Very handy being able to Jack on the sliders.

Out with the Blizzaks on the OEM 20”s

In with the KO2s on 18”s

 

A little shy of 45,000miles, Oil change done a week or so ago.

Did it with the engine oil hotter than i normally would. It seemed to flow out very readily. 8.8L collected. 8.8L put back in .

Planning for a bigger service at 50k miles or thereabouts. .
Diff oil and transfer case fluid

I am looking at the two procedures in the manual. Seems very straight forward. A simple drain and fill. No complicated steps involved.

The diff has throwaway drain and fill plugs so new ones needed there. Less than $10 in parts

Plug
Product ID: TYB500060
Plug
Product ID: TYB500110

Diff Oil as far as I can tell is here. Volumes needed? https://www.roverparts.com/different...oil/LR019727G/


Transfer case simply requires two crush washers. I'm wondering what the part number or type of washer these are. Cu/Al/Fe. Try as I might I can't find this little detail on the google.

A transfer case fluids for L663?
I'd love to know if anyone has any intel here.

I will go with OEM fluids for these items.

 

When replacing the engine air filter, I could not remove the filter box. Following advice from dealer the fix is easy - loosen second hose clamp and remove bolt (careful not to lose). See photo attached -

 

Post #58 above might be useful.

You don't need to remove the entire plastic cover as shown. It is possible to remove old filter and get a new one in there but it's tricky. I found this method to result in lass swearing.

 

Actually swearing is one thing I’m good at; necessary for all LR owners. Your input to the thread is fantastic, as were the powerful uk and lucky8 videos. In my case, neither the “flex” hose nor box cover would budge. Dealer tried then showed me the other hose clamp and bolt. Said it is quite common. No charge. I would have gotten there, but still intimidated to break the plastics. Going on one year now, intimidation wearing off.

 

A puncture

Spike out

Plug trimmed. Good as new.

140 Nm

Plug reamer and insertion lance.

40 psi

 

This thread would be a great sticky.

 

@GavinC one nail could be just bad luck..
Two nails in the same area came def. from some environmentalists , happened to me on Boulder Lane in Wales.

 

This leak has been in there a few weeks. I've been topping up the tire every week or so. No environmentalists involved. or so they'd have me believe.

 

50,000 miles rolled over on the odometer yesterday. I figure, doing the 63k mile service early is in order given my use profile. Same rationale for the more frequent oil changes. I know some folks have had issues with their rear diff clunking so want to be proactive on this.

I'm planning the following 63K scheduled items. I'll hold off on the flexible brake hoses till 63k. Here is the L663 maintenance schedule

• Change rear diff oil. OEM fluid
• New drain and fill plugs on rear e-diff.
• Change transfer case oil. OEM fluid
• New crush washers on the t-case drain and fill plugs
• Change spark plugs

Got all the parts and supplies ordered from Landleaping

E-Diff

• Plug TYB500060
• Plug TYB500110
• Oil - Differenti LR019727 x2

Transfer Case

• Washer IYF500030 x2
• Oil - Lubricant IYK500010 x2

Spark Plugs

• Spark Plug LR178881 x6

Total in including taxes and shipping came to $400.19
I can only guess what these items would cost at a dealership.

Try as I might, the only thing I can't find out online is the capacity of the transfer case. It seems that most LR cases are less than 2 so my 2 Qts should do the job.
I've not changed spark plugs before so will need to do my homework. Fortunately I have the shop manual courtesy of @allegedly Hopefully it's not too challenging. LR have a particular tool they use to remove the plugs.