Updated! Here We Go Again.... Finally out of Garage

[Dragrad]

• Originally Posted by TimO

  Any news for us Andrew ? Has ur man managed to find the problem ?

Not yet, still waiting for the appropriate gear oil to arrive. I figure it will be tomorrow at the earliest. More than likely Thursday

May or may not get her back this week, he said hopefully.

[Dragrad]

Here's a good one,, my garage cannot get the gearbox fluid from the local X-part dealer for 6-8 weeks, if then !!

I had a look at the forum threads and have come up with the following equivalent to JTF403 (for the JF403E box):

Texaco N402
ATF 402
Land Rover LNR402

I presume I'll be safe to use any of these?

Waiting to hear back from various companies w.r.t. to supply..........

Unless someone knows where I can definitely get some?

[GreyGhost]

Texaco N402
ATF 402
Land Rover LNR402


Only the 402 designation as above is the correct fluid for our JATCO boxes. Don't use anything else.

[Dragrad]

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Texaco N402
ATF 402
Land Rover LNR402


Only the 402 designation is the correct fluid for our JATCO boxes. Don't use anything else.

Darn it, I've asked the suppliers to look for JTF403E (which apparently is the code for the gearbox!) and one said it should be JTF403...... Have I got them chasing for the wrong thing?

[David3807]

Just had a quick look and Rimmers appear to have plenty in stock - and they are X Part dealers.

[Dragrad]

Originally Posted by David3807

Just had a quick look and Rimmers appear to have plenty in stock - and they are X Part dealers.

Thanks, Rang them and it's en route

[David3807]

MGR part number for the fluid is VYK000040.

If you do a search on http://www.thepart.com/en/search/ plenty of X part dealers have the stuff sitting on their shelves.

Not sure if your garage are trying very hard again

[stocktake]

Originally Posted by Dragrad

Here's a good one,, my garage cannot get the gearbox fluid from the local X-part dealer for 6-8 weeks, if then !!

Sorry Andrew.
This is the stuff, sometimes comes in a white container.





About £25 for 5 litres

[Dragrad]

Originally Posted by David3807

MGR part number for the fluid is VYK000040.

If you do a search on http://www.thepart.com/en/search/ plenty of X part dealers have the stuff sitting on their shelves.

Not sure if your garage are trying very hard again

TBF they are not an x-part garage, but they do get their parts from one in Pembrokeshire who did quote 6-8 weeks from them. On the QT the word is that they are not doing very well, and may be going under....

Anyway, one is winging it's way from Rimmers (why did I not think of them first?!)
So hopefully it'll just need pouring in.............

[Dragrad]

What AMAZES me is that out of ALL of the X-part, BMW & Land Rover dealers in South, Mid & West Wales (including distributors) NOT ONE stocks the auto gear fluid or equivalent, required, which is also needed for a number of their own models!!

The earliest quote on delivery I got was 5 -10 working days, the longest 6-8 weeks!! I spent an hour an a half on the 'phone today resourcing the gear oil, and only one company came back to me, and that was a Land Rover dealer in Aberystwyth.

One phone call to Rimmers, and it's on its way.....

Q? Don't these other marques require a change of auto gear oil?