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boguing said:

I haven't looked at the servicing bit of Haynes, but I'm sure it covers it properly. Apart from the propshafts that need greasing and the seven lots of oil that need changing they're not that different to any other vehicle.

With a car of that age I'd be dubious about the service history, and would be changing the brake fluid and PAS oil too. Clutch fluid not so important. A drop of oil on everything that's supposed to move (nobody ever does the bulkhead vent flap mechanism, and they actually work really well once you've lubed and worked them back and forth fifty or a hundred times).

What Haynes probably doesn't mention is the need to find and clean out every single mud trap underneath. Clean it out, get rid of rust and add paint.

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kermit_rr said:

You say clutch fluid not so important, yes it's not under the same stresses as in the brake system but it still attracts water which will attack the cylinders, for the sake of a bit of fluid you might as well so it then you know it's done

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SkillzTom said:

Now that I have got your attention ...

I purchased my first landy (89 defender with disco 200tdi) back end of last year and now I feel is the right time before it gets alot of use that I should fully service the thing.

I have a Haynes Manual so will be following that but is there anything that isnt listed that I should be checking/servicing? has anything changed/updated that is missing from Haynes?

Any hints and tips would be greatful, along with recommendation of tools that are specific (I have all the normal I'm no a mechanice just typical bloke that likes to fix...take apart and mess with things).

Tom.

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Marmaduke said:

Have loads of rags to hand, better still a cheap tarp from home bargains.

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doriz said:

Is that to keep the rain from leaking in or to collect the oil droplets?

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SkillzTom said:

ended up being a long ball ache !

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