Hi All
I'm new to the forum - have just signed up.
I live in Kinshasa DRC and have a 1999 LC 100 (petrol engine, automatic transmission) which I bought about a year ago. One of the front stabiliser links is broken and is soon to be replaced, but apart from that the car runs beautifully and has no problems that I am aware of (it was vibrating at idle but thanks to this forum I quickly realised that this was simply because I had the spare wheel in the boot instead of on its bracket!). However I am assuming that the car has never had more that basic routine maintenance, and even that has not necessarily been carried out regularly.
I would like to take it for a long road trip in DRC and Angola. Could anyone suggest a list of checks and preventative maintenance tasks that I should carry out before I go, and of replacement parts (and tools) that I should take with me? I'm not looking to do a full expedition rebuild but would like to at least do the essentials to get it into good nick before I go. For instance, the water pump has probably never been replaced - would it be wise to fit a new one as PM?
Thanks for any advice you can give!
I'm new to the forum - have just signed up.
I live in Kinshasa DRC and have a 1999 LC 100 (petrol engine, automatic transmission) which I bought about a year ago. One of the front stabiliser links is broken and is soon to be replaced, but apart from that the car runs beautifully and has no problems that I am aware of (it was vibrating at idle but thanks to this forum I quickly realised that this was simply because I had the spare wheel in the boot instead of on its bracket!). However I am assuming that the car has never had more that basic routine maintenance, and even that has not necessarily been carried out regularly.
I would like to take it for a long road trip in DRC and Angola. Could anyone suggest a list of checks and preventative maintenance tasks that I should carry out before I go, and of replacement parts (and tools) that I should take with me? I'm not looking to do a full expedition rebuild but would like to at least do the essentials to get it into good nick before I go. For instance, the water pump has probably never been replaced - would it be wise to fit a new one as PM?
Thanks for any advice you can give!