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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 06, 2006, 19:49:16

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 06, 2006, 19:49:16

does the transfer case have separate oil to the gearbox?
i know its all in one housing, but there is a filler on each part of the box.

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: blackbob on June 06, 2006, 20:36:24

the trans box is ep80/90 the main box is engine oil (dont put in gear oil cos it will naf up the oil pump)

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 06, 2006, 22:46:56

just read that on tinternet.
that means ive have run the gear box (only round the yard) with gear oil in the main box and nowt in the trans box :oops:

no wonder it jumps out of gear.
i shall fill with correct fluids tomorrow.

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: chris9119 on June 07, 2006, 06:33:44

If the gearbox is an LT77 type, it may contain ATF.

Thats what my O&M says and thats whats in mine.

Chris

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 08, 2006, 19:02:26

its an LT 95 but it still jumps out of high range even though ive filled with oil :cry:

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: ariane44 on June 09, 2006, 08:58:43

We had the same "jump out" effect on our '78 Range Rover. The final solution was to tie the lever to the "high" position with a rope. This has been working for about 20 years now without any problem.

Cheers

Carsten ;-)

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 09, 2006, 18:59:39

Quote from: "ariane44"

We had the same "jump out" effect on our '78 Range Rover. The final solution was to tie the lever to the "high" position with a rope. This has been working for about 20 years now without any problem.

Cheers

Carsten ;-)

yep using a bungie cord at the mo, but i would like to have it repaired at some point, i hope they can be done with the box in the car.

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: ariane44 on June 09, 2006, 22:56:57

We had the box reconditioned at some point but with no effect. Thus the rope.

Cheers

Carsten ;-)

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 10, 2006, 20:06:21

it still jumped out after recon?
they didnt do a very good job then :?

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: ariane44 on June 10, 2006, 21:35:00

They told us it was the carpet and we didn't bother...

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 11, 2006, 10:01:15

carpet?

how many do you think Landrover would sell, if a querk of the car was it jumping out of gear?
i think its a worn selector fork, but iam not sure.

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: ariane44 on June 11, 2006, 22:29:12

I guess you are aware of Land Rover fitting tolerances?

As I said we did not care having the strap there and drove on happily for quite some time. The reason I changed the box now was that a) the gears would not let me get back to Neutral even with force and b) I had a brand new LT95 (old stock which I bought for 130GBP) in the boot...

Cheers

Carsten ;-)

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 11, 2006, 23:19:48

130 quid for a new box, wow, well done

if its not an easy fix i think mine will have the old bit of string technique.
but its a bit annoying when you spend 10 months rebuilding to find some arse on eblag has sold me a duffer.

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: jjsaul on June 15, 2006, 21:47:05

LT95 yep engine oil (use 20W50) in the main box
EP90 in the transferbox

thats what i put in our 110 anyway

Title: 4 speed rangie box
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 15, 2006, 22:56:16

yep thats whats in it now, i was hoping that would cure it, but no :cry: