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Turbotcharged



Member Since: 03 Nov 2014
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Diff oil looks like liquid grey seal ?
noticed a small drip patch under the rear the other day...looked like was coming from the diff oil seal..so I drove home 200 miles at 50mph with serious in car paranoia ...next day pressure washed underneath (I do not go offroad apart from building sites) left it for a day or two ..went for a drive checked underneath...dry ??? was it empty I wondered ? so took off drain plug and it was full of grey gloop...??

Is this ancient molyslip ? oil mixed with water ? a grease I do not know and...is it ok?

Have purchased new oils and will change...
Post #407734 15th Mar 2015 1:21pm
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jomara



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Scotland 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
Edit-Just noticed its your rear diff!!

If it's the front diff the one shot wives grease can weep into the axle and make the oil look a bit grey & gloopy 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
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Post #407744 15th Mar 2015 1:52pm
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LR90XS2011



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Id would change the oil asap, run it out of the axle over a magnet and see if anything sticks suggesting wear, oil often goes grey if water has been mixed with it. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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Post #407762 15th Mar 2015 3:15pm
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Turbotcharged



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10 min job..never seen such minging oil...stank as well..bit dissapointed as previous owner swore it had not been under water!
Front diff will sort next week...I was thrown for a min thinking the gloop was possibly some lubricant I was unaware of.
Post #407782 15th Mar 2015 4:54pm
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dozerman



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Indus Silver
Are the axle breathers intact/clear? You don't need to go very deep with a warm axle and blocked breather for water to get sucked in through the hubs.
Post #407789 15th Mar 2015 5:21pm
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jomara



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Scotland 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
The axles on my first TDCi were full of brown silt and water from wading at Eastnor. LR & the selling dealer didn't bother to carry out any basic checks before putting it on the forecourt. Evil or Very Mad needless to say I sent it back and picked up an ex demo to replace it Thumbs Up 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
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Post #407793 15th Mar 2015 5:27pm
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