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Serious help needed.
muddyjames:
I havent had hgear box oil replaced since I bought the disco in nov 2005 and who knows before then when it was replaced. I have always been told that if it is pink then it is fine but if the oil goes a burnt red colour it is time to change it. Mine is still pink. Everytime I dip the stick I get different readings on whether it is ful or empty. This can be 3 dips one after another. I test it as per instructions on dip stick. Engine idling and cold. It goes from below empty to way over full. :twisted:
Range Rover Blues:
Vibration could well be the rear prop, especailly if its got the damn rubber thingy. I swapped mine and it was no better, you have to change the iner lining sometimes too, the bit the spigot goes into.
If you are getting a vibration (under load isn't it?) then this could be the cause of the oil seal failure and the group of symptoms would make me look there first.
As for the slush box, remeber that the speed sensing for the valve gear is on the INPUT to the T-Box, so if you set of like you stole it in low range, the auto box will just think you set off down a really steep hill and are doing 0-60 in 2 seconds flat, that's why you get 1-2-3-D, so that you can hold the lower gears, the auto bit is a red-herring in low range.
If it's clunking and snatching when you select drive then check the oil level and/or change the oil.
But start with that back prop, take it off and drive round without it if you aren't sure.
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---But start with that back prop, take it off and drive round without it if you aren't sure.
--- End quote ---
#-o
:(bigoops):
Once again RRB reminds me to start with the simple tests!
**Bows Down & Chants...**
"I am not worthy... I am not worthy...."
:(biglaugh):
muddyjames:
It is indeed only under load. Well most of the time anyway.
Here are 2 bad photos of the leek. Not very clearly seen Im affraid.
I shall try and take the rear prop off on sunday and see what happens. What is the max speed sensibly I can go with 1 prop? The vibration kicks in at about 30mph. Can I go to 40mph?
It used to really thump into gear when G box was cold and only from 1st-2nd. It used to rev to 3k rpm then thump down. Doesnt do it as much since I put red ex in the diesel tank. This was in high range.
If I take rear prop off it could be a good time to look at hand brake inners as that doesnt work too well either. Only holds on very last click of lever. Thats another story though solved by P!!!!
extreme90:
thats only a weep :lol:
usualy a bit of mud gets caught up and just rips the seal, easy enought to replace, if its the pinion bearings its abit more involved, and really isnt for DIY unless you have done a few and no the pre-load, backlash and hight settings for the diff :wink:
i hate doing them even now after doing quite a few diff rebuilds and converting 10 to 24 spline :evil:
you have checked you hand break isnt binding or stuck on ,
cos you lot with autos only use them once in a blue moon so they have a tendancy to stick :lol:
dan
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