gearbox oil

[yellow peril]

I need to do an oil change on the gearbox.Its a rover LT 77.How much oil should i put in it and what is the best type/make to use.
many thanks Martin

[philip600]

Hi Martin,

It is recommended to use ATF in these boxes but I use 75 / 90 in mine.
Can't remember the make but it improved the gear change from ATF.
Not sure the amount but think it's about 2 - 2.5 litres.
I will check later if no one else post's the answer.
Hope this helps.

Regards Phil.

[yellow peril]

Thanks Phil.
Mine seems to struggle to get reverse gear when the car is hot,but is fine when cold.The amount would be a great help .
cheers Martin

[Miket]

Search facility on the forum is your friend.

Gearbox Oil
Early 4 & 5 speed models used SAE75W oil. From approximately 1980 onwards, Rover used automatic gearbox oil (ATF) in the manual gearbox, to help improve gear selection from cold. Our reconditioned 5-speed gearboxes use ATF.
The oil capacity is 1.5 litres.

[alfiebeard]

Originally Posted by yellow peril

I need to do an oil change on the gearbox.Its a rover LT 77.How much oil should i put in it and what is the best type/make to use.
many thanks Martin

Martin,
I would use 75/90 full synthetic oil the type I use in mine is Mobil I , I would'nt use ATF it was only used to help cold gear selection, and exagerates wear on the bearings, the filler plug is near the tail of the gearbox and is also a level plug so just fill it until it runs out..
HTH

Alfie B

[slogger]

Originally Posted by Miket

Search facility on the forum is your friend.

Gearbox Oil
Early 4 & 5 speed models used SAE75W oil. From approximately 1980 onwards, Rover used automatic gearbox oil (ATF) in the manual gearbox, to help improve gear selection from cold. Our reconditioned 5-speed gearboxes use ATF.
The oil capacity is 1.5 litres.

Copied from the Rimmer Bros site and taked from my post by MrT

Search thingy is gooooood!

[yellow peril]

thank you all for your help....sounds so easy even i can do it !!!!!!!

[russell_ram]

"1980 onwards, Rover used automatic gearbox oil (ATF) in the manual gearbox"

But note that LR suffered so much warranty with ATF in the boxes, that they later engineered their own trans oil spec (with Texaco?), MTF94, specifically for this box. Improved cold shift AND the benefits of 'proper' oil for lubrication. MTF94 is a semi synth 75/90 gear oil . . . .

Russ

[yellow peril]

Thank you all for your replies.Will do this job at the weekend.
cheers
martin