Thread: First time servicing my Disco

Originally Posted by balvenie

I did do it cold Rick. Can't hide anything from you blokes can I
Do you use something to keep the hot oil off the pipes, like a sheet of tin? It looks very awkward to get something in there and thanks for the heads up. Would never have expected there to be a difference between hot and cold oil
Picked up my sump plug gaskets this a m. Another surprise: they are the "wind-on" type. Never heard of such a thing.

A piece of tin about 150mm wide and 200mm long, bent into a shallow vee and wedged between the sump and the pipe directs hot oil into the catch bucket quite successfully. Mind you, an oil evacuator via the dip stick tube is even easier, makes you look like a pro too.

Thank you bee utey
Might have to look up the price of an evacuator

Originally Posted by Rick1970

I do it hot, burn hand, then clean up and mess....
Mite modify a plug to drain it a bit slower one day.....

Posted this info in another forum .. but if you want the easiest solution get a quick connect sump plug for it.
Cost a bit of $'s(possibly over $100 or so) but then it's totally tool less, never any worry of dropping sump plug into oil, and properly mess free, as you ten drain the oil directly into the container you dump the oil out with.
ie. you don't have to dump oil into a pan which then needs to be transferred into another container to take it to the recycle place.

I got the Femco click drain system.
So the procedure is:
Oil is always fully at temp. Undo the brass cap by hand. Connect the click drain to the bung still sitting in the sump plug. Click connect has a bit of hose on it's end, oil drains directly into an old oil container.
I let it sit for as long as possible whilst other stuff gets done at the same time, mainly to allow the oil to fully drain out of the clear plastic tube, but there is always one drop that want to escape. even the smallest rag deals with that.

So draining the sump is a completely clean affair now. Just need to work on a system for the 300Tdi's oil filter too now.

ps. if the sump plug is 1/2 BSP wouldn't that be the same size as the radiator and coolant bleeder bungs?
Can't remember sizes and stuff, but I thought 7/8ths(??) or 21mm was the spanner sizes for those two bungs.

Originally Posted by Rick1970

Maybe on a 300tdi, can touch diff i think. No problems on either my 200tdi or v8.

Yep, the diff will bash the bottom of it with a 300Tdi, but some judicious use of a 5" grinder on the diff casting alleviates the issue.

I will have a look for that too, AK83
The deed is now done. No leaks after a 5 minute drive to the shops but I will check in the morning.
BTW It took 17 seconds for the oil light to go out Only a couple of seconds when started the second time.

Originally Posted by balvenie

BTW It took 17 seconds for the oil light to go out Only a couple of seconds when started the second time.

I try to never fit a completely empty filter. The more oil you trickle into it before fitting the less time you have to wait for oil pressure. Also, drain and refill the sump before you remove and replace the filter. Then start the engine reasonably soon after that. Letting the oil pump drain dry is unwise.

I always fill the filter, makes a bit of mess when screwing it on but I would rather that than no oil pressure