I have converted my 5dr to a van and it's so practical for hauling large dogs of course but all kinds of stuff. The floor will handle heavy stuff. If you think about how much the rear seat and 2 or 3 persons + their stuff in the rear compartment weigh. My current setup includes Variocage...

IRD oil change.

While waiting for the parts for the job made spacers for the front crossmember. I have longer shocks and mild lift so in theory the propshaft could hit the crossmember. The block of steel was practically free of charge, just needed 2 hours of drilling, cutting and finishing the product. The...

I've got the oem storage boxes on both sides, handy also but your solution is better for wet boots etc.

I've been reading about the topic and watched couple of youtube videos, these were mentioned: - Pressure release valve bolt check, put back with thread lock - Oil pickup o-ring change Don't know how important these would be though.

Seriously...are you planning to do other task beside the oil pump bolt when the sump is off?

I assume you changed the gearbox and didn't weld that cross member in place? 😄

Decided that I need to check the oil pump sprocket bolt on my 2000 TD5. First job was to remove the front crossmember. Air chisel, breaker bar and 2 hours of fighting with rusty bolts and it's done. Knocked the captive nuts off with air chisel so I can use bolts and nuts when putting the...

For me there's no need for plastic bags. The hair that is left is short and I can clean them with brake cleaner if needed. ;)

The alternator is near the engine oil filter housing. I'm quite good with the filter replacement, no oil spills at that end.

Changed the engine oil and filter. Went to check the oil level in manual gearbox. The fill plug placement is just....but there's enough space to do it...and get a gear oil treatment on your hair :rolleyes:

Did a underside check today, now when the winter is over. Propshaft carrier bearings still tight, diff doesn't move exessively, couple of rust spots haven't got any worse - nothing to worry. Then I remembered that I didn't replace the rubber turbo hose when I changed all the other ones. Found...

Good luck searching, Disco's are awesome. Relics in a way but very cool vehicles. I remember looking for mine months. Wanted one without sunroofs, just don't need those in a car and they typically leak. Then found one relatively close. It had the original Warn winch, had the locking centre diff...

We did our annual Christmas trip to see relatives up north, 1200km. My oil & filter frequency has been 4000km's or 6 months and after a longer trip it was time for a service. It's also relaxing to do something useful while on holidays.

Replaced my both lower rear lights and the driver side upper light. Had small cracks on the originals and the lower lights had moisture accumulation in them. Also changed to studded winter tyres, the Wildpeaks were great even in slush & snow but they are not really designed to arctic...