Comments on: LT77 gearbox oil change http://www.landroverexpedition.com/technical/lt77-gearbox-oil-change/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jason http://www.landroverexpedition.com/technical/lt77-gearbox-oil-change/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 jason Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:49:30 +0000 http://www.landroverexpedition.com/?p=948#comment-1267 in botswana we have started using castrol magnatec engine oil in the gear box, it is synthentic, and does the job. in botswana we have started using castrol magnatec engine oil in the gear box, it is synthentic, and does the job.

]]> By: Doug Higby http://www.landroverexpedition.com/technical/lt77-gearbox-oil-change/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 Doug Higby Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:32:50 +0000 http://www.landroverexpedition.com/?p=948#comment-1242 Hey, thanks for the pictures and description. I have a very well maintained and pampered Land Rover from its original owner. I freaked when my drain plug looked just like yours with metal shards packed all over it. Turns out, that this is a known problem on this gearbox. ATF is not the best lubricant but is required for the synchromesh shifting to work. Another site recommends using synthetic gear oil instead. I am in Africa and doubt I'll be able to find any synthetic oil, so I guess I'll have to live with the knowledge that my gearbox is destroying itself slowly... Anyway, seeing your drain plug was a great comfort. Maybe it isn't the end of the world. Hey, thanks for the pictures and description. I have a very well maintained and pampered Land Rover from its original owner. I freaked when my drain plug looked just like yours with metal shards packed all over it. Turns out, that this is a known problem on this gearbox. ATF is not the best lubricant but is required for the synchromesh shifting to work. Another site recommends using synthetic gear oil instead. I am in Africa and doubt I’ll be able to find any synthetic oil, so I guess I’ll have to live with the knowledge that my gearbox is destroying itself slowly…

Anyway, seeing your drain plug was a great comfort. Maybe it isn’t the end of the world.

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