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Yup anyone can take things apart! Got the proper manual and all clearances wrote down just waiting for mag stand to arrive for DTI then can check everything and order parts and will see what happens when it’s back in.........:eek: any luck will be ok and hopefully give few more folk the...

It’s a work in progress but one of my favourite quotes is by Mr Rolls or Royce can never remember which, “anything you can do, or believe you can, Begin it!!!” Owt this daft thing costs me now compared to fuel Ive put in 4.6L V8’s in last 4 years is just knuckles tools n time..... ran a mk2...

Cool cheers mate! Think I rang them about TC and they wanted £410+vat to refurb mine.............. if I can find the cash I’m just gonna replace everything while it’s in bits! But I’ve written down all clutch clearances so will check first and gonna see if I can leak test the pistons with weak...

Took me days to figure out how to post sumet man, can find me way round a toolbox but wouldn’t know what a Dropbox was if it fell on my head! Can’t even get imojis on me posts........?

Found full ATSG GM5L40E free download! Handy to have for anyone that wants it and full rebuild kit minus pistons for £300 but prob get nailed with import tax to keep trump in cigars n hookers!!! http://pro-ht.mbnet.fi/Kuvat/automaattilaatikko/5L40E.pdf...

Gearbox stripped tonight, valve block excluded there’s not that much to it really, worlds toughest circlip was a disappointment, tyre lever a mini pry bar and a big screwdriver took maybe 5 mins being carful I defiantly wouldn’t pay £200 for the big locking pliers! Don’t know the names of all...

Just buy one that works n save yrsel the pain mate! I’m learning as I go, only waisted my time and £35 worth of oil so far but just made it worse in my case, didn’t split valve block but removed solenoids and was no crud on screens an ohm’d right, have ordered gaskets and gonna strip clean...

New filter and oil and decided she’s driving forward in all gears now, just laughed and accepted the challenge cos I promised her if she got me home from Wigan to Carlisle I would fix her so to quote doc brown “well I figured what the hell” truck on ramps wid scaffold planks under, hight 28cm to...

Well I hadn’t seen the other several million pages on bemble’s tear down, or all the special tools required for reassembly! Not kidding myself about rebuilding box myself anymore....... New plan is to take box out to fit new torque converter, remove valve block and inspect for contamination and...

on a fresh head there’s nothing I would call glitter in sump, just grey sludge, can’t actually see a single speck of silver metallic and nothing came out on magnet swilled in oil, coupled wid fact it’s got ATF IN is that a good sign or am I just being the eternal optimist??

Bright red oil so guessing just had norm dex3 ATF? it’s fairly dark once in bucket but don’t smell overly bad and nothing on magnet swilled round bottom after sitting 20 mins! Seems a fair amount of metal n **** in sump but not as bad as some I’ve seen on YouTube?? Can tell by bolts sump not...

Here’s diagnostic results if it means owt to anyone....?

Oh yea know **** loads more to them but like a challenge so I’m up for having a go if it comes to it! Gonna drop oil and sump after dinner for a look, don’t really wanna drive her anymore if there’s a chance box still gonna be ok........

Thanks mate did PM @Bemble but sure he’s a very busy man and prob bored to death wid newbie questions daily.... I drove round all day yest in manual and didn’t put fault up but my mate at garage drove it fairly brutally and did go into limp even in manual with him abusing the poor girl...

No mention of TC on receipt just recon box, lad I got it off said soon as fault came up he had oil and filter changed then only done 50m in it and I’ve driven 100m home! Just been up to my mates garage and read codes, said gearbox slipping, codes cleared and didn’t come back so he said it’s nowt...

Hi all know it’s a common subject but can’t find anything with same issue I’m having, just bought truck and there’s a receipt for recon box replacement from LR dealer 16k ago but throwing trans failsafe prog error in D, will drive for longer in sport but still comes up eventually, however in...

Hi how do I post on main forum? Need some L333 TD6 gearbox/TC advice, thanks stu!

Ps the tank is from my 99 4.6 THOR only got one line off that for fuel, two lines from engine, flow and return? But only two connectors on the filter thing and one large plastic pipe coming off looks like it's just a vent, two lines on filter marked tank and purge!? Once I got these pipes in...