Land Rover Gearbox parts > Frequently Asked Questions > 2013
Changing the oil in your Land Rover Series 3 regularly is really important. So many people over look changing gearbox fluids when they do a service. With an older vehicle, especially a Land Rover its imperative that the transmission gets attention too. As you well know Landy’s love to leak. Normally all over the drive. If you have a leak from your transmission and you are a bit slack when it comes to oil changes or top ups then it
If you’re looking for LT230 Transfer box parts and oils check out our Land Rover Gearbox Parts Shop Ok, so hopefully you’ve just read Land Rover LT77 Oil Change and everything went well. So now its time to change the oil in your LT230 Transfer ‘box. Essentially, its the same process. First off, find and remove the fill plug. You’ll find it at the back of the transfer box where the transmission brake is. It will be right above the
Fitting a Fairey overdrive to your Series 3 Land Rover will have heaps of benefits such as better mpg, higher top speed and less noise at speed. If you’ve decided to fit one and you are ready to do so, this guide should give you a good idea about how to do it. Firstly, you are going to need to remove your cubby box or seat as well as the transmission tunnel so that you can get to the gearbox.
One of the biggest issues we see with old gearboxes is failure due to lack of maintenance. Most people tend to look after their engines well and service them regularly by changing fluids and filter etc. Sadly, they often over look the transmission. A gearbox needs regular maintenance too. With the LT77 you should be looking to change the oil yearly at the very least, maybe more if you are clocking up high miles. The LT77 takes around 2.6 litres
The Land Rover LT230 transfer ‘box is a very simple and strong unit. It takes a beating due to the nature of what it is, and with what we as drivers ask from it. This like hard off-roading, heavy towing and general abuse or high mileage use. Add that to a general lack of maintenance and a slightly flawed design and you might find that your transfer ‘box is dying for a rebuild. Earlier LT230’s suffered from wear to the
All the gearboxes built at Syncro Gearboxes are completely stripped to a bare gearbox casing so that each and every part can be inspected. Every ‘consumable’ part is discarded and the core parts are retained. After which the casing along with all relevant parts is dipped into our decarbonising fluid bath to burn off all traces of oil, grease and paint. A choice of specification is decided with the customer and then the gearbox is assembled with all tolerances and torque
All the gearboxes built at Syncro Gearboxes are completely stripped to a bare gearbox casing so that each and every part can be inspected. Every ‘consumable’ part is discarded and the core parts are retained. After which the casing along with all relevant parts is dipped into our decarbonising fluid bath to burn off all traces of oil, grease and paint. A choice of specification is decided with the customer and then the gearbox is assembled with all tolerances and torque