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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: blackbeltbob on May 05, 2006, 14:01:04

Title: SERVICING
Post by: blackbeltbob on May 05, 2006, 14:01:04

HELP!
I AM A TOTAL NOVICE WHEN IT COMES TO ENGINE MECHANICS ETC BUT I AM VERY KEEN TO LEARN HOW TO SERVICE MY DEFENDER 90. BEEN LOOKING ON THE WEB AND CANT FIND A BOOK FOR BEGINERS TELLING ME HOW TO SERVICE ONE. HAYNES DONT SEEM TO DO A MANUAL FOR A 300TDI DEFENDER 1997.
ANYONE GOT ANY IDEAS OR BOOK NAMES, NOT PRICED AT £70 THOUGH?
CHEERS

Title: Re: SERVICING
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on May 05, 2006, 15:13:15

Quote from: "robert"

HAYNES DONT SEEM TO DO A MANUAL FOR A 300TDI DEFENDER 1997.

CHEERS

The Haynes manual says 'up to 1995'?? (I think, but bar some minor items) it will cover yours.
The date is just the cut-off point when it was written

Official factory manuals are available, but they are probably a bit more in-depth that you require??

Title: servicing
Post by: blackbeltbob on May 05, 2006, 15:16:54

would that not mean it covered the 200tdi engine and not the 300tdi?

Title: Re: servicing
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on May 05, 2006, 15:27:35

Quote from: "robert"

would that not mean it covered the 200tdi engine and not the 300tdi?

1994 models were 300Tdi (post October 93??)
My old 110 was a March 94 registration & a 300Tdi

The manual covers 200 & 300Tdi (plus the earlier, pre-1990, Turbo-Diesel)

Title: SERVICING
Post by: Edge on May 05, 2006, 17:00:33

Drum has a very good helpful site at www.lrtech.co.uk , in there you will find "workshop manuals" for free download and lots of TOP tips on servicing your 300tdi. Its been a great help to myself as i'm also a complete novice.
I'll get you the exact for the manuals link and post it in 5mins.

Title: SERVICING
Post by: mmgemini on May 05, 2006, 17:49:45

When you go onto www.lrtech.co.uk go to the Defender board.On there is a complete service schedule of mine explaining how you can service your Land Rover.

HTH

Title: SERVICING
Post by: Edge on May 07, 2006, 09:48:29

Yep  :D , mmgemini is a godsend when it comes to servicing and advice on land rovers :D .

Title: SERVICING
Post by: mmgemini on May 07, 2006, 13:24:59

Quote from: "TRUG"

Yep  :D , mmgemini is a godsend when it comes to servicing and advice on land rovers :D .

Thank you.....Can you nip over here and widen my doors ? LOL

One thing I don't think is mentioned...
Oil filter.
That is a PITA job.The only job I really hate doing.
There's allsorts of tricks to try to stop the flood of oil under my Defender when I do this.
Some people cut milk bottles to shape to drain the oil into the drainer.
Yesterday I managed the oil filter change with very little spillage.
One supermarket plastic bag.
Some newspapers inside.
Make a fist size impression in the newspapers.
Loosen the oil filter your favourite way.
Put the bag of newspapers under the oil filter and spin the filter off.
Hopefully the filter should stay in the bag along with most of the oil.

HTH