Trans Filter D1

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Author Message   Steve Bryan (Steveb) New Member Username: Steveb Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 02:54 pm:    The LR dealer here in Alpharetta, Ga told me that the trans filter only needs to be changed once at the 30k service. Is this true? Sounds like bulls--t to me, or maybe they like selling new trannys to newbies like me. Any info would be appreciated.   Axel Haakonsen (Axel) Moderator Username: Axel Post Number: 589 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 03:30 pm:    No, the dealer is correct. Your manual probably says the same thing. Once at 30k is what ZF reccomends. Of course you should still continue to change the fluid on a regular schedule after the 30k filter change. - Axel   Jim Reynolds (4x4xfar) Member Username: 4x4xfar Post Number: 177 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 03:41 pm:    I read that the other day in the owners manual and it took me by surprize too. -JIm   Jaime Crusellas (Jaime) Member Username: Jaime Post Number: 176 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Sunday, December 07, 2003 - 09:45 pm:    I have a 97 D1, and the owner's manual recommends a filter change every 30 k miles. But later, LandRover issued a service bulletin indicating that as long as the filter was changed at 30k, it did not have to be changed again.   Steve Bryan (Steveb) New Member Username: Steveb Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 08:23 pm:    Thanks for the answers guys, I just bought my 99 and found the owners manual under the passenger seat. It verifies what everyone said, but being a mechanic myself(heavy diesel trucks), my mind still has a hard time grasping the thought of changing a filter only once in the life of a vehicle.   Geoff 93 RRC (Geoff) Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 174 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 - 09:24 pm:    I am with you on that Steve. I changed mine at 110K and probably will again somewhere around 200K.   Robert Sublett (Rubisco98) Senior Member Username: Rubisco98 Post Number: 1088 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - 05:34 am:    I bought my truck with 90k on it, and it seemed awfully neglected in the service dept. side of things. I ended up changing my fluid AND filter at around 160k. (It had been changed before, one of the torx screws was almost stripped out securing the screen) No issues have arouse from doing this, and I honestly couldn't see where it would do more harm than good.