Transmission Pan Replacement
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Hello,
Went to the Jag dealer today for a simple oil change and they noticed that my Transmission pan is leaking. They claim that the seal is not good anymore and therefore I need to buy a new transmission pan and seal + 4 litters of Trans fluid at $75 a pop.
I do not want my transmission to get ruined because of this leak and I also do not want to fork out $400 in labor + 1k in parts.
Does anyone know where I can buy the fluid, Trans pan & tube seal cheaper than the factory is offering?
Would like to get OEM parts.
Thank you for your help
Went to the Jag dealer today for a simple oil change and they noticed that my Transmission pan is leaking. They claim that the seal is not good anymore and therefore I need to buy a new transmission pan and seal + 4 litters of Trans fluid at $75 a pop.
I do not want my transmission to get ruined because of this leak and I also do not want to fork out $400 in labor + 1k in parts.
Does anyone know where I can buy the fluid, Trans pan & tube seal cheaper than the factory is offering?
Would like to get OEM parts.
Thank you for your help
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You can get everything you need right here: The CTSC - ZF Parts
Their fluid is the genuine ZF fluid and it's about $17 per liter. They sell a whole kit which consists of the pan, gasket, and fluid for $242
Their fluid is the genuine ZF fluid and it's about $17 per liter. They sell a whole kit which consists of the pan, gasket, and fluid for $242
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Miami XKR (09-15-2011)
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I'm assuming you have the ZF transmission. If you don't, then ignore my last post. And you're going to need more than 4 liters of transmission fluid, unless they reuse the old fluid. You'll need 6 liters at an absolute minimum. But I used 7 quarts when I changed mine. I used Ford Mercon SP, which comes in quart bottles. A quart is a wee bit less than a liter.
Click on the link to my Youtube channel below. I made a video of my pan/fluid change. Maybe it's something you want to tackle as a do-it-yourself job.
Click on the link to my Youtube channel below. I made a video of my pan/fluid change. Maybe it's something you want to tackle as a do-it-yourself job.
Last edited by Reverend Sam; 09-14-2011 at 09:24 PM.
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Be careful, if you have on 03 or later, the plastic pan can be leaking but the sealing sleeve for the Motronics unit can also leak and make it look like a leaking pan. The pan has to be removed to change the sealing sleeve so you would need both parts anyway. I just had them both replaced, it was $75 labor for the sleeve and $150 labor for the pan and fluid. I bought everything from CTSC. It is highly recommended to replace the sealing sleeve when changing the pan to keep from having to do it all again if the sleeve leaks, usually around 60K miles.
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I don not agree with you at all.
the early XKR's do have a Mercedes transmission.
The Merc Tranny's are about the best and trouble free transmissions you can get on the market.
The ZF's aren't. they are prone to more problems, not to forget bolts snapping when you try to take the pan off.
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@SkidMark,
I don not agree with you at all.
the early XKR's do have a Mercedes transmission.
The Merc Tranny's are about the best and trouble free transmissions you can get on the market.
The ZF's aren't. they are prone to more problems, not to forget bolts snapping when you try to take the pan off.
I don not agree with you at all.
the early XKR's do have a Mercedes transmission.
The Merc Tranny's are about the best and trouble free transmissions you can get on the market.
The ZF's aren't. they are prone to more problems, not to forget bolts snapping when you try to take the pan off.
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Just to clarify, the 4.0 XKR's had a mercedes 5WA580 5 speed tranny. It too is a sealed type with lifetime fluid. I haven't heard any bad things about it so it must either be really rare or performs well. The 2003- 4.2 XKRs got the ZF 6 speed 6HP26 to get the revolutionary high efficiency planetary gearset and the extra speed to save fuel. I have heard few problems with these either except for the whoop noise they made when the fluid had the wrong modifier that let the E-clutch stick on upshifts. This may have been fixed with the current ZF fluid based on my experience.
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Miami XKR, to sum it up, if you have an 03 or later, buy this kit for $242: Oil change kit for 6HP26/28/32
Add to that this sealing sleeve for $15: Mechatronic sealing sleeve
...and 24 of these screws for $1.86 each: Oil Pan Screw - Plastic Oil Pan
The reason for getting the screws is that the original screws used a very small Torx bit head. The head strips out very easily (watch my video to see what I mean) The replacement screws use larger a larger Torx bit, and while they won't prevent you from stripping the existing screws, since some of them will need to be replaced anyway, you might as well replace all of them with a screw that won't strip out the next time the transmission has to be opened up.
Here's a video I made while changing my pan and fluid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL4ZhDlZAF4
Add to that this sealing sleeve for $15: Mechatronic sealing sleeve
...and 24 of these screws for $1.86 each: Oil Pan Screw - Plastic Oil Pan
The reason for getting the screws is that the original screws used a very small Torx bit head. The head strips out very easily (watch my video to see what I mean) The replacement screws use larger a larger Torx bit, and while they won't prevent you from stripping the existing screws, since some of them will need to be replaced anyway, you might as well replace all of them with a screw that won't strip out the next time the transmission has to be opened up.
Here's a video I made while changing my pan and fluid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL4ZhDlZAF4
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Just to clarify, the 4.0 XKR's had a mercedes 5WA580 5 speed tranny. It too is a sealed type with lifetime fluid. I haven't heard any bad things about it so it must either be really rare or performs well. The 2003- 4.2 XKRs got the ZF 6 speed 6HP26 to get the revolutionary high efficiency planetary gearset and the extra speed to save fuel. I have heard few problems with these either except for the whoop noise they made when the fluid had the wrong modifier that let the E-clutch stick on upshifts. This may have been fixed with the current ZF fluid based on my experience.
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Miami XKR, to sum it up, if you have an 03 or later, buy this kit for $242: Oil change kit for 6HP26/28/32
Add to that this sealing sleeve for $15: Mechatronic sealing sleeve
...and 24 of these screws for $1.86 each: Oil Pan Screw - Plastic Oil Pan
The reason for getting the screws is that the original screws used a very small Torx bit head. The head strips out very easily (watch my video to see what I mean) The replacement screws use larger a larger Torx bit, and while they won't prevent you from stripping the existing screws, since some of them will need to be replaced anyway, you might as well replace all of them with a screw that won't strip out the next time the transmission has to be opened up.
Here's a video I made while changing my pan and fluid:
Jaguar XK8 Transmission Fluid/Pan Change - YouTube
Add to that this sealing sleeve for $15: Mechatronic sealing sleeve
...and 24 of these screws for $1.86 each: Oil Pan Screw - Plastic Oil Pan
The reason for getting the screws is that the original screws used a very small Torx bit head. The head strips out very easily (watch my video to see what I mean) The replacement screws use larger a larger Torx bit, and while they won't prevent you from stripping the existing screws, since some of them will need to be replaced anyway, you might as well replace all of them with a screw that won't strip out the next time the transmission has to be opened up.
Here's a video I made while changing my pan and fluid:
Jaguar XK8 Transmission Fluid/Pan Change - YouTube
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Then everything I mentioned above applies. You can get the kit, the sealing sleeve, and the screws for less than $300 and have your local independent shop do the work, or you can try to do it yourself. Watch my video and decide if it's something you want to tackle. At the time I did it I remember thinking that I just wish I had paid someone to do it for me, but in hindsight I'm glad I did it myself. I learned a lot, and in the end I was SURE that the transmission was filled to the proper level. It's been working perfectly since I changed the pan and fluid.
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