Thread: Servicing a 300Tdi Defender

typically grrrr! was a picture of an across windscreen shelf in a link think it was in technical ...don't know what happened to the p.m. I am hopeless

and what does that have to do with servicing ???

A mate has all the tools (aside from drain trays and milk bottles which I shall attend to!). Oh, and beer bottles (full, for emptying)

There was a thread somewhere talking about what oils are required etc... must find it....

Edit: here 'tis: Oils - can we set up a definitive list

Originally Posted by weeds

2L milk container is perfect to drop the oil filter into as you unscrew it, also means no oil down your arm, overall less mess

I don't think it is possible to do an oil change on a 300Tdi and not come away oily

Mine (D1) has a convenient sway-bar right where the oil comes out, and I always end up with some on the shed floor.

Vlad - are you going to set the valve clearances?

Originally Posted by spudboy

I don't think it is possible to do an oil change on a 300Tdi and not come away oily

Mine (D1) has a convenient sway-bar right where the oil comes out, and I always end up with some on the shed floor.

Vlad - are you going to set the valve clearances?

er yeah your right.....might just stick with less mess

What coolant do people use ?
Power Steering, brake and cluitch fluid ?

Originally Posted by spudboy

Vlad - are you going to set the valve clearances?

I don't know, am I ? Should I ?

A mate is helping me with it. so I guess it'll be up to him.
Why do you ask, wise one?

How long since they've been done? I think it is every 10,000miles they should be done.

Easy job, you just need:
- 0.2mm feeler gauge (0r 0.008 inch)
- flat blade screwdriver
- 27mm rachet (to turn the crank)
- 13mm spanner (to loosen/tighten valve adjuster)
- 45 minutes - an hour max

I use the "9" method to work out which valve to adjust. i.e. look for the valve that is fully compressed. Work out the difference from 9 and that is the one to adjust.

i.e. if valve 1 is fully depressed, - adjust 8
if valve 4 is fully depressed, adjust 5,

and so on

HTH
David