TAKEN FROM RRPHIL’S POST ABOVE... I personally agree with the below statement and would NOT use a Britpart filter in my car!!!

None of the recommendations mention filter changes.

I would strongly recommend that only a genuine Filtran sump pan/filter should be used as there are a number of cheap(er) pattern parts out there. I notice, for example, that Britpart offer a service kit with the correct fluid

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but I have no idea whether the sump pan is a genuine Filtran one or not.

do non OEM filters have reputation or is it just cuz its OEM that we feel it must be used?

 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

Non OEM are built to a price and "their" specification which could be anything!!! The filter paper could be toilet paper or cardboard and you won't know till it either doesn't work and you run the bearings, fails and blocks an oilway or any other type of failure occurs, or it just doesn't filter too well and you wear your engine out faster......

An OEM one is built to a specification and will do what it says on the tin..... Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Exactly as Pate says above... Never worth the risk IMHO

Holy thread resurrection batman!

Just looking at changing the fluid on the ZF8 speed. Thought I'd do a reccy beforehand to make sure its a DIY job..removing the under tray reveals the drain plug which looks easy but I'm unsure if i have located the fill plug correctly. I have the WSM but the diagram is a bit crap to be honest.

I have located a plug about 30mm above the drain plug position in the same corner area of the filter (rear right hand corner of the filter looking from the rear of the car). There is a blue label under the plug but i cant make out what it says. It uses a 5 hex. Can anyone confirm that this is indeed the fill plug. It does not look high enough to me to get lots of new oil in but then again it looks like it could be.

The WSM calls for a special tool but it looks like it could be done with a hex nut and spanner to be honest.

cheers 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

LR service schedule state replace oil and filter every 9years/144,000 miles  Regards
Mark

2012 Westminster
GONE - 2007 Java Black FF Vogue, with Ivory interior

Who on earth would leave that complicated bit f kit with the same lube for 144K. Madness. Takes no account of climate, drive style, towing, etc etc. It does not look a hard job to change the oil either. At the MD the cost of the oil is probably twice the labour!  405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

A competent indie can do the job. Had mine done by an indie a couple of months back.
The difference is noticeable. Gear changes are quicker and smoother I think.
Had it done at 30k, 55k and will repeat at 80k.
Against the overall running cost of the vehicle, I am not bothered about spending 300 pounds on a fluid change for gearbox and transfer box.
Diffs I did at the same time.

Hi guys, have flushed with this:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/20-1x20-Liter-MANNO...SwB09YPACl

and filter was this:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/222184318070?_trksi...EBIDX%3AIT


good prices...... TDV8 4.4 from 2012, 278.000km like new + Lancia Flavia Coupe 1964 + RRS L494 3.0 SDV6 + C220CDI Convertible 2021

just tripped over this thread while searching for gearbox stuff, I have just been quoted £854 for a double flush by a localish independent. That seems like a lot of money to me? Current: TDV8 (3.6) RRS HSE



Past: TDV8(4.4) Vogue
Discovery 3 Commercial
TDV8(3.6) Vogue
TD6 Vogue
D2 V8 ES
D1 V8 ES
RR Vogue Classic

stu, I did my last winter (120 K km) in ZF workshop in Vienna and it was 615 euros.