Land Rover Defender: Transmission Description - Vehicles With: 8HP70 8-Speed Automatic
Transmission AWD
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COMPONENT LOCATION
COMPONENT LOCATION - 1 OF 2 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) cooler
ATF cooler pipes
Emergency Park Release (EPR) lever
Automatic transmission
COMP
TRANSMISSION
The transmission comprises the main casing which houses all of the
transmission components. The main casing also
incorporates an integral torque converter housing.
A fluid pan is attache
POWER FLOWS
Operation of the transmission is controlled by the TCM, which electrically
activates various solenoids to control the
transmission gear selection. The sequence of solenoid activation is b
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Make sure the following warnings have
been read and fully understood before
driving the vehicle. Failure to follow the
guidance could result in vehicle damage,
serious injury, or death.
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) does
not compensate for driver error or
misjudgement. The vehicle should be
drive
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
PART(S)
REMOVAL
WARNINGS:
To avoid accidental deployment, the Restraints Control Module (RCM)
backup power supply must be
depleted. Wait at least 1 minute after disconnecting the startup battery
ground cable(s) before doing any
repair or adjustment to the Supplement
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