOT a level plug like in the Td5 but in the Puma only a filler plug and you have to stick to the prescribed amount of oil apparently. |
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30th May 2012 12:28pm |
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| grat Member Since: 25 May 2012 Location: Holland Posts: 8 
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Thanks everybody ! I will drain and refill to the correct level.
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30th May 2012 12:57pm |
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| Tim_NZ Member Since: 05 May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 177 
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I had about 4.5 litres come out of my 110's gearbox, looks like it got filled twice! I put the recommended 2.2l back in and it runs cooler now
Cheers, Tim |
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30th May 2012 11:39pm |
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| Molusk Member Since: 20 Dec 2011 Location: Loire Valley Posts: 43  
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What kind of oil did you put in your gearbox?
As the recommanded one does not exist anymore, I do not know which oil I must get to refill mine. Thanks for helping me. julien. |
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31st May 2012 8:55am |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2634
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For the Puma? Anything that conforms to WSD-M2C200-C specs -- 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged
Defender Puma Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zZ1en9 Discovery 4 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zXrtKO Range Rover/Sport L320/L322/L494 Workshop Manual: https://bit.ly/2zc58JQ |
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31st May 2012 9:15am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Gearbox uses GL-4
Have a look at the Opie Oils website They list 4 oils for your Defender Gearbox (and a wide price difference!). The one which is often well reviews is Millers Oils TRX Synth 75w-90 full synthetic gear oil... Link here: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60227-millers-...r-oil.aspx This Castrol would probably be the closest equivalent to the "standard" LR-recommended oil: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-744-castrol-un...ersal.aspx Last time i changed the oil I used this: http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-739-castrol-sy...5w-85.aspx - seems to work fine  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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31st May 2012 9:29am |
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| Molusk Member Since: 20 Dec 2011 Location: Loire Valley Posts: 43
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Thanks mates!
although these oils are very expensive...  |
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31st May 2012 9:40am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Agree they are expensive. My last Land Rover had a R380 gearbox, and at 187000 miles, it had significant wear, and replacement would cost around £1000. I made the decision to service my new Defender frequently and use top quality lubricants, so as to get the best life I could out of her! If you stick to the book maintenance schedule, most owners will only ever change the gearbox oil once or twice ("normal" use says 200,000km between gearbox oil changes), so IMHO it's a job worth doing well! That's why I bought fully synth good quality oil... I'll use fully synth top-quality oils, and change them every 2nd year. Hopefully it'll be more economical in the long run by making the gearbox last a very, very, long time
Last time I changed the engine (inc filter), gear, transfer and diff oils, the bill was around £150 just for lubes and the filter  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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31st May 2012 9:49am |
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| Molusk Member Since: 20 Dec 2011 Location: Loire Valley Posts: 43
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When I wrote these lube are very expensive, I didn't mean I would prefer to put cheap oil in my gearbox. I was just comparing the prices on your links, to the price I can get the same oils in France (Castrol Syntrans Multivehicle 75w90 is about 8£/liter VAT incl. here). Moreover, I used to get the oils for my landies to a wholesaler at about 3£/liter... but it is not Castrol. |
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31st May 2012 10:05am |
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