I've had my Disco for roughly 5 months now and am wondering what should I expect to spend for the 75k mile maintenance? Also, Is there anything that I should pay special attention to during this "check-up"?

 

Brigette,

There are several posts found within this forum that talk about routine maintenance around the 75K mark. The 60K mark is one of the most important. So the first thing you need to find out is if an inspection was done at 60k. Mike posted a great checklist to go from. I cut and pasted it below. I recommend printing a copy of it and getting everything on list checked. Doing this will insure a great ride for quite sometime (granted to stay on top of your fluids and oil changes ever 3k). If there is any part of this list that you're confused on, don't hesitate to ask on this forum what it means. Someone will answer pretty quickly. Lastly, keep great records of maintenance. I keep two records because I'm ****. One in my glove-box, one on my home computer.

Care of: DiscoMike -

This is the parts list for a 60,000 mile service the way I do it.
1 Oil filter , K&N 3001
1 Air filter
1 Transmission filter kit
6 Qts of engine oil
12 Qts of ATF
7 Qts of 80/90W gear oil
2 Qts of Brake fluid
2 Qts of synthetic Power steering fluid
2 Gallons of OAT, orange coolant
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 Platium Plus 4's
1 Set of Magnacor 8mm plug wires
1 Serpentine belt if not yet replaced
2 Bottles of SeaFoam


60,000 Mile Service
Bleed the brakes
Flush and change the power steering fluid adding one bottle of additive
Service the tranny adding one bottle of additive
Flush the coolant system
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.

 

Brigette,
Was the 60K done? you might want to call sometime cause there are a few little items that need to be done on all Disco 2's especially the front drive shaft.
303-862-7680
Colorado between 7 am and 8 pm

 

I checked with the dealership and they said they don't know if the 60k maintenance was done or not (the previous owner didn't give them that information). What problems should I be weary of with the front drive shaft?

 

Call me and I'll tell you what to look for so you'll know.

 

Just in case, go ahead and call Mike. He isn't a creepy guy, it's just easier to go through it all over the phone. He will give you good direction.

 

And all this time I thought I was a creepy guy, OH well, I just to settle with being an old F__t.

 

anybody know the grand total for the items listed?

 

With the wires, around $250, beats the dealers $1200 plus if the wires are also done.

 

Can I apply this to diesel engines?
Mine is a 300TDI automatic with 69K miles.
I think most of you guys have gas powered engines.
So I just have to ask, any maintenance & Check-up list for diesel Discos?
Thanks.