Thread: changing oil filters disco II Td5

Originally posted by Sharpie
can any body give me an idea when i should change the centrifuge rotor??

and how often i should oil flush the motor (i'm mostly dooing city running with a bit of dirt off road)

Many thanks

The great thing about this forum is how helpfull they are [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

I was actually going to post on this exact topic (well close anyway) and someone asked it for me.

I'm not into over servicing, but our Defender has done 7.5k now, and some of them have been pretty hard going [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img] So, expecially being a new car I thought I better treat it.

I have the oil, and the filter, but not the centrifuge rotor. Should I change that as well?

How many times has this forum looked at this subject!!!!

I don't care what ANY stealer says, a diesel engine creates carbon grit that wears cylinder bores. If you change oil, change the bloody filter!!! Change the oil every 5000k's (and Filter(s)) and the engine will last for years. Some may say this is an unessesary expense and is overservicing, if the motor lasts 500000k's plus than it is very cheap preventative maintenance. Learn to do it yourself, it saves money and gives you time away from the handbrake!!!!!
I have adopted this for years on the farm trucks and tractors, we have a 52 year old tractor that still does good work all because of PREVENTATIVE maintenance, there is also a 555 V8 cummins diesel in the Acco that has done over 1.5 million k's and is still going strong, oil and filters changed every 5k's.
Just do it!!!! Its fun anyway!!!!!

Rgds
john.

<span style="color:green">the centrifugal filter is not meant to be replaced at every service....

i would(and do) replace the spin on type every oil change....this has a paper element which collects the dirt from the oil and becomes clogged...



the centrifugal removes all the dirt from the oil by (as the name suggests) using centrifugal force to force the dirt to the sides of the filter and allowing the oil to run out....(similar to the spin cycle in a washing machine)....</span>

Zook my man you are absolutely correct on the centrifical filter. This is one of the best features of the TD5 motor. I reckon all diesels should have these!!!
There are some aftermarket centrifical filters available for large truck motors, they are too big too fit under the bonnet of my disco or I would have one.
It has also been asked which is the best oil to use, again I still say, keep within the manufacturers spec for viscosity and rating and change it often, like every 5k's as well as the NORMAL filter.
I suspect that the long service interval stated by some manufacturers ( 20k between oil drinks) could be a ploy to get more engine rebuilds from neglectful owners. In fairness though, modern motors appear to be able to do this when they run on petrol, diesels are different and need a different approach.
I will now get off my high horse having said my piece............how many cans do ya reckon this will open......................

rgds Johnno

All the advice I'm getting is a 10k service interval (thats almost every 8 weeks for me by the way!). So is Zook saying that the centrifugal can go 20k?

Originally posted by wardy!
All the advice I'm getting is a 10k service interval (thats almost every 8 weeks for me by the way!). So is Zook saying that the centrifugal can go 20k?

<span style="color:green">
i think its every 40,000 according to land rover.......

have to find my book to check......</span>

I thought is was every 20,000 but could be wrong.

20,000 klm for the rotor.
60,000 klm for the normal filter.
cheers