Disco 1 200 tdi - Offside Front oil leaking excessively

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Baker556

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• May 10, 2021

• #1

Hi all,

My Disco 1 200tdi has failed the mot for leaking oil excessively from the offside front tranmission.

Any thoughts as to why this might be or any common weak failure?

Thanks

 

Europa486

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• May 10, 2021

• #2

Transfer box to front prop shaft oil seal, usually the flange gets a groove in it and the seal gets hard over time,
Worth replacing both, not a difficult job to do,

 

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Baker556

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• May 10, 2021

• #3

Thanks Euroa486 I take it using the following guide:

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/how-to-replace-the-front-transfer-box-output-oil-seal.59242/

Mega helpful today!

 

Europa486

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• May 10, 2021

• #4

Yes that’s the one but check the flange for wear, if it is then not expensive to replace,

 

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Baker556

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• May 10, 2021

• #5

Will do, parts on order!

 

frostythor

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• May 12, 2021

• #6

Hi when I did mine I used the old flange and dust cover to push in the new seal, but putting a 5 mm nuts as a spacer between the dust cover and flange and cut
off the nylock part of the old nut to make it easier to put on and off it worked a treat and put the new seal in fully and square and no damage