04 D2 transmission filter change

[grips03]

I changed the transmission filter in the 04 D2 and wanted to double check to make sure I did it right. There are two o-rings, larger one goes around top hole on filter? There are two screws near this area and holds it in place.

The off white / yellowish plastic thing that goes on the bottom of the filter does not snap onto the hole on the bottom of the filter, it just kind of sits there and is held in place with the screw that goes in the center of the filter?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[DeanBrown3D]

http://discoweb.org/transmissiond2/index.htm

HTH

 

[grips03]

Thanks for the link. Answers the first question and looks like I did that part right.

Does anyone know if the plastic thing is suppose to "snap" or is it just secured up with the bolt in the center of the filter.

Plastic thing is in left pic and the thing it goes over is in the right pic.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[roving disco2]

It goes back together the way it came out. Lol, sorry but I needed a question like that after a long day.

 

[grips03]

Yeah I would answer the same way

The plastic thing just kind of fell down with the filter, after I removed the center screw due to weight of ATF in the filter, so I could not really tell.

 

[DeanBrown3D]

It pushes on and is then held by the bolt.

 

[grips03]

Thanks!

Dave

 

[mapman97]

"Notes: No cross member or exhaust system has to be dropped, unlike the D1. Also, note that this procedure will change less than half of the total capacity transmission fluid (19 quarts), but is nevertheless that recommended by the Land Rover service department and the shop manual."

19 quarts, Wow, that's alot! Pretty sure he means 19 pints or 9.5 quarts.

This is a messy job if you do it without lifting your rig. Tape 55-gallon plastic trash bags to your garage floor and put the drain pan on top. Remember, you will get around 3 additional quarts after turning the rig on, in park and idling.

 

[grips03]

I removed 5 quarts and put 5 back in, one with truck off and four with shifting and truck on, until I got the 3mm bead. Large piece of cardboard underneath truck helps a ton. I drove up 4 wheel stands to give extra room for me a fluid transfer pump.

Dave

 

[m3-dude]

When you put the new O ring on the bottom of the filter, the white suction nozzle should be tight and stay on by itself. If its loose something is not right. The bolt holds it on, but it should have a tight enough fit with the new o ring to hold it on there, if its loose then your transmission will have problems getting fluid correctly.

 

[grips03]

Was tight, but did not stay on by self. Stayed on using center bolt. Going to change in couple of weeks to refresh a little bit more ATF, so I'll double check, but I don't see how it would stay on by-itself as there is no lip.

 

[DeanBrown3D]

Look, it's the BOLT that holds it on. As long as the o-ring seals to hold a partial vacuum, it will be ok, it does not matter if it falls off without the bolt.

 

[m3-dude]

Sorry for the possible misunderstanding. As long as it's snug it is fine, you just don't want it loose. Both the rovers I have serviced it was actually hard to press it on the filter and you could hold either one and shake them and they would not seperate. But they may not all be that tight.

 

[Roverfire]

I just finished changing my fluid for the 2nd time in 3 days. The first time I dropped the pan and changed the filter. The 2nd time I dropped the pan and put the magnet back in . The good thing is I had extra fluid and I guess more of the old got swapped out. A few thing to mention though. Make sure and clean out the fill plug before you try and remove it. Mine was full of dirt and the allen wrench slipped because it wasn't fully seated stripping the outer edges of the plug. After I cleaned out the dirt it came out fine. Next I used a gallon jug to put my transmission fluid in so I wouldn't have to keep switching the transfer pump from bottle to bottle. After I put in about 1 1/2 qt to the transmission I added another qt to the bottle and finished filling the transmission. I also zip tied a small metal rod to the tube that was inserted into the gallon jug to keep it from curling back up to the top of the jug. This allowed me to empty the jug completely. My DII has 90K on it. I did a drain and fill at 60k. It seems to shift quite a bit smoother now.