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Hmmm. Thanks for the advice. IIRC, they say the waxoil was about £25 and the rest was labour. Was quite a while ago that I asked though so maybe I haven't remembered the price correctly. I painted my Landrover Series IIA chassis with used engine oil once. Did a good job but not a job I enjoyed...

Mine's not too bad underneath but am also interested in a waxoil. Local garage in Gloucester reckoned about £80. My questions are: should you only do it when the chassis is dry (so you don't trap moisture) and should you steam clean it first? Obviously a period between the two would be required...

Yep, it's getting the oil back in I'm worried about. Missing the tub and getting it all over the floor is a doddle. :) Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

Having crawled under the truck last night and observed the slave cylinder this is a job I'm not looking forward to. Looks simple enough but still not looking forward to it.

Thanks Ian. :thumb2 Nice to know it isn't supposed to be going anywhere. The end of mine look didn't look square, as if a stanley knife had cut it so I was a bit suspicious. For sure, if the water gets up to there, my 'carpet off-cut' car mats are going to get ruined! As regards oil syringe I'm...

And the winner was ...... terranosaurusdoug. Got the truck up on four concrete blocks[1] this evening to have a good mooch underneath and found the end of the pipe. It went to the 'front final drive' as the manual chooses to call it. However, there is no mention of it in the manual (PD...

I only meant that he paid someone else to do it rather than 'having a go'. Agreed, 'professionals' can be quite variable. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

Joerg, I'll be watching this thread with interest as the problems you describe are similar to mine. I have good days (even weeks) with the gearbox and then bad days/weeks. 1st is the worst gear but it can be 5th as well. Reverse also. I try to time my gear change to 1st when I'm almost at a...

.....and...... the light came on again on the way home tonight. With the clean oil in it's difficult to see the level but I think it's fine and there is no sign of any leak. Will have to hit the workshop manual and determine if it's a dual sensor engine or not. If a jobs worth doing .....

Cheers for the advice. To be honest, she was only being topped up because of the 'emergency'. The oil has been changed now and is 100% GM.

So what's the difference between the two ep80w90s GL5s? Must be another spec that isn't quoted. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

Ah, that's worth knowing. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

Ok, found this thread. http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26676 which seems to answer my question. Should have searched first :doh

Perusing Ebay, I see that there is Comma EP80W90 GL5 that is labelled LSD and stuff that isn't. e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LIMITED-SLIP-DIFF-OIL-LS80W-90-GL5-COMMA-LTD-SLIP-DIFF-OIL-GL5-/161772030792?hash=item25aa5d4b48:g:2lQAAOSwd0BVsQV4 versus...

Can someone tell me what this pipe is. It comes up from the bowels of the engine and stops, open after a U bend. It looks like a breather but there is no sign of anything coming out of it. The end looks like it has been hacked of (rather than a manufactured finish) hence my interest as to what...

Well, thanks all for the advice. A new pressure switch (garage believes there is only one - well, that's what their supplier said) and things seem good. I had the oil changed while it was in as I had the oil and filter purchased ready. Came out about 1mm above full but the oil was so clean it...

Thanks all. Hopefully just a pressure switch then. Never known that before. After leaving her stood still for two hours I've just checked the oil and she's above the high mark (about an inch!) so I'm happy she's not out of oil. Light went out when I gave her a rev (don't think I revved her for...

'lo all. Have a bad feeling about this one. The truck (3.0) started to use oil a few months ago but this seems to have accelerated over the last few weeks to some interesting times over the last few days. Current situation is that despite being above the high mark on the dip stick, the engine...

Garage used a similar device when they over filled the truck and I took it back. Nice tool to have but I'd always plan not to get into a situation where I needed it. Sump plug works for me otherwise. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

For some reason I had 10w40 semi synthetic as the preferred choice of the 3.0. Possibly from this forum. Anyhoo, on Castrol gtx at the moment, have some vauxhall/gm semi synthetic oil for next change. Will then be onto the Asda oil. 5l of 10w40 semi synthetic is currently £11. £14 for 5w40 fully...