Thread: Servicing Discovery Tdi help please

nothing particularly special to do aprt from usual oil at 5k filter at 10k, keep an eye on coolant and when the timing belt was replaced, check sedimenter and fuel filter. not familiar with the 200tdi but above is for starters.

Loanrangie is right, diesels are easy and it's all pretty much common sense. unless you're a diesel mechanic the injectors are the only thing you can't do yourself but they're unlikely to ever cause you any problems particularly if you use good fuels. Just one thing though, I do not believe in changing oil and filters at different times, do them both together. Engines are expensive, filters are cheap. A mate of mine owns a transport company and they service the trucks every 10k without fail, new oil and filters. They only use top quality oil and it's as good when it comes out as it is when it goes in.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

nothing particularly special to do aprt from usual oil at 5k filter at 10k, keep an eye on coolant and when the timing belt was replaced, check sedimenter and fuel filter. not familiar with the 200tdi but above is for starters.

As you have LPG fitted your Tdi will be running much cleaner, internally and externally, than a diesel engine without LPG, I would do some research (on here or Google) on LPG/Diesel, your oil will stay cleaner and viable much longer than in a standard diesel engine.
Under no circumstances would I change the oil (at whatever Klm/intervals you pick) and NOT change the Oil Filter at the same time, it is false economy, for the cost of a filter. Land Rover recommends changing oil and filters together and so do I, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by Tank

Land Rover recommends changing oil and filters together and so do I, Regards Frank.

That recommendation according to publication LRL0521ENG extends to diesel models only.

Originally Posted by RAVE LRL0521ENG

300Tdi models replace oil and filter every 10k
V8 models replace oil every 10k, oil and filter every 20k

SERVICE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE 95/96/97/98 MY
Discovery and Range Rover Classic - All Models
LRL0521ENG

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

That recommendation according to publication LRL0521ENG extends to diesel models only.

Accordimg to my L/R W/shop manual, published 1993 by Tech. Comm. Dept. of L/R for Land Rover Discovery (up to end of 1994 model year) says change Oil and Filter together at prescribed intervals and that applies to 3.5, 3.9, V8s & 2.0 Mpi and 200 Tdi Diesel.
Why would Landrover from 94 to 95 change from oil and filter together to oil at 10K and filters at 20K for V8s.
I have never seen a valid argument for not changing the oil filter at every oil change, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by Tank

Accordimg to my L/R W/shop manual, published 1993 by Tech. Comm. Dept. of L/R for Land Rover Discovery (up to end of 1994 model year) says change Oil and Filter together at prescribed intervals and that applies to 3.5, 3.9, V8s & 2.0 Mpi and 200 Tdi Diesel.
Why would Landrover from 94 to 95 change from oil and filter together to oil at 10K and filters at 20K for V8s.
I have never seen a valid argument for not changing the oil filter at every oil change, Regards Frank.

Not a false economy, a Z9 for a V8 is only 5-6 bucks but a Z89a is more like $25, i think after reading a lot of posts from Rick130 who seems the most knowledgeable oils and lubricants guru here i wil go by his recomendation that at 5k the filter has only just started doing its job.

So from what I'm seeing here I'll replace the oil and filter at 10,000. What is the best oil to put in the tdi engine ?

Thanks


Martin

Originally Posted by martinozcmax

So from what I'm seeing here I'll replace the oil and filter at 10,000. What is the best oil to put in the tdi engine ?

Thanks


Martin

On my 200Tdi I was using Mobil Delvac 1 with Mann W930/20 Filters (which I bought for $20 each from a filtration supplier in Sydney.) I'll be doing the same with my new 300Tdi.