TD5 Defender Gearbox Oil Change - Complete Guide

Your Land Rover Defender TD5's R380 gearbox oil isn't just lubricant - it's a diagnostic tool that can predict expensive failures before they happen. While changing the gearbox oil, I'll show you how to read the warning signs hidden in your oil and magnetic drain plug debris.
Land Rover recommends changing gearbox oil every 2 years or 24k miles, but they don't teach you what normal vs concerning wear looks like. In this video, I'll walk you through:

✓ How to spot the difference between normal and dangerous metal debris
✓ What the swarf tells you about your gearbox health
✓ Early warning signs of impending gearbox failure
✓ What to do if you have concerns about your gearbox
✓ Complete gearbox oil change procedure for TD5 gearboxes

Brass is a non-ferrous metal, but that's not to say it can't get mixed up in oil and speckles can rest on the plug once the oil is drained and they would would certainly get drained into the pan. Check the oil with gloves

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Chapters
0:00 - 0:44 Intro
0:44 - 5:51 Tools & Lubes Required
5:51 - 7:43 Pre Oil Drain
7:43 - 9:56 Draining the Oil
9:56 - 10:33 Analysing the Oil
10:33 - 12:54 Magnetic Drain Plug
12:54 - 14:36 Brass Baulk Ring
14:36 - 15:54 What to do for more than Nominal Wear
15:54 - 16:07 Disposing of Oil
16:07 - 17:07 Filling the Gearbox Oil
17:07 - 17:56 Outro