By Matt on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 10:24 am: Edit

Does anyone out there change their own tranny fluid and filter? I messed with mine today, dropping the crossmember and then the tranny pan, only to find out I would have to drop the exhaust system to remove the tranny pan. You can not replace the tranny filter w/o taking the pan off. Is this true? Or am I missing something?

By Perrone Ford on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 10:40 am: Edit

You aren't missing anything. Changing the tranny filter is a good excuse to fit new gaskets to the y-pipe, and change o2 sensors.

Good luck.

By Rovermach on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 02:55 pm: Edit

The local Jiffy Lube Manager told me that they have some machine that will suck out all the old fluid and replace the exact amount automatically. Some sort of a sensor attached to the fill spout I guess. He claims that I would not have to replace the filter at all because supposedly the cleaner does a good job of cleaning the filter.

Has anyone heard of this? Had this done? How accurate is the claim?
It would sure beat droping the X member and the Y pipe.

TIA

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Sunday, August 19, 2001 - 03:10 pm: Edit

Depending onthe mileage you are just wasting your time anyway. Its a screen and on a low mileage truck , rarely needs to be changed. 9 times out of ten if it has allot of crap in it you have other issues..


Kyle

By Mike Rupp (Mike_Rupp) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 01:15 pm: Edit

Kyle:

When would you recommend dropping the trans pan to check the screen / filter? I have 32K on mine and have been contemplating this for a while now.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 01:17 pm: Edit

only 32k? - that baby is brand spankin new! I changed mine @60k-odd, if I remember correctly (as part of 60k service plan, I believe)

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 01:28 pm: Edit

Yep , 60k before I would even take a peek. Then again at 120......


Kyle

By Alex Schubow (Alex) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 01:44 pm: Edit

FWIW

LR recommends the filter be changed at 30K, and not at all thereafter.

ZF recommends the filter be changed every 30K.

I changed mine at 30K and plan to do it again next summer (should be at 80-90K by then)

YMMV

Alex

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 02:12 pm: Edit

WEll , I belive in frequent fluid changes and I have dropped far too many pans and replaced far too many clean screens. AS I was saying before , if its got clutch in it you have issues anyway that a change aint gonna help. The other shit either gets sucked in or will drain out with a change...Car makers used to want to change it at 30-60-90 intervals. Some reps used to tell us to never service the bastard... go figure..

Kyle

By Alex Schubow (Alex) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 02:23 pm: Edit

You'll get no argument from me here. Preventive maintenance is great and all, but this job is way too much of a PITA for _me_ to want to take it on every year. Draining the fluid every year I can handle.

Again, _YMMV_ I was just repeating the LR and ZF recommended intervals. Far be it from me to tell others to ignore them.

Alex

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 02:38 pm: Edit

lol , your sarcasm is duely noted.. You will notice that they want the full "Service". if you drain and fill more often it kinda negates the need for the screen change. What do you think that screen is gonna hold on to? lol


Kyle

By Alex Schubow (Alex) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 02:49 pm: Edit

That dime I dropped in the dipstick tube last time I changed the ATF.

Alex

p.s. check it, it'll fit LOL

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 02:53 pm: Edit

Man , how in the hell did you drop a dime in there. DO I wanna know?


Kyle

By Alex Schubow (Alex) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 02:55 pm: Edit

Dude I was joking. I think it will fit though, so don't have any change in your smoke poket while you're refilling it

Alex

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 03:01 pm: Edit

lol , I have dropped all kinds of good shit in places it should be like that....


Kyle

By -------------------- on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 03:31 pm: Edit

Here's a stupid question:
where is the dip-stick in a Discovery 1? Is it on the engine oil(orange) thing? If it is, mine probably fell off.

By ////////////////// on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 03:37 pm: Edit

in your case, I think the dipstick is in the driver's seat.

By ============= on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 03:40 pm: Edit

or looking under the hood

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 03:46 pm: Edit

ouch! PAssengers side at the rear of the engine..

Kyle

By Discosaurus on Tuesday, August 21, 2001 - 06:36 am: Edit

...of course, if you're talking R-380, change and change often !

It's sort of a PITA too...but you're wallet will thank you in the long run.

keith
discosaurus

By Bruce on Thursday, August 23, 2001 - 04:30 pm: Edit

I agree with Kyle. At 40K I replaced my screen and tore-open the old one and it was very clean.
That was a lot of work for a simple filter.
I don't expect to replace the filter again until 90K or more.