nigelc
Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: leicestershire
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According to maintenance schedule, transfer box oil should be changed at 75K. This does nor read like 75K or 5 years, (like drive belts which are 105K or 7 yrs, or getabox oil which is 10yrs) but mileage only related. I had my 5 yr. 75K service done by JE Engineering in November but they said not necessary as actual mileage only 50K.
Any thoughts on this?
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 6th Jan 2010 2:28 pm |
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nigelc
Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: leicestershire
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| Re: When to change transfer box oil |
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Unnecessary quote of your own post removed
I take it from lack of response that the change is only needed at 75K, not age related and no benefit from changing earlier ?
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| 8th Jan 2010 11:53 am |
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bigdave
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If it helps my stealer did mine at 75k - 4.5years old by then also.
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| 8th Jan 2010 11:55 am |
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DingMark
Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Perth Oz or Erbil, Iraq
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Maybe it's from having to travel in very remote places, but I changed transmission, transfer box, and diff oil after 3 years. Made a pest of myself and had a look and sniff of the fluids just to make sure there was no water or other contamination in it. The trans fluid looked and smelt burnt (and the trans worked a bit smoother) but the rest looked okay. This was surprising due to the salty bogs and salt water the D3 had wallowed in. I did a mental cost/benefit and figured I could change the fluids 5 times if it had a 50% chance of preventing a transfer box refurbishment (ignoring the consequence of it failing "out bush"). Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched)
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