| Author | Message | ||
     Gregory M Lichtenson (Gml) New Member Username: Gml Post Number: 2 Registered: 09-2003 |
I own a 1995 Discovery 3.9 5 spd with 41,000 miles, I service my vehicle for the most part,but would like to know what mechanical checks I should check for while servicing my Disco???By this I mean oil lines securing bolts etc.I have already changed all all power steering lines as well as numerous oil lines,what should I be looking out for when I do my service items....PS I am taking my Disco on The ferry from Tampa Fla to Progresso mexico It takes about 33hrs to get there from Fla,I plan on driving all the way to Belize City Belize in Central America. what types of service checks should I go through before such a trip,I know the simple ones dist plugs viscous dist,belts plugs etc,what other spares parts materials should I bring along.....RSVP RSVP one and all....PS I have service shop manual but I know there are checks they dont list on in manuals etc.... | ||
| Bill K (Bill_k) Member Username: Bill_k Post Number: 204 Registered: 08-2002 |
You have low miles. My 95 just turned 153k. Every sat. morning I check the steering fluid, oil, coolant, trans fluid. Diffs and transf box and swivels arent so easy to check. If they arent leaking, change them every year with synthetics. Also check the belt, water pump pulley and idler pulley for any exessive movement. maybe clean your stepper motor, and the intake, check the air hoses leading to plenum, change the air filter. For a long trip such as yours, i would replace all fluids, plugs-rotor-cap, about a couple weeks before leaving and then keep a close eye for any leaks, the 2 weeks before the trip would give you time to get them fixed (if any). | ||
| Scott Hayes (Scott_h) Member Username: Scott_h Post Number: 66 Registered: 02-2002 |
I would get a new expansion tank if its the black one, the seams have a tendancy to break in the worst places. | ||
| Ed Petrush (Exp) Member Username: Exp Post Number: 76 Registered: 08-2002 |
I'd bring several copies of all the consumables... (plugs, wires, hoses, filters..etc) I'd also bring a spare set of brake pads & a line or 2.. definitely check the ground cables on the truck & starter cables. Don't forget a few gallons of all your lubricants & water. | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 427 Registered: 01-2003 |
Don't forget to bring some extra fuel filters and dry gas treatment. Also extra bulbs and fuses. | ||
| p (Pfb) New Member Username: Pfb Post Number: 40 Registered: 08-2003 |
Some tire plugs and a small DC compressor. Hard to get unleaded fuel in much of Mexico and I imagine much of Central America as well... might consider removing the cat's? Making sure the timing is tuned for low octane fuel. | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 182 Registered: 05-2003 |
It's not hard to get gas in Mexico or in Central America, there are plenty of gas stations out there with good gas. But I do recomend taking extra gas cannisters just in case you have a long stretch of road in between towns. Don't forget to check your spare tire, I would even make sure that the lock nuts are not frozen shut or corroded. Other than that I think everyone else pretty much took care of the rest. Oh don't forget plenty of water! | ||
| p (Pfb) Member Username: Pfb Post Number: 42 Registered: 08-2003 |
> It's not hard to get gas in Mexico or in >Central America, there are plenty of gas > stations out there with good gas. In my experience, once you are off the main highways, gas is always available, but it is often leaded... As an example, I went for a week in the Copper Canyon area without seeing any unleaded fuel. Even the national Pemex stations had leaded only. Diesel was also much more scarce. Often the fuel was siphoned out of a barrel, but it was always there, even in the smallest canyon bottom villages *somebody* had a barrel of fuel they where selling. If you stick to the main highways (how boring...) you will not have a problem finding a real Pemex station with unleaded fuel. |
