Silegon · Jun 28, 2013

Hey!
I have to be a new member from Hungary. I ask for your help. I have a LR Freelander 2000 vintages. VCU is dying. I took it apart, the silicone oil is tired. I thought to swap, but I do not know the oil type and viscosity and quantity. If anyone has information to share with me, really thank you. The new one is very expensive to obtain in Hungary!!

Nodge68 · Jun 28, 2013

Hi and welcome. How did you get it apart? Do you have any pictures? The VCU is generally considered a non serviceable item. Exchange units are available from a suppler on here. As to what fluid to use? I would think that it's a pretty close kept secret. Years ago I did change the fluid in a VW Synchro, I'm sure i got the fluid from VW. I know the quantity used needs to be exact as there must be an exact air space in the unit.

Zejmjien · Jun 28, 2013

I'd try used deep fryer oil, has about the same consistency

Winu · Jun 29, 2013

Nodge68 said:
Do you have any pictures?

I took few pics when disassembly a worn one

teddywood1 · Jun 29, 2013

WOW! first time I have seen one apart there is more inside than you think good luck with it you seem very determined to fix it sorry I can not help with the oil:behindsofa:

Singvogel · Jun 29, 2013

Yes - south and east of Austria there are still excellent resourceful Mechanics who will tackle the 'no user serviceable parts inside' stuff that in UK we long ago just treat as exchange sealed units.

Rising labour costs was the main driver in western Europe - most local garages here don't overhaul starters and alternators no more, for example.

In Poland they have specialists working flat out converting ex-UK Freelanders and M-Benz vans to LHD - and making a damn good job of it too.

Anyhow - back to the OP in Hungary.

Silegon - welcome aboard mate - I agree that your local LandRover agent will have brand-new VCUs at an amazing high price - but the highly rated supplier of re-furbished VCUs will happily send to any European country at reasonable delivery prices.

I feel that without the right silicone stuff, in exactly the right quantity, you will not be able to do a satisfactory repair.

They recently sent a VCU to my good friend (a member on here) in Belgrade, Serbia.

Check here:

Products - Bell Engineering

Sok szerencsét!

Singvogel.

Winu · Jun 29, 2013

Singvogel said:
In Poland they have specialists working flat out converting ex-UK Freelanders and M-Benz vans to LHD - and making a damn good job of it too.

they don't...:smash:

Singvogel · Jun 29, 2013

Winu said:
they don't...:smash:

I can't argue with you as you are in Poland and have more experience of these matters than I.

But the conversion of my old M-Benz 609D was 1st Class.

It was coverted from a beer delivery van - and is now a minibus running daily to the Ukraine.

Winu · Jun 29, 2013

Maybe, but converted freebies are very dangerous here... they use an Opel or Deawoo Nubira steering rack, wrong brake hoses and many more for one reason - it must be cheap. So we have a lot potential "killer machines"

Anyway, refurb VCUs are also very popular in last times

Singvogel · Jun 29, 2013

Winu said:
Maybe, but converted freebies are very dangerous here... they use an Opel or Deawoo Nubira steering rack, wrong brake hoses and many more for one reason - it must be cheap. So we have a lot potential "killer machines"

Anyway, refurb VCUs are also very popular in last times

Good point - there are rip-off bodgers in every country.

My original point holds good though - generally there is much more repairing/refurbishing of things where you live than here - where garages want to immediately replace everything at a matter of course.

Hippo · Jun 30, 2013

Only GKN who built the original VCU's knows the correct fluid used in the original spec VCU. I would assume LR knows too. It's a secrete know one else knows.

Well done for taking it apart and putting up pic's. My VCU is sat waiting to be cut open too.

Silegon · Jun 30, 2013

Hey! Thank you for your comments. The Bell Engineering has been tried, but unfortunately the data did not reveal a specific fuel. I think the clever people, VCU was able to change the oil. Man-made structure, but do not tell certain things secret. For business reasons!! The VCU is so designed so having to buy another one if it wears out. I like the Freelander and I am going to heal .... To do otherwise is not going to try to do sperrdifi oil.

Silegon · Apr 2, 2017

Hi! Ready to VCU. It works great, it was great terrain. A lot of reasoning and was working.

Skinny Mike · Apr 2, 2017

That's a serious gap between posts.
But cheers for the update. Now, how do you use Google translate?
Mike

Alibro · Apr 8, 2017

Well done. Wish my welding looked half as good.

htr · Apr 8, 2017

Silegon said:
Hi! Ready to VCU. It works great, it was great terrain. A lot of reasoning and was working.View attachment 120661 View attachment 120662 View attachment 120663

Great post & pictures.

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