Automatic Gearbox oil change

[bambamjj]

Has any one done an oil change on an Auto box?

Mine is really sluggish from cold  until it has been run for a good hour then it is nice and responsive, thought maybe it was due for a change.  Is it difficult to remove sump etc, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

jon

[beast5680]

i think you have to remove the cross member to get the sump off and then its just a case of undoing the bolts and dropping it off

[muddyweb]

If you are just doing an oil change then you don't need to take the sump off.  Just undo the drain plug ;-)

You only need to remove the sump if you are going to change the filter screen on the bottom of the control unit.

[Tony F]

Just had mine done and aparently there is no drain plug!

And if you are changing the oil you really should do the strainer too (I had a new one fitted).

And yes the cross member does have to come off as well as the exhaust headers (not much fun on a V8 ), luckily mine came off without snapping any of the studs.

Big thanks to Clive and Steve at Bennington Land Rovers, to be honest I had considered doing it myself but when I discovered the amount of work involved I was happy to pay them to do it  :D