Well, faced with not much else to do today, I figured that I would drop the AT sump and have a look at this here filter malarkey. No major hassles, just socket work really but very messy! All came off really easy, no signs of previous disturbance. Resealed with RTV.
The filter housing wasn't particularly dirty really. I washed it through with petrol and let it dry, then blew it out carefully with diffused compressed air. Was pretty clean when I'd done. The pan had a good sludge in the bottom which needed cleaning out and the 4 magnets had plenty of fine metal silt stuck to them. I took the opportunity to give everything, inside and out, a real good clean and polish. There was 17 year's worth of muck and solidified oil etc on the pan and the brush guard. All looking spick and span now. Ready to get it filthy tomorrow at Frickley. Hmm.
Got some pics for later if anyone is curious as to what it looks like in there. I used JW guide on fitting an extreme valve block from the sticky section to guide me. In all around 4 hours start to finish including pootling about and drinking tea. Worth doing I think if you are planning a big overland with a new vehicle that you don't know too well.. Worth knowing what's going on in there.
Chris
The filter housing wasn't particularly dirty really. I washed it through with petrol and let it dry, then blew it out carefully with diffused compressed air. Was pretty clean when I'd done. The pan had a good sludge in the bottom which needed cleaning out and the 4 magnets had plenty of fine metal silt stuck to them. I took the opportunity to give everything, inside and out, a real good clean and polish. There was 17 year's worth of muck and solidified oil etc on the pan and the brush guard. All looking spick and span now. Ready to get it filthy tomorrow at Frickley. Hmm.
Got some pics for later if anyone is curious as to what it looks like in there. I used JW guide on fitting an extreme valve block from the sticky section to guide me. In all around 4 hours start to finish including pootling about and drinking tea. Worth doing I think if you are planning a big overland with a new vehicle that you don't know too well.. Worth knowing what's going on in there.
Chris
I was hoping to re-fill it before tomorrow morning,
The RTV sets quite quickly and it's not a "strength" item - the bolts holding the cover in place take the load. The gearbox isn't under pressure (it has a breather, remember) so the RTV is just there to form a perfect seal.
