OK i think i'll just change it every few months and the filter once a year, it was very brown so i'm guessing it's been a while even though it does have a full service history.

OK thanks for the replies, i guess my 3 + ltrs were ok then, still a bit of a bugger cos i bought 10 ltrs of oil. i suppose the only way to change the whole system is to just keep changing the oil for a few months, as it happens i have some spare oil hanging around.

I've just changed the auto box oil and filter on my 1999 DSE, in the handbook it says it should take 9.7 ltrs when changed but when i dropped the sump changed the filter and topped it back up it only took 3 ltrs! is this right? there's no dipstick and has to be re-filled by the top up plug so i...

Thanks for that, i have a 1999 so would this be a EGR valve model? How do i tell if the box i have bought is the right one? I thought this was going to be a simple fit, but maybe not.

OK thanks again,

Thanks for the reply, i've had a quick search but can't find any clear instruction. Just out of interest did it make a big difference to yours? i've heard/read so many different reports.

I thought i'd stick this post on in the hope it may help someone with the same problem. My 2.5 diesel was a pig to start, it would turn over for an age and then start with a good puff of smoke, it made no difference if it was hot or cold although it was worse with less fuel in the tank. I...

I've just bought a second hand PSI powerchip from Emmotts for my 2.5 diesel, as it's not new i don't have any instructions. I have tried to find details on them and as i can gather they are very simple to fit but i'm not sure where and how to fit it so i would appreciate any help from anyone who...

Yes ok thanks, i'm just randomly stabbing around in the darkness.

Worth a try but i don't have a manual so would you know off hand which lead goes to which plug?

I've taken the breathers off the rocker covers of my 4.0 V8 and they are completely full of milky crud, i've cleaned them out but i'm guessing the crank breather will be the same and maybe even inside the rockers covers. Would this cause a misfire if the engine's not 'breathing' properly...

I assume they're on right because it ticks over lovely and only starts misfiring under load.

Yes i think i will, i've ordered some new breather pipes but i need to get it running properly first. Misfires are bloody annoying because it could be so many things. I don't have any error codes showing though. I can get it on a diagnostic check but not for 2 weeks:eek: because they're booked...

No all the plugs looked fine. It doesn't overheat at all and there is no steam/smoke from the exhaust but the breather pipes were full of gunge and the plastic insert in the O/S rocker cover breather outlet was solid with crud. I can rule out fuel because it's the same on gas and petrol so it...

It's had a new coil pack, new leads, new plugs and a compression test which showed all cylinders at between 155 -175. The breathers were completely full of beige sludge and there does seem to be a slight oil residue in the header tank but the sump oil is clean. It would be nice if it wasn't...

I've recently bought a Range Rover P38 4.0 v8 on LPG which is misfiring and has an awful lot of milky sludge in the breather pipes, so i have the crazy notion the head gasket has gone(just a hunch). Soooooooo do i fix it or cut my losses and buy a diesel 2.5 i've been offered for sensible...

I know they have certain issues but it's a low mileage car and seems to run fine.

I have just bought a Freelander, its a 2001 1.8 and has only done 56000 miles but it seems to only be doing 20mpg:eek:, i know these petrol versions aren't meant to be super frugal on juice but bloody hell, surely 30mpg would be more like the norm? Is this right or do i have a 'Drink Problem'...

I've just bought a Freelander 1.8 GS so i thought i'd join the forum, i have had a Land Rover before, we had an old '87 Defender which i had a special relationship with mainly involving swearing at it, beating it and throwing spanners at it. I'm hoping this Land Rover experience will be a...