Service on a Defender TD5 2006

[Declan]

Hi lads
I am looking for information on doing a service on my Defender.
(1 ) I am going to change the fuel filter and can some one please clarify how to proceed with this my Defender does not have a water temperature on the bottom of the fuel filter ( or am i looking at the right place for it on back right hand side where the filter is .) and do i just change it over and start the Defender or do i have to fuel purging procedure.

(2)
Going to do a oil and filter change what oils are best for these Defenders.

(3)
Going to change Diffs oils and gearbox oils and transfer oils if you could recommend what is the best.

Any feedback will be gratefully appreciated.

Declan

[dmdigital]

(1 ) I am going to change the fuel filter and can some one please clarify how to proceed with this my Defender does not have a water temperature on the bottom of the fuel filter ( or am i looking at the right place for it on back right hand side where the filter is .) and do i just change it over and start the Defender or do i have to fuel purging procedure.
No Defender doesn't have the water connector, last of the D2's didn't either. Yes, change it over and then start the defender. If you need to "prime" it, this is in the owner's handbook.
(2)
Going to do a oil and filter change what oils are best for these Defenders.
Castrol Magnatec is fine. Though lots of others will have lots of different opinions.
(3)
Going to change Diffs oils and gearbox oils and transfer oils if you could recommend what is the best.
Castrol EPX85W-90 for the Diffs and transfer case. Don't know about the gearbox on the Td5 Defender

If you do buy Castrol oils, price them at a distributor and not Supercheap/Autobarn/etc or similar as you will find they are a lot cheaper than the usual outlets.

[scarry]

Well,i tend to differ,engine oil must be fully synthetic,castrol edge 5w/30 is the go,or equivalent.Magnetic is in the Castrol chart for TD5,so mybe OK,but fully syn is better & allows for longer drain intervals.

Diff oils,some use syntrans75/90 i think it is for T/C & can also be used in the diffs,but it is very expensive.It is a red colour,and allows for longer drain intervals being synthetic.
EPX85-90w is fine.
gearbox oils,dunno,a search on this site & you will find out quickly.

As for 1 ,dm-td5 has it covered

Also remember to change the centrifigal filter as well as the spin on.

Do a search,rick 130 oils threads are very good.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Castrol syntrans for the gearbox. It's expensive but the change will be better which should help it last too

[dmdigital]

Well,i tend to differ,engine oil must be fully synthetic,castrol edge 5w/30 is the go,or equivalent.Magnetic is in the Castrol chart for TD5,so mybe OK,but fully syn is better & allows for longer drain intervals.

Diff oils,some use syntrans75/90 i think it is for T/C & can also be used in the diffs,but it is very expensive.It is a red colour,and allows for longer drain intervals being synthetic.
EPX85-90w is fine.
gearbox oils,dunno,a search on this site & you will find out quickly.

As for 1 ,dm-td5 has it covered

Also remember to change the centrifigal filter as well as the spin on.

Do a search,rick 130 oils threads are very good.

You mean Syntrax 75/90. This is a fully synthetic and will blend with any remaining EPX on the first change. It's also the recommended transfer case oil for the Puma. Big benefit is it can withstand higher temperatures over the EPX and the TC can get hot. It's about $18 to $20/L from Castrol distributors and about $35/L from general suppliers.

[Declan]

Thanks for all the replies Lads.
What is the service intervals in KM with fully synthetic oils and how long before i change all diffs and gearbox oils again.

Declan

[dmdigital]

Depending on conditions and driving you can go 12 months or 20,000km. Given the Australian summers (or if you live in the northern half of the country) it's best to do it every 6 months or 10,000km. But if you are doing a lot of low range work or lots of short stop start trips you may want to review this again. Should all be in the owner's handbook.