Right will stick with that as that is what she came with. Now one other question. I went to my local garage, who are usually competent, to ask for a price to change the fluid. Was met with oh my maybe a bit specific for us. They said it does not have a drain plug, which I believe is incorrect. Looking in the Haynes manual does not look that complicated so long as you can measure the oil temp. I remember doing a Jag many years ago and just stuffed a thermocouple attached to a multimeter into the fill hole. Am not sure how long this would take a garage to do.

I would stay away from that garage. If you cannot find a LR specialist, a Volvo or a Toyota dealer/specialist may be able to help. Similar boxes are fitted to XC60 for example. The garage is right in that you cannot drain ALL the fluid, only about 3-3 1/2 litres where the box holds about 7 litres. You can either replenish using the dump & fill method which I have described elsewhere or find a competent specialist who has the equipment to do a full flush with the engine running. Not experienced that myself though.

Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

What they said, unless they worded it wrongly is that it has not got a drain plug. Patently incorrect. A couple of independent LR guys nearby will give them a call.

Bogart,forgive me, I wrongly assumed you had actually read previous posts referring to Auto Box replenishment. If you read my (very much) earlier post:

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic28619.ht...arbox+oil,

you will see references and photos to gearbox drain plug, level plug etc. Doing so saves the need for new questions that have been answered many times before.
Try taking a read and also doing your own search, you will find the auto box has been covered several times over!

Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

I stand corrected.