Servicing

[hotrodjacko]

Hi all, just wondered how many people on here work on their vehicles themselves or take it to a garage to get done? Whether it is just basic filter changes and servicing to fitting new swivels or springs etc?
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Ross. Oxford club night organiser.
Membership no.: 5777.
1980 88" 2.25 petrol - Build thread here

[AndyM]

Yes everything. But i do restoring for a living
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Currently
1976 Series 3 Truck Cab 2.5D

1985 90 Truck cab: Sold
1964 88" Grey truck cab series 2: Sold
1972 Triumph Spitfire: Sold

Membership Number 5924

[Captain slow]

Pretty much everything. In fact this weekend I fitted new shocks & springs all round on my Volvo, plus a big brake kit.

I do take the car to a trusted mechanic for the bits I find too awkward or for which special tools are needed - but he's the only person I'd trust with my car. Forget main dealers, specialists, etc - I've had far too many bad experiences of them. In fact I became so disillusioned that I went to night school to study for a C&G 383 (Motor Vehicle Engineering & Repair)
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Currently:
1982 Stage 1 109 V8

Previously:
1981 Series III 109 2.25P on LPG, 1973 Series III 88 2.25D, 1999 Disco Td5, 1998 Disco 300 Tdi Safari Edn, 1983 110 2.5 NAD, 1983 110 V8, 1986 90 2.5 TD

Membership Number 5747

[midlife]

today done diff pinion oil seal and rear uj
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if it aint broke hit it wi hammer if it still not broke hit it harder

[Chromefire]

Everything I can, I do myself- it does get an annual service with a mechanic in the next village just to be sure- and to get the MOT of course The mechanic I use took an old sluggish Corsa I have, serviced it and delivered it back like a new car- some sort of black magic I assume- he's even a classic Landy enthusiast to boot!

[cinstone]

Mine being and 08 it's still under warranty, so has had two dealer services, but next time it'll be out of warranty, so I can break it and bodge it myself without the cost. The cost being the difference between me bodging it and the dealer .

Chris.

[Sparky]

Time permitting I do everything.....

Worst job tackled -

New clutch on my 90" 300tdi...
On the drive....
between xmas and the new year...
without a crane....
4 days in sub zero temperatures.

Then got it nicked 4 months later
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1983 88" Series III Gwyneth
1996 Dicovery 300Tdi
1996 90" 300Tdi *Stolen*

[Hovis_211]

Hopefully in the coming years ill learn to do it all my self But isnt doing it your self all part of the fun
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Landrover Series 3 88" Petrol
Landrover Defender 90 300Tdi

[chuggernought]

everything from minor service to full rebuild, restoration,special build, plus many other peoples motors. built my first v8 racer when i was 6 with my brother, grew up with landies and rebuilt dozens. then became a mechanic specializing in landies, wouldn't trust anyone else to work on my babies, and to be honest, on some of them no one else would know how to work on them!
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1972 s3 lwb (dreadnought)
1971 s3 lwb stw (chuggers)
1995 discovery 3.9v8 auto(the dog trolley)
1985 rangerover/dakar v8(as yet unnamed)
1977 101 fc ambi v8 (mr boxy)
100" v8 hybrid (roargasm)
1949 series 1
daimler 4.0l(old smoothy)

[Captain slow]

[Sparky]

No - gone but not forgotten...

Was the 5th defender to be taken in the area so far that year..

Insurance eventualy paid out but I needed transport so with the money I could scrape together I ended up with a 88"...and here I am.
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1983 88" Series III Gwyneth
1996 Dicovery 300Tdi
1996 90" 300Tdi *Stolen*

[frank]

On our Series 3 everything including a rebuild with a new chassis, parabolic springs etc.
On the 110 everything
On the disco 2 as much as possible
Mind you I have owned, driven, trialed, broken and repaired Land Rovers for 40 years,
The worst job changing a wheel bearing this was how ever on the side of the road in deepest Wales and had to find a farm with Oxy acetylene torch to heat it up because it had seized solid, that was the hard bit the wheel bearing was easy
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Why do I run this club?
Because there are loads of great friendly people in it
Membership number 0001 yes I did start the club!!

[fluffle-valve]

I do it all..