Ok so I called LR dealer and asked how much it was for transmission oil change and I want to replace the oil filter on it! He said you only have to change the filter once at 30,000 miles and that filter will last you the life of the transmission! Should I have it replaced any how?

03 Disco 58,000 miles I am working on my 60,000 mile service

 

AFAIK you can keep the filter. It helps if you know it was actually replaced at 30K, but if you want to be ultra safe have it replaced. If you want to do it yourself it looks pretty straight forward. I'm going to change the tranny fluid in a week or so, but not worry about the filter.

 

If you don't know for certain your tranny filter has been changed then go ahead and have it done. It definitely won't hurt for it to changed. I like to take my vehicle to a shop that can completely flush the transmission so that all the old fluid gets out of the torque converter and valve body.

 

Yaa good call! So $89.00 for just the oil I guess its another $150.00 for the filter lol.

 

I agree with these guys,unless youhave the receipt saying that it was changed, I would get it done.
ANd can you really change a filter to often? I dont think so.
I stand corrected.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter2.htm

 

Ya, I feel the same way. If in doubt about ANY filter, change it. Good, cheap,insurance.

Spike, I think the flush AK is talking about is a large piece of equipment that hooks up to the cooler line and replaces the trans fluid as it is comes out. (They do this with the engine running so the pump in the trans does the work.) The unit we used in the shop I worked at claimed that it replaced the fluid in the converter because the trans pump was cycling all the fluid out. Usually pumped about 15 quarts or so through an average rear wheel drive Nissan. Worked really well, the hoses were clear and you could defenitely tell when the old, dark fluid was gone. Highly recomended, just make sure they use the correct trans fluid.

 

Rockhound is exactly right. That is what I was talking about. Just draining the fluid only gets what is in the pan at the time so you end up mixing old and new fluids together. In my opinion that is a waste of hard earned money to have your expensive new fluid mixing with the old dirty stuff. In theory running the fresh fluid through the whole system also cleans the filter which I'm not too sure about. Seems to me that anything on that filter is going to stay there until the filter is changed. At least I hope it does otherwise the filter isn't really doing its job.

 

I have had those flushes done before on other cars.A mechanic that I used to have would change the filter and then flush the system with his machine. All for under $100.

 

Its obviously best to change the filter if you know for sure the 30k service was not done, but it is not all that straight forward. You have to remove the cross member under the tranny and disconnect the pipes from the catalytic converter. Its a lot of work in my opinion if chances are good the vehicle was serviced. For me, using a blow torch under the car to get the exhaust pipes out was too much. I'm just assuming that since my car was pretty well kept in every other area, that this service was done as well. If overall the car seems like it was treated well, the tranny was probably serviced.

RM

 

ramblin man, im guessing that you have a d1, its much easier on a series two, pan comes right off and three t27 bolts hold the filter on, just have to make sure you get the o-rings on right. also, with the right tools, you dont need to drop the cross member on a d1, you can squeeze it out. anyway i would have the filter changed and be done with it