Whoever came up with that sump guard/under tray design wants f**king! I was swearing and cursing wrestling with the bolts today! My sump plug didn't want to come out either ( no washer and it had 'become one' with the sump! My oil was last changed by the previous owner 13,000 miles ago. ( or so they said!) I'm not so sure? The oil was gunge, the filter had turned to mush! (When I finally got the filter housing lid off,) my biggest socket was about a mm too small!
The air filter box is a bugger too, a magnetic 5mm Allen bit on a long thin wratchet is the way forward! Still a pig to get the back ones to bite when the lid goes back on though!
I did the BMW crankcase breather upgrade too ( whilst the air box lid is off, just undo the rail wiring (3 tiny bolt headed screws) then undo the 5mm Allen bolts, chuck the old loo roll filter ( mine was just a coked up wrap of sludge!) the BMW part just slots in! Lid on, wires back on, air box lid on, plastic doofer in front of that, job jobbed!
I used valvoline durablend diesel oil 5w30 (7litres for £33 at eurocarparts) Mahle filters (eBay £15 for air and oil ) BMW crankcase dooberry was £22 from local dealer (selling on eBay now) I also bought new discs and pads at eurocarparts (£43 for branded front discs and pads inc anti squeal grease) so all in it has cost me about £115. Land rover wanted £372 for 60,000 mile service including paper crankcase breather! I would say that anyone who has a socket set, screwdrivers, a jack and a bucket and funnel for the oil could do it!
The discs and pads are a doddle. The hardest part is winding the calliper back in with a g clamp and a piece of wood !
Wear latex gloves if you can, have some beers on ice as a reward for when you've done!
Next on my list is EGR fingy mod. (Still hasn't arrived from eBay bloke ) and I think one of the hoses has a pin hole in ( 4" piece of rubber hose to left of EGR with a wire bolted to it ( anyone?) there is loads of gungy oil and sludge at the join and on the plastic under it.
I'm not a mechanic ( I'm a paramedic!) but I enjoyed today. There's nothing more satisfying than doing it yourself and saving a fortune on dealer prices!