Thread: whats needed for a 100,000km defender service?

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Tombraider

Originally Posted by tombraider

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Tombraider

thanks tombraider, however it prinst all blurry. Could you redo the link or point me in the direction of the original??

Replacing filters (air/oil/fuel) are easy, and are described in enough detail in your manual. Pain in the bum changing the oil, as the filter is housed next to the turbo, and you need to take the acoustic cover off the engine, and also unbolt another aluminium heat shield to gain access. This shield is more tricky than the engine cover, as one of the bolts you will need a small extension to your socket set to make it reach through a hole in the cover, and you can’t see what you are doing. However, a little practice and it is pretty easy.

Make sure you also replace the oil centrifuge, which is housed under that little dome close to where you will be changing the filter. These are around $35. If you get the LR services they will do this on schedule, but non LR dealers usually won't know it has to be done, so I would do it as a matter of course.

Fuel filter is very simple, and also adequately explained in your manual. Follow fuel safety instructions, such as disconnecting battery, take the cover off, (by turning that little metal retaining screw). Clean it all with a rag, unclip the water sensor, unscrew the water sensor from bottom of fuel filter, and let the fuel empty into suitable container. Unscrew old filter, making sure the rubber gasket comes off, and is not left in place. Clean the metal joining plate with a clean cloth, wet the new gasket with a little diesel and screw the new one in place. re attach the sensor, re-connect the battery, and turn the key to position 1 – you will here the pump priming the engine. Once it stops whining (a few seconds) repeat this at least twice. DONE. you may find the fuel primer a little more noisy when you turn on the engine for a couple of says, but I am not if this is psycho acoustics or not.

I do oil and oil filter every 5K, and every other service I do air filter. Every 10K I do oil centrifuge and and the fuel filter at 20K. For a 100K service, I would do this base service, and get the LR dealer garage to do everything else as scheduled. I am also intending having my timing belt changed at 100K (Currently at 80+), and certainly will leave that to the experts.

Originally Posted by Martin

I am also intending having my timing belt changed at 100K (Currently at 80+), and certainly will leave that to the experts.

A good synopsis Martin. You might have trouble changing the timing belt though!

Just semantics, but there's no timing BELT on a td5 (it uses a chain), the belt you're probably referring to is the accessories serpentine belt. Not that hard to change, but can be a knuckle grazing experience.
I also think there was a thread floating around before about the possible detrimental effects of changing filters TOO regularly as well, so might be worth reading before going overboard with the number of changes in future...

As for the normal oil filter, it can sometimes be undone with you're fingers without removing the heat shield , but make sure the engine isn't hot though .

Well spotted - and thanks for pointing out - did not actually realise that it uses a chain - although I think that is a good thing! Timing belts / chains are important to change as I understand it, as breakage of these can cause massive and expensive engine damage. So it was the timing belt I was referring to - in the UK, they always recommend changing them at 100Kmiles, here They say 100K kms?


I didn't think I was going overboard with the filter changes.



At about 5K I have soot in the oil, and it almost starts to stain the fingers, so I like it clean. I use Penrite HPR which I find better than the old valvoline oil I used to use.

As for the centifiuge, I was thinking every 20K would be okay, but it is habit to do it every other service - Maybe I should change it with the fuel filter at 20?. I thought 20K on the fuel filter was reasonable, as over that time I am likely to put in a few hundred litres of suspect bush fuel. If it was only filled up with clean city deisel, I would drop it to 40K.

What are the effects over over changing filters? I thought it was the best way to look after my favourite toy.

Check out:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=29264

About the 3rd page where isuzurover starts....

Well - I see the point being made, that oil and air filters become more efficient at filtration as they build up particles, however when I am changing the filter, I am also changing the oil, so I get a new batch of clean oil in so it does not matter if the filter is less efficient (nothing to filter out in new oil). I will stick to my routine for this.

However, I think I may be unnecessarily changing the centrifuge and air filter, and will probably extend the service intervals for these.

As an aside, after every dusty trip, I get my compressor, and clean my air filter – should I not be doing this?

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