Member Since: 19 Jul 2006
Location: Hampshire
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Transfer box - how hot it can get?
Hi,
I had front shaft transfer box seal changed recently and while checking for the oil leak I have touched the transfer box after driving on motorway. The box was hot that I could not keep my hand on it.
Is it normal? Anyone has got experience of the box temperature?
I've noticed that the cover is ribbed most likely for cooling purposes so some heat must be produced there .
If that is normal, then - will putting the skid plate covering the box make it getting even hotter due to lack the air flow?
Comments please.
J.D3 XS Manual - gone
Mine gets hot too - and I found out for the exact same reasons as you. I think the D3 monitors the transfer box temp, so unless you are getting a fault message you should be OK.Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
27th Apr 2009 12:56 pm
SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
Location: Adrift........
Posts: 3095
seem to remember on my Defender gearboxes were a major source of cabin heat during operation particuarly at high speed ,end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
27th Apr 2009 1:00 pm
Hijack
Member Since: 19 Jul 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 381
Then the higher temperature looks to be normal then.
Thanks guys. D3 XS Manual - gone
28th Apr 2009 12:10 pm
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
SPOTTER wrote:
seem to remember on my Defender gearboxes were a majorthe only source of cabin heat during operation particularly at high speed ,
Better? Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
28th Apr 2009 12:18 pm
SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
Location: Adrift........
Posts: 3095
well sort of stapldm...after a long run you did get heat coming up through the the hatch under the drivers seat warming the backs of your legs as well
mind you that was probably also heat from the gearboxes
top of the dash got quite hot around the windscreen vents as well.....but it was hard to drive with one cold hand on the transmission tunnel and the other on top of the instrument binnacleend of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
28th Apr 2009 1:33 pm
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
28th Apr 2009 7:55 pm
heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
I had a oil temp gauge on my defender transfer case . It would get as high as 120 c under heavy load
28th Apr 2009 8:13 pm
DN D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2298
Oooooh, is this something else I can point my new infra red thermometer (thanks to AndrewW ) at (along with the rear brakes)? This is really gonna make the neighbours chuckle..
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