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Richard Willetts



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Santorini Black
Filling Diff with Oil

Hi guys
Sorry for so many posts today but on filling back up with oil is it just fill till it runs out then stops (full) or do I have to take any oil out once full?
Thanks
Richard

Post #376476 8th Aug 2019 5:41 pm
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shiggsy



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

Just refill until fluid drips out, car needs to be level though. 
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Post #376483 8th Aug 2019 6:53 pm
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dorsetfreelander



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This has been said several times on here that the rear diff only needs about 700ml and not overfilled. I had a diff job done and it was overfilled and was leaking out on my drive. Took it back to the dealer who admitted that they had overfilled it, he said the oil comes in 1 litre bottles and the mechanics sometimes forget that you don't put it all in. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
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Post #376552 9th Aug 2019 8:24 pm
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Jack frost



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dorsetfreelander wrote:
This has been said several times on here that the rear diff only needs about 700ml and not overfilled. I had a diff job done and it was overfilled and was leaking out on my drive. Took it back to the dealer who admitted that they had overfilled it, he said the oil comes in 1 litre bottles and the mechanics sometimes forget that you don't put it all in.


That’s your main dealers for you Rolling with laughter if a factory trained LR mechanic does not know what he is doing what hope have we got Whistle


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Post #376565 10th Aug 2019 6:59 am
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dorsetfreelander



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It's not just main dealers. My son's girl friend has a Nissan Quashcai and the front discs looked a bit corroded and probably would fail the MOT so she took it to Kwik-Fit for an opinion and they quoted £540 for new front discs and pads ! Even LR dealers don't charge that much. Big Cry 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
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Post #376575 10th Aug 2019 8:56 am
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