Bought 2003 Disco today... transmission went out on way home
#31
Got under it realized I didn't have the right hex size. I will have to go get more of those lol.
There was gear oil dripping off the transfer case and engine oil everywhere. Pretty nasty down there. I guess I didn't see much of the engine oil before because of the deflection shield bit under the engine.
There was gear oil dripping off the transfer case and engine oil everywhere. Pretty nasty down there. I guess I didn't see much of the engine oil before because of the deflection shield bit under the engine.
#33
LOL I'm glad someone is enjoying this. Might as well call this a series of unfortunate events!
I got the car warmed up (although I don't see how the transmission fluid would be warmed up without driving the car?) and I got the fill plug out. Nothing came out. I figured at this point I might as well just change the transmission fluid. So I turned the car off without putting the fill plug back in, thinking let me get the pain and get the drain plug out too. Well now there is transmission fluid EVERYWHERE lol.
Oh and this transmission fluid is PITCH BLACK. Here are some pics. Definitely needs a change. Should I do the filter too?
I assume this will work
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Automatic-Tr...9ccaab&vxp=mtr
I got the car warmed up (although I don't see how the transmission fluid would be warmed up without driving the car?) and I got the fill plug out. Nothing came out. I figured at this point I might as well just change the transmission fluid. So I turned the car off without putting the fill plug back in, thinking let me get the pain and get the drain plug out too. Well now there is transmission fluid EVERYWHERE lol.
Oh and this transmission fluid is PITCH BLACK. Here are some pics. Definitely needs a change. Should I do the filter too?
I assume this will work
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Automatic-Tr...9ccaab&vxp=mtr
Last edited by abuzar1; 08-22-2014 at 07:00 PM.
#35
-No, I would not change the filter but that's your call. Changing the filter will allow you to swap out more old fluid but I have heard problems with people not being able to put the full amount back in after changing the filter. I think it has something to do with the pump losing it's prime.
I personally would fill the truck back up and run it around for a few days then do another drain and refill. It might take 2 or 3 drains and refills until the fluid being drained looks pink instead of dark red, but it will slowly swap out all of the fluid.
-The fill plug needs to be reinstalled before you shut off the engine or the fluid will drain out like that.
-Just to be clear you do not want to check the fluid warm. You want it to be as stone cold as possible. The fact that no fluid came out even after it was warm tells you that it was really low.
When you add the fluid back into the transmission you want to get it in there as fast as possible. Transmission fluid expands as it warms up, so if you take to long filling it up the fluid will expand and come out making you think it's full. I would put as much in as possible, let it cool for 2 hours then start it and check to see if it can take any more fluid.
I personally would fill the truck back up and run it around for a few days then do another drain and refill. It might take 2 or 3 drains and refills until the fluid being drained looks pink instead of dark red, but it will slowly swap out all of the fluid.
-The fill plug needs to be reinstalled before you shut off the engine or the fluid will drain out like that.
-Just to be clear you do not want to check the fluid warm. You want it to be as stone cold as possible. The fact that no fluid came out even after it was warm tells you that it was really low.
When you add the fluid back into the transmission you want to get it in there as fast as possible. Transmission fluid expands as it warms up, so if you take to long filling it up the fluid will expand and come out making you think it's full. I would put as much in as possible, let it cool for 2 hours then start it and check to see if it can take any more fluid.
Last edited by Jared9220; 08-22-2014 at 08:50 PM.
#37
LOL I'm glad someone is enjoying this. Might as well call this a series of unfortunate events!
I got the car warmed up (although I don't see how the transmission fluid would be warmed up without driving the car?) and I got the fill plug out. Nothing came out. I figured at this point I might as well just change the transmission fluid. So I turned the car off without putting the fill plug back in, thinking let me get the pain and get the drain plug out too. Well now there is transmission fluid EVERYWHERE lol.
Oh and this transmission fluid is PITCH BLACK. Here are some pics. Definitely needs a change. Should I do the filter too?
I assume this will work
Automatic Transmission Filter Kit Land Rover Range Rover Discovery | eBay
I got the car warmed up (although I don't see how the transmission fluid would be warmed up without driving the car?) and I got the fill plug out. Nothing came out. I figured at this point I might as well just change the transmission fluid. So I turned the car off without putting the fill plug back in, thinking let me get the pain and get the drain plug out too. Well now there is transmission fluid EVERYWHERE lol.
Oh and this transmission fluid is PITCH BLACK. Here are some pics. Definitely needs a change. Should I do the filter too?
I assume this will work
Automatic Transmission Filter Kit Land Rover Range Rover Discovery | eBay
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that can be true especially if it looks like the fluid above, but your choices are to leave it until you need a $4k trans. or try and change it out slowly.
the one thing you don't want to do is flush it with one of those quick lube machines.
they tend to clean it to quickly, so quick that pieces of crud break off and start blocking the valve body as opposed to the slow process where hopefully the crud dissolved and carried out with the fluid.
jmo
the one thing you don't want to do is flush it with one of those quick lube machines.
they tend to clean it to quickly, so quick that pieces of crud break off and start blocking the valve body as opposed to the slow process where hopefully the crud dissolved and carried out with the fluid.
jmo