Just wondering how these cars hold up when they get some miles on them.

I plan on keeping mine to 200k its got 89k on it now.

Things ive done
- Replaced both front control arms
- Battery
- tires
- oil every 5k
- new plugs (this week)
- front and rear diff oil
- Transfer case oil (next week)
- New air compressor for suspension
- might need new alternator, red battery light still on.

Transmission fluid - called my dealer and they said they never change it, its best to leave it be as can open a can of worms trying to change the sealed units fluid.

I got quoted 500.00 for 8 new spark plugs. That seems a bit steep. Dealer said they 20.00 per plug + labor.

I got 8 for 82.00 and they factory NGK not champions.

 

Transmission fluid should be changed now. Do not take your dealers word for anything. Go to a ZF transmission shop.

I have 146k on the clock.

I'm just now replacing all the hoses, misc sensors, pulled the valve covers to reseal it, water pump, etc.

 

Yea I called LR and they said "Don't touch the tranny fluid as it causes more issues than if you leave it alone"

What is a ZF shop?

 

OMG I just saw a video of what changing the tranny fluid entails.


4 hour job if you have done a few before.

I see so many areas that this can go wrong. This was not well engineered at all.

Has anyone made a drain plug for the tranny? Once its off you could machine a plug with threads and gasket someplace where you could get a wrench on it. Then would be ez to just suck out the old fluid and pump new in.

 

There are better strategies for doing the job, like switching to a metal pan, then you do not have to unbolt & lift, etc. LR is dead wrong on this one. This is an often debated topic, but ZF who manufactures the transmission has stated that the fluid is rated for 75k. They recommend, if I recall correctly, 75k first change and 65k after the first one.

A ZF authorized transmission repair shop, let me know where you are located if you need help finding one. I'm sure others can provided some info for you as well.

 

The rig I just purchased has 161K on the clock.


Other than my motor issue which I firmly believer could have / should have been avoided by the PO, I know I hold onto mine until either it is destroyed by an act of God or it is unsalvageable due to rust.
The PO recently replaced the air bags at all four corners and I just put a new battery in her.
I purchased my 2001 RR with 101K on the clock and we drove that everywhere for years. It had over 165 on it when we sold it.


Best of luck...

 

I've got over 150,000 on my current one, but it's in the shop getting an engine (I don't think it was well maintained) and my previous one had almost 200,000 when I sold it, and my friend is still driving it, but it needed head gaskets recently according to him (probably ran low on coolant due to a water pump leak).

 

Thanks, yes I would like to know what shop could change it. I am in Michigan.

So for the first change there would have to do what they did in the video just to get that plastic pan out. Then you are suggesting to get rid of that pan and get a metal one?

Wonder how much this job costs?

 

You could probably get away with just a drain and fill if you do it regularly. Or find a shop that's got a BG tranny flush machine (it doesn't really flush, it just pumps new fluid in as the pumps the old fluid out) and they can swap ALL of the fluid out via the cooler lines.

 

So if I find a place that has a flush machine. Do I still need to buy my own fluid and give to them to use? Some places just put any old brand in.