AmyH
Member Since: 09 Apr 2019
Location: Halifax
Posts: 1
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2007 auto gear box oil leak / noise / oil type query | |
Hello,
New to the forum here so hi to everyone!
I have a Freelander 2, and I love my car. I'm fully aware of all the 'quirks' that come with owing a Land Rover having owned a few disco's before this car.
I have a slight issue with my gearbox / oil leaking.
Its an auto, 2007, 156K miles. I've had it 2 years now.
When I drive, there’s a noise, only a quiet one, like its over rev'ing, and a small smooth jerk when it changes gear (also a small delay when it changes gear). There’s also what I can only describe as a 'ticking' noise, like a rotating drum slowing down when I go downhill and am not on the accelerator. Husband can’t hear this and swears I'm going mad, but honestly it’s there!
3/4 weeks ago we topped up the gearbox oil. Then again last week. It seems to solve the issue for a short while but the noise and bad gear changes comes back. There’s leaked oil all over my radiator at the front, but not on the floor below, which to say how much its going through (at £40/litre) is odd.
So my questions are 2-fold.
We've been using land rover spec'd oil. Has anyone used Dexron 3 ATF oil instead? (husband is curious about that - apparently they are the same spec oil, but the ATF is cheaper).
Obviously I have a leak somewhere, but any ideas on what the typical leakage areas are? Husband has a business fixing discovery’s but not Freelander’s, so he knows a whole lot more than me, but is still not sure what it could be.
Could it be the oil reservoir that’s leaking? Is that common? Or a seal?
I have no idea if this is the original gear box or a second one, or if its been refurbished.
I’ve read in a few places that the oil needs changing every 10-30k miles (actual opinion seems to vary), but I can’t seem to find anything that tells me what the typical problems are when there’s a problem with leaking oil.
Any help would be hugely appreciated! I love my car and I don’t want it to go to the scrap yard in the sky just yet!!
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9th Apr 2019 12:41 pm |
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