Baloo Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Hi Spent a few hours looking through the Forums today after resgistering earlier. What can I say ? Some serious knowledge here ! Just picked up a beautiful 3 door 1995 Disco V8 Auto, 78k miles, and am just about to give her an oil change. How often should the cam / timing chain on these monsters be changed ? Read a lot elsewhere about the diesels and cam belts, but not a lot about the V8's. I've had a good old poke around under the bonnet and underneath at all the ususal stuff, every thing seems OK. Is there anything else. unique to Disco's, I should be looking at ? Hi / low ratio works well, as does diff lock. Thanks in advance Baloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Welcome I don't think it has a service interval, "when it starts to rattle" is probably the honest answer. Rubber belts perish and snap, but the chain just gets progressively slacker - at 78k miles it is probably still fine I should think. I'd change all the oils including gear/t.box/axles/swivels for peace of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 When you do replace it you can get duplex ones for not much money - steel gears and stronger chain. Changing *all* the oils & fluids is a good idea, you never know what's lurking in all those other bits. Greasing the prop UJ's is an often-neglected task too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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