hi im just getting ready to do the major maintanence for th 60k mark. I was wondering how you guys felt about using ams oil synethic for the motor, transmission, and gear oils. also, the gear oil i got was 75-90 is that ok. finally where is a good place to get OAT coolant? i cant find the stuff anywhere.
thanks again

 

oohh, and if you wouldnt recommend ams oil, what would you use? ps if its because of price and only price, im not worried about that. i just want my rover done right

 

Any auto parts store has OAT/Dexcools, it is made by a number of manufactures.
Here is a list you might want to follow.
1 Oil filter, K&N 3001 or Mobil 1- 301
1 Factory air filter
6 Qts. of engine oil
2 feet of 3/16th vacuum tube
2 feet of 5/16th vacuum tube
12 Qts. of ATF
7 Qts. of 80/90W synthetic gear oil, 85W/140 for HD use
3 Pints of synthetic DOT 4 Brake fluid
2 Qts of synthetic Power steering fluid
2 Gallons of OAT, orange coolant, also called DexCool
1 Bottle of Lucas Power Steering additive
1 Bottle of Lucas Transmission additive
1 Can of Spray Carb. Spray
1 Can Of Brake cleaner
8 Spark Plugs, I use Bosch Platinum Plus 4's
1 Set of Magnacor 8mm plug wires
1 Serpentine belt
2 Bottles of SeaFoam gas additive
1 T/Stat
1 bottle of WaterWetter or Purple Ice
Hoses and belts, as necessary

60,000 Mile Service or Major Service for High Mileage Used Vehicle just purchased

Bleed the brakes
Flush and change the power steering fluid adding one bottle of additive
Service the tranny adding one bottle of additive
Change the coolant and t/stat
Do an engine flush before changing the oil
Do an induction cleaning
Clean the throttle body
Add fuel additive to full gas tank
Change both of the diffs fluid
Change the t/case oil
Replace the plugs and wires
Replace the air filter
Lube all the drive shaft grease fitting including the 2 slip shafts
Do full inspection of brakes, hoses, bushings etc.

Hopefully I didn't leave anything out.

 

I got everything except these:
3 Pints of synthetic DOT 4 Brake fluid
2 Qts of synthetic Power steering fluid
1 Bottle of Lucas Power Steering additive
tstat.
they told me the tstat was a land rover part only, and i cant find anyone with synthetic brake or steering fluid. i bought Zerex(Dexcool) coolant. will that work? or is there something better? Finally the 7 quarts of gear oil i bought is ams oil severe gear 75-90 synthetic oil. no one had 80-90.

 

Gear oil is fine,Vavoline and Castrol both make a synthetic brake fluid.
Royal Purple makes it as does Red Line oil.
Your coolant is fine and the t/stat can be ordered at Atlantic British as well as Rover Connection.
What year is your truck and where is the bleed screw located for your cooling system, on the upper hose or on a black plastic tee?

 

Is the correct part number the Bosch (4418) FGR8DQP Platinum+4 for a 2001 Discovery 2 VIN 5?

 

I dont know about the +4's, might want to do i search i believe they are more trouble that they are worrth

 

DEXCOOL = No/No unless you want to flush/replace it every 30,000 miles. It turns to acid and eats Rover engines. I use Prestone others like Peak.

I think all brake fluid today is synthetic, at least most everything I see. Also DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluids can be combined.

Oil - very controversial topic regarding synthetic vs dino oil, but the oil of choice for most Discos is simple, dinosaur oil called Rotella 15w-40 heavy duty diesel engine oil. (ignore the diesel part). If you live in the frozen north, folks like Rotella 5W instead of 15W during winter for cold starts. Ignore the "T" in Rotella T5 or T6 (T5 is synthetic blend, T6 is full synthetic). Plain Jane old Rotella 15W-40 is dino oil. Usually online they advertise the Rotella T brands and not the dino flavors.

Lastly, the Mobil1 filter, Napa 1515 and WIX 51515 are all extra capacity oil filters so plan on about 7.5 qts of oil. I buy 2 gallons of Rotella at $13/gal at WalMart.

My spark plug of choice is the one listed right in the owner's manual by name: Champion 7070 gapped to .040.