Member Since: 06 Jul 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 332
OIL Change. (easier than you might think)
Slightly embarrassing
As with every car I have ever bought 1st thing on the agenda, oil change. I've always done it and always will. It's impossible to be sure that the right oil and/or filter is in the car so for me it's a non negotiable.
But with the 12 plate Disco Iv'e done a bit of a woops'y. Having struggled with getting the scratch plates off, splitting one socket and running about trying to scrounge a breaker bar as I had forgotten mine, Then cursing the the last guy on the up "to date service history" because there's no damn way these bolts have been cracked in the last 2 years let alone a few months ago. I finally got to the sump drain and drained out the old oil, re set the drain bolt, changed the oil filter and just as I was beginning to get a bit of pride back the Land Rover mechanic I share my hangar with walked in and said " why didn't you just use the service port, it only take 10 minuets?
aaghghghghghghghghgh!!!
Still, it was nice seeing the underside of my new disco block and at least I now know for sure the Turbo drain mod hasn't been done. Also all the crud build up on the plates has been cleaned away.
Next oil change will be a bit quicker I suspect.
Have to say, The warm oil that came out was thicker than the "correct spec" cold oil that went in so I suspect it was needed anyway.
15th Jul 2018 5:54 pm
Oswiperus D3 Decade
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Posts: 1590
That's the trouble when guards aren't removed for oil changes, nothing gets inspected down below. I recently bought a high mileage 2014 D4 commercial and this is what greeted me when I removed the sump guard!
Mind you, i was aware that it had done some site work!
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Stu
2016 D4 Landmark current
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15th Jul 2018 11:26 pm
Bazza.
Member Since: 06 Jul 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 332
Looks like it was plastered over. Mine wasn't this bad, but I spent more time cleaning up the rusty fixings than I did servicing the car
I think LR designers could do a lot to improve the serviceability of the cars if they chose to, free spinning back bolts and rust are not a good combination. Just removing the protection for the compressor and I've had one bolt sheer off and two other fixings so rusty they were barely recognisable I had to dig the rust out of the heads before getting the key in. A better grade steel would work wonders.
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walked in and said " why didn't you just use the service port, it only take 10 minuets? 
