Well I tried to order the oil change kit and they were back ordered on the pan and bolts. So I did what any cheap old fart does and shopped around. My last call was to my closest Jag dealer in Vancouver, Canada.

Surprisingly I hit the jackpot. They told me the liquid gold was $65 dollars a litre. They then told me they don't actually use it. They use the Land Rover fluid which is exactly the same at $14 a litre. So I ordered a pan, a set of bolts, the sealing sleeve and 7 litres of LR fluid. The net cost was $385CDN plus tax which I would have to pay even if I got it from Klaus as they get there pound of flesh at the border.

Yes, the STR is sitting over a puddle of expensive **** after the last six months of storage. Gotta get rid of the beater first so "she who must be obeyed" shuts up about too many cars. Plate and insure the STR and straight down to the transmission shop for two hours labor. Done. I hope...

 

You mentioned they told you the new ones leaked in the past? YOu sure they weren't too lazy to change it out hehehe..., that is really strange even though mine never leaked I had them change it out to the new one, and ontop of that when they removed the old sleeve it was the updated version, but I didnt want to take any chances later on so I had them change it out regardless. KNock on wood no leaks from it. Glad it worked for you amigo!

 

I wasn't particularly happy about it because I specifically bought a new one to be used during the change, but the car was all done and ready to go when I got there. Can the sleeve be changed without dropping the pan again? Otherwise they are great to work with and the free loaner was great.

 

Nahh bro you have to drop the pan to get access to change out the sleeve. Thats the only way, and b/c of that reason I made sure those guys at the shop changed it any way. No worries just in the future, always replace it out it when you do a tranny re-fill. I know I know, if it aint broke don't touch it, but that rule shouldn't apply in this situation, . Don't worry you'll be fine. I'm glad she's running smooth

Take Care.

 

Yeah she's running great, I had them look over the car while it was there and they said "she's perfect." I really didn't think to tell them to specifically change that part, I mean why else would I have bought it and put it in with all of the other parts?? C'est la vie.

 

To update this thread

Kit: $241.95
1L of fluid: $17.13 (X 2)
Sleeve: $15.48
Tax outside of Cali $0.00
Shipping to my state: $21.90
Total: $313.85

So understand the OUT THE DOOR price is nearly a third more than what the OP originally stated...

Also someone has mentioned several months ago that certain parts were on backorder...

 

What ever happened to the metal pan option?

I don't see that on their website.

 

....best thing is to call them up and talk to Klaus the owner. Mention that you are a Jaguarforum member and many people on here including me bought the kit almost a year ago for the price what was listed on the first page of this thread. Prices always fluctuate but hey if anyone whats to be on the safe side and use only what Jag wants installed in their Transmissions, this is it They also use to have the METal pan instead of the plastic, but again you need to call them up and inquire about it for those who are interested in it.

Take it easy....

 

Has anyone on this forum installed the metal pan and reported back about how that worked out?

 

I just sent them an email asking about the steel pan. I'll let you know if they reply.

 

Anyone have the owners updated number? The # on page one wasn't in service...

 

I ordered the kit sunday night and received every thing today with no complaints. They never sent a tracking number or phone number but it arrived faster than I expected.

 

I'm glad I purchased all new bolts with the kit. I broke two T27 sockets and about 6 bolts on the removal. The kit should come with all new bolts, dont forget your bolts!!!!

 

And I thought my Texas raised car would be bolt trouble-free! Well, I had four (4) strip the T27 heads after not breaking loose and had to use two screw extractors to get them out. Pain in my a$$. The new T40 bolts cost me $16 for all 21 of them from my local dealer, yes...less than $0.70 per bolt, a great deal. The next time this pan gets removed, someone will surely appreciate it.

Good news is that I think my previous fluid level (did by the dealer a few years ago) was low, and when cold, I would get frequent 'lurch' symptoms coming to a stop or a rolling takeoff. Now, Its practically non-existent, I would estimate the bump reduced by 90%. This is probably the way it was supposed to feel. I believe I put in about 1/2 quart more than was in it before I started. I did leave my pan off all night and think I drained 6-6.5 qts, so be sure to order an extra quart of fluid if you plan on letting it drain longer than it takes to just change the pan.

Also another observation that might help others - since I had both an IR thermometer gun and my AutoEnginuity scanner, I took readings from both to see what the difference was between the actual tranny fluid temp (using AE) and the pan temp using the IR gun.

The IR gun reading is 2 degrees Celsius more than the actual fluid temp, using an Emissivity coefficient of 0.85 on the plastic pan.

 

Thanks for the info. Beats me how the IR can be more, but hey.

 

jag79, wunderbar. That 2 between 25 & 27 might not seem much, but it is more than enough to cause the torx bit to 'strip out' on a tight screw. And those bloody things are an absolute nightmare when that happens. In my opinion, the idiot who came up with such a variation in 'standard' needs to have a ring of varied sized units fitted to a certain part of his anatomy using full strength locktite, then sent for a 'fluid' change after a month!

I wonder how many of us have been caught out thinking that the size we were working with was 25, and only finding out too late that we chose the wrong one.

Cheers,

Languid

 

For future reference, vise-grips made quick work of the ones I stripped. A little hard to get locked onto some of the bolts, but it worked. Good tip on a sane price for those bolts. I looked at the roughly $2/bolt price from thectsc.com and decided to go with hex bolts and washers as mentioned on here.

 

From this Land Rover site:
ZF 6HP26 Automatic Transmission Metal Pan with Filter - Land Rover Forums : Land Rover and Range Rover Forum

The following is listed for metal pan conversion:
> Parts you need for the metal pan conversion

> Item ZF part#
> Steel pan 1068 203 042
> Gasket 1068 303 017
> Filter 0501 213 359
> Pan screws 0736 010 347 requires 21 screws

>You can contact Erikson Industries in Saybrook CT, 800-388-4418 to have >the parts order from Germany for you...

I have not verified if this is correct. Swapping to a metal pan adds 6.5 lbs from what I saw on the cectc site.

 

Mods take note that the original link in the OP is coming up as a VIRUS!!

Vector

 

I don't see that. You mean post #1 or #118? (Neither flag for me.)