Maintenance (Replace oil): Procedures

Replace oil

Transfer box

WARNING: Avoid excessive skin contact with mineral oil. Mineral oils remove the natural fats from the skin, leading to dryness, irritation and dermatitis.

Check/top-up oil level

1. Release fixings, remove rear underbelly panel.
2. Clean area around oil filler/level plug.
10. Remove all traces of sealant from threads of oil
3. Remove oil filler/level plug.
4. Check that oil level is to bottom of filler/level
11. Apply Loctite 290 to threads of oil filler/level

plug hole.

5. Top-up level (if required) with recommended oil
12. Fit transfer box filler/level plug and tighten to 25

to bottom of oil filler/level plug hole. CAPACITIES, FLUIDS AND

13. Remove all traces of oil from transfer box.

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14. Fit rear underbelly panel (if fitted), secure
6. Remove all traces of sealant from threads of oil filler/level plug.
7. Apply Loctite 290 to threads of oil filler/level plug.
8. Fit transfer box filler/level plug and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
9. Remove all traces of oil from main casing.
10. Fit rear underbelly panel (if fitted), secure fixings.
1. Release fixings, remove rear underbelly panel.
2. Place a suitable container beneath transfer box drain plug.

3. Clean area around oil filler/level and drain plugs.
4. Remove oil filler/level plug.
5. Remove oil drain plug.
6. Allow oil to drain.
7. Apply Loctite 290 to threads of oil drain plug.
8. Fit transfer box drain plug and tighten to 30 Nm (22 lbf.ft).
9. Fill transfer box with recommended oil to bottom of oil filler/level plug hole. CAPACITIES, FLUIDS AND LUBRICANTS, Lubrication.

filler/level plug.

plug.

Nm (18 lbf.ft).

fixings.