Workshop maintenance
ENGINEOILRENEWAL(allengines)
NOTE: On some models, to access the engine
oil drain plug, it will be necessary to remove
the rear undertrayaccess panel - see ’Engine
undertray’, earlier in this section.
NOTE: For engine oil check&top-up see
’Owner maintenance’.
With the vehicle resting on firm, levelground,
run the engine for a few minutes so that the
oil will drain more easily. Turn the starter
switch to position ’0’and disconnect the
batterynegative lead.
WARNING
DONOTattempt to drain the engine sump if
the engine has been running for some time,
the engine oil will be hot and may cause
severe scalding.
Remove the oil filler cap and position a
suitable container under the oil drain plug (4)
to collect the used oil.
Remove the drain plug and its washer and
allow the oil to drain completely.
NOTE: If, by necessity, this procedure is
being carried out in dusty or sandy
conditions, refit the drain plug as soon as the
main bulk of the oil has drained.
When the sump has fully drained, clean the
draining plug and the surrounding area of the
sump and refit with a new copper washer.
V8 engine
Refillthe sump with fresh oil of the correct
specification (see ’Generaldata’). Refit the
filler cap and let the vehicle stand for five
minutes to allow the oil to drain back into the
sump. Check the oil levelusing the dipstick
(as described in ’Owner maintenance’) and top
up until the correct levelis obtained.
•
DONOTuse oil previously drained from
the engine.
•
DONOTOVERFILL!
Tdi engine
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Defender 110, Land Rover Defender 130, Land Rover Defender 90 |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 1997 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Defender 90, 110, 130 |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
| Applicable to Country | Australia |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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