Oil service (Oct 2013)

Interim oil service today. As I often have short journeys, the car requires the oil changed between services.
The B service was carried out by Lancaster Land Rover on 5th April 2013 with 11,888 miles on the clock.

3,460 miles later, the clock now reads 15,348. The picture below shows the instrument cluster just before I drained the oil, with the engine temperature raised to decrease the viscosity.

The pictures below show the oil before the change and the service items used:

 

The oil filter cover was loosened a few turns, using a 27mm ring spanner, to allow the engine oil to drain.

 

The sump plug was then removed using a 13mm ring spaner and the oil drained.

 

While waiting for the oil to drain, the filter cover O-ring and oil filter element were replaced and the unit had some fresh oil poured.



 

At this point I inspected the difference between the old and new sump plugs - it was clear to see why a new plug is recommended at each service, with the rubber seal on the old plug remaining in the compressed state.

 



The new filter was screwed back in place and tightened to a torque of 25Nm.

 

 

 

I couldn't find an exact figure for the oil capacity of the engine, so I filled it gradually until the correct level showed on the dipstick, which was 6.5 litres.





 

After a 10 mile drive the oil level was checked, the condition of the oil can be seen below: