Alright, it's been long overdue for some maintenance. I'm pretty "green" when it comes to auto maintenance, which I'm sure is not common on this forum, for obvious reasons. I've been taking the cruiser to a local shop in MA, who have a Land Rover 101 Forward Control as their shop vehicle. They always have Defenders and series II Land Rovers in their shop, and are honestly just awesome all around. I decided this time around, I would do some of the routine maintenance myself, in order to get my feet wet, so to speak.
First up, I did an oil change (I have been using Chevron Delo 15w-40 religiously). The oil filter (90915-30002) was a pain in the ass - I thought someone had welded the thing on since last change.Eventually got it off, and with my OEM filter already on hand, I completed my first real maintenance job with the cruiser... yay...
Next, I had the much easier job of replacing the air filter (17801-68020). This one, as many of us know, is unbelievably easy, even a child could do it without question.
Finally, I wanted to replace the fuel filter (23303-64010). This hadn't been changed since I got the cruiser, and I've put about 17,000kms on it so far. From what I read, these really should be replaced at 10,000kms, so this was an overdue task. Thankfully the fuel filter wasn't welded shut, and ironically, the band-wrench I bought for the oil filter was used to efficiently loosen the fuel filter, instead. It didn't even fit the oil filter...
So, first round of the "routine" maintenance done - this time by myself, which feel much better than dropping the cruiser off at the shop. I plan on continuing to do this myself from now on, if possible.
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Nicely done! Most of the routine maintenance is no more difficult than what you just accomplished.
