Im asking for a friend that i am trying to bring over to the land rover side. I know that zf made the transmissions in the d1's. is the trans in a d2 also a zf?

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Yes, the D2 uses a ZF transmission.

 

Yes, the D2 usesZF 4 speed xmission. A very experienced mechanic I know, with over 3 decades of working on Rovers, told me that these transmissions are almost bulletproof. That has been my experience, having put well over 200,000 miles on one in my 1991 Range Rover classic. I just read in a magazine the other day about the latest ZF 8 speed transmissions. They are putting them in top notch Audi and many, many other vehicles from numerous other makers. Obviously the 8 speed is among the best, if not the best in the industry. I have become a firm believer in them.

 

thanks guys

 

They use the ZF 22 for the 4.0 engines and the ZF 24 for the 4.6.

 

I don't doubt this, but why do most of the Audi A8s on craigslist have either transmission issues or a replaced transmission?

 

They are almost bulletproof when being used with the small amount of horse power our engines make. There are many many ZF trannys on the market and so what if BMW or Jag. have an issue with theirs, we don't.

 

Mercedes use ZF as well, properly maintained they are good for a long time. My last had 305,000 when it was let go to fund my new midlife crisis.



Image for reference only, mine is a bit more ragged but for $499 and 155K miles I love it.

 

My Jaguar XJR had the ZF, and it was known in the Jag community to be bullet proof. The non-super charged Jags were the most common Transmission failure vehicles, but, they did not have the ZF. I was under the understanding the XJR used the same transmission as many high HP Mercedes.

So, even with the extra horsepower in my Super Charged XJR, I never feared the trans. I sold it with almost 160k miles, and not a lick of trans issues.

 

I sold my 500SL, and my Jaguar XJR at the same time, to the same person, then bought the DII with my new money.