Tom Woods wrote:
> On 14 Aug 2006 13:17:11 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> I have a Land Rover Disco 2 Series '00, I want to change the oil
>> myself, can anyone tell me how please?
>
> Remove drain plug and let the old oil out, then refit drain plug.
> Pour new oil in the hole at the top of the engine.
For simplicity this hole has a cap marked 710.
> Optionally (but recommended) inbetween those 2 instructions unscrew
> the oil filter and replace it with a new one (they only cost a few
> quid/dollars so I feel it is pointless doing an oil change without a
> filter change too)
Remember to fill the new filter with oil before fitting, On a V8 it can be
advisable to make sure the old and new filters are swapped quickly, so fill
the new filter before taking off the old one and do it where you don't care
if you spill all the contents of the old filter, ie not on your nice new
sand coloured porous block paving!. You do this so that when you first start
the engine full of your nice new clean oil, you don't have to wait for the
filter to fill before the bearings (and hydraulic tappets) get some oil. If
its a V8, the oil pump had a habit of draining if the filter's left off for
any length of time and in their wisdom LR fitted a pump that doesn't always
self prime!
>
> If you want to start doing car maintenance, go buy a manual for the
> car and/or find a mechanically inclined friend and ask them nicely to
> give you a hand.
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