Excellent vid, James. I agree use the proper oil. However I have used Smith & Allen transfer box fluid & diff fluid. If I were to use anything other than LG 8 I would possibly try their equivalent. Keep up the good work & video
Great video on what is often viewed as a complicated job for the DIYer but this makes it all much more doable. One thing I was always told with regards to autobox work was that absolute cleanliness is essential and even a small amount of foreign material that gets in the internals can be very damaging so this means cleanliness around the filler plug and ideally a garage and not the driveway where any wind could blow anything into the exposed underside when the filter is off.
Very much agree - keeping clean is important. I wouldn’t be very keen to tackle this job on the drive. You can probably tell by the grey hair - I’m a bit past drive way repairs unless absolutely essential. 🫠
Did this on ours and replaced the rubber seals under the valve body. Hardest part of this job was pulling, and putting back the electrical connector sleeve, get a small block of wood and a good crowbar if you're going to go that route!
Great video, you explained the process brilliantly to the point that a novice like myself would be confident about tackling the change, you said in the video that you were giving away the Toodin scanner, what do we need to do to enter for this, many thanks James, keep up the great content and I promise I will be contacting you soon for an L322 purchase.
Really good clear and informative video, excellent. After you’ve completed the fluid change, did you need to reset the gearbox adaptations using your OBD tool?
Thanks - yes that’s a good shout - it’s a similar but slightly different procedure being a ZF6. Interestingly the ZF manual for oil change on the ZF6 is very specific about not using a flushing machine! The 3.6 also has a mystery coolant leak I’m trying to hunt down (and turn into a TH-cam video! 🤣)
That is interesting Rob - why did you have 2 done? Most L322’s are lucky to see one gearbox service in their life time! Do you know what type of fluid was used? Did you have some symptoms that prompted you to do a second flush?
@ Hi. I did the first one at 83K on purchase and then another at 120K as a maintenance one. I was going to keep it long time but a new Defender 90 lured me with its 350bhp 🤣🤪
Great video. I had mine mega flushed last year and insisted the correct ZF fluid was used. They just put that in the machine and then completed the work.
@ not sure of the name but it would have been one of the “cheaper alternatives”. I was happy to pay more for a better quality fluid. Like you said transmission fluid isn’t one of the areas you’d want to cut corners on 👍🏻
Interesting but a tad too long.. just had my car done and at 160000..! It needed it..! Bloody expensive is all I can say.. thanks for your information 😊
Hi James - the ones that don’t get sold through the Channel find their way to eBay: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/fullfat4x4 probably best if you email me at fullfat4x4@gmail.com - I have a grey Westminster coming through soon ish.
Great informative video. Every auto car I’ve bought, I always get a gearbox service done. Last one was a zf box in a bmw 5 series.
Excellent vid, James. I agree use the proper oil. However I have used Smith & Allen transfer box fluid & diff fluid. If I were to use anything other than LG 8 I would possibly try their equivalent. Keep up the good work & video
Great video on what is often viewed as a complicated job for the DIYer but this makes it all much more doable. One thing I was always told with regards to autobox work was that absolute cleanliness is essential and even a small amount of foreign material that gets in the internals can be very damaging so this means cleanliness around the filler plug and ideally a garage and not the driveway where any wind could blow anything into the exposed underside when the filter is off.
Very much agree - keeping clean is important. I wouldn’t be very keen to tackle this job on the drive. You can probably tell by the grey hair - I’m a bit past drive way repairs unless absolutely essential. 🫠
Did this on ours and replaced the rubber seals under the valve body. Hardest part of this job was pulling, and putting back the electrical connector sleeve, get a small block of wood and a good crowbar if you're going to go that route!
Great video James, as always brilliantly informative and super useful. Keep them coming please. 🙏
Good video, very well explained for the home technician.
Hi.. new subscriber but been watching for a few months now..
Just checked your location and you're not too far from me in South B'ham
Good to know 👍🏾
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happy new year James great contain
Thanks Paul - appreciate the support and HNY to you also. 👍
Superb video James.
Great video, you explained the process brilliantly to the point that a novice like myself would be confident about tackling the change, you said in the video that you were giving away the Toodin scanner, what do we need to do to enter for this, many thanks James, keep up the great content and I promise I will be contacting you soon for an L322 purchase.
Really good clear and informative video, excellent. After you’ve completed the fluid change, did you need to reset the gearbox adaptations using your OBD tool?
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Great video !!
Hey james, another great video to your collection🙂
Just an idea for content would be a similar video on your 3.6 TDV8 👍
Keep up the great work🤙
Thanks - yes that’s a good shout - it’s a similar but slightly different procedure being a ZF6. Interestingly the ZF manual for oil change on the ZF6 is very specific about not using a flushing machine! The 3.6 also has a mystery coolant leak I’m trying to hunt down (and turn into a TH-cam video! 🤣)
Brilliant video 😊 I had a Bodsy Megaflush done twice in 6 years but he’s an expert and would not let anyone else do it
That is interesting Rob - why did you have 2 done? Most L322’s are lucky to see one gearbox service in their life time! Do you know what type of fluid was used? Did you have some symptoms that prompted you to do a second flush?
@ Hi. I did the first one at 83K on purchase and then another at 120K as a maintenance one. I was going to keep it long time but a new Defender 90 lured me with its 350bhp 🤣🤪
Great video. I had mine mega flushed last year and insisted the correct ZF fluid was used. They just put that in the machine and then completed the work.
Do you know what the default fluid would have been had you not insisted on lifeguard 8?
@ not sure of the name but it would have been one of the “cheaper alternatives”. I was happy to pay more for a better quality fluid. Like you said transmission fluid isn’t one of the areas you’d want to cut corners on 👍🏻
Well explained thanks
Do you not do a gearbox parameters\adaptation after the oil and filter change?
Should have at least mentioned transmission relearn even though JLR doesn’t publish one! The BMW one works well for me but maybe that’s another video?
Great video any 5.0 s coming in stock ?
Becoming harder to find nice examples Andrew - hopefully I’ll take another in to stock at some point soon.
@ be keen to hear if you do !!
Interesting but a tad too long.. just had my car done and at 160000..! It needed it..! Bloody expensive is all I can say.. thanks for your information 😊
James … I’m also called James. Where so you advertise your cars for sale, can’t find a website or a otherwise? Cheers
Hi James - the ones that don’t get sold through the Channel find their way to eBay: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/fullfat4x4 probably best if you email me at fullfat4x4@gmail.com - I have a grey Westminster coming through soon ish.