Range Rover Sport ZF 8HP gearbox oil change — Milton Keynes
The second-generation Range Rover Sport (L494) uses the ZF eight-speed — the 8HP70 on the SDV8 and the SVR. We renew the pan and filter, exchange the fluid and reset the adaptations, priced to your engine.
From £399, priced to your car. Get a price first — send the registration and we confirm the gearbox.
Which Range Rover Sport cars have the ZF 8HP
Gearbox versions are as published by the car maker, ZF and the sources below. We confirm your car's exact gearbox from its VIN before ordering parts.
What to know about the 8HP in a Range Rover Sport
- Land Rover names the 8HP70 for the SDV8 and for the SVR, where it was retuned to take more torque in the lower gears.[2, 3]
- On the diesel hybrid, a 35 kW motor-generator takes the place of the torque converter. It is a different gearbox to service, so we confirm the procedure and parts for that car before quoting.[2]
- Earlier Range Rover Sports (2005–2013, L320) mostly have the ZF six-speed — see our ZF 6HP page — though Wikipedia lists the late SDV6 L320 with the 8HP70.[1, 4]
What the service includes
- Road test with live data before we start and again before handover
- New sump pan with its built-in filter, ordered by your car's VIN
- The fluid specified for your gearbox, by part number
- Dynamic fluid exchange — torque converter, cooler and valve body, not just the pan
- Level set at the temperature the gearbox calls for, read from live data
- Adaptations reset, leak check, and the work recorded against your car
Each step is explained on our ZF 8HP gearbox service page. Is the oil really for life? Our guide Is ZF 8HP gearbox oil really lifetime fill?quotes ZF's own figure.
ZF 8HP or ZF 6HP? The six-speed ZF 6HP came before it — for the Land Rover models with the 6HP, see Range Rover L322, Range Rover Sport L320 and Discovery 3 and 4. We confirm which one your car has from its VIN.
The Rootes Standard
What you get on every job
Not extras, and not only on the big jobs. This is how every car is looked after at Rootes Motors, from an oil service to a gearbox.
Fixed price in writing before we start
You get a fixed price in writing before any work begins. If we find anything else, we send you photos and a link to approve or decline it — nothing extra is done without your yes.
12-month warranty on parts we supply
12-month warranty on parts we supply (wear items and consumables excluded), and every job is road-tested and checked before handover.
Covers on, clean overalls, every car
A seat cover, steering-wheel cover and floor mat go into every car before we touch it, and we work in clean overalls — never in a customer's car in dirty clothes.
A warm, dry waiting room with coffee
On a while-you-wait job you sit in a warm, dry waiting room with a coffee — not stood outside in the cold and rain.
Paperless, with every job on record
Booking is paperless. Every job is recorded against your car, and we email you the documents confirming the work completed.
Automatic service and MOT reminders
Every registered customer gets automatic service and MOT reminders by email, so a due date never slips past.
MOT arranged on our street
We arrange your MOT at the DVSA-approved test centre on our street, take the car there and back, and fix anything that fails.
Questions we get asked
Which gearbox does my Range Rover Sport have?
A 2013-on Range Rover Sport (L494) has the ZF eight-speed 8HP. Most earlier L320 models have the ZF six-speed. Send us your registration and we will confirm the exact gearbox and price before you book.
Is the SVR's gearbox serviced differently?
It is the same 8HP70 family, retuned by Land Rover for the SVR's torque. The pan, filter and fluid are confirmed by part number for your car; the fluid exchange and adaptation reset are the same process.
My Range Rover Sport thumps into gear when cold. Is that the fluid?
Old fluid and old learned values are a common cause of harsh cold changes on an 8HP, and a service with an adaptation reset often helps. It is not a cure for a mechanical or electrical fault, so we read the gearbox's live data and fault memory first and tell you what we find.
How much is a ZF 8HP gearbox service on a Range Rover Sport?
From £399, priced to your car. The price moves with which 8HP version it has, the pan and filter part and how much has to come off to reach it. Give us your registration and we confirm a fixed price in writing before we start.
Where these facts come from
- 1.Wikipedia, “Range Rover Sport” (read 21 Oct 2026)L494 production 2013–2022 with the ZF 8HP eight-speed; the first generation (2005–2013) used six-speed ZF automatics
- 2.Jaguar Land Rover media, “New technology and enhanced customer choice for Range Rover and Range Rover Sport” (Sept 2013)The SDV8 Sport drives through a ZF 8HP70; the hybrids use the 8-speed ZF with a 35 kW motor-generator in place of the torque converter
- 3.Jaguar Land Rover media, “2015 Range Rover Sport SVR” (Aug 2014)The SVR uses the ZF 8HP70, retuned for more torque in the lower gears
- 4.Wikipedia, “ZF 8HP transmission” — variants and applications table (read 21 Oct 2026)Which 8HP variant is listed for each model (the table says it makes no claim of completeness; cross-checked against the maker and ZF sources on this page)
Other cars with the ZF 8HP
The same service, written up for other models we see.
- Audi
- Alfa Romeo
- Toyota