Introduction - Discovery Ii Land Rover Discovery L318

Service data is designed to assist skilled technicians in the efficient repair and maintenance of Discovery vehicles.

Individuals who undertake their own repairs should have some skill and training, and limit repairs to components which could not affect the safety of the vehicle or its passengers. Any repairs required to safety critical items such as steering, brakes, suspension or supplementary restraint system should be carried out by a Land Rover Dealer. Repairs to such items should NEVER be attempted by untrained individuals.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The individual items comprising repair operations are to be followed in the sequence in which they appear. Items numbers in the illustration are referred to in the text.

Adjustment and Repair operations include reference to Service tool numbers and the associated illustration depicts the tool in use. Adjustment and repair operations also include reference to wear limits, relevant data, torque figures, and specialist information and useful assembly details. Each adjustment or repair operation is given its Service Repair Operation number.

WARNINGS, CAUTIONS and NOTES have the following meanings

1. WARNING Procedures which must be followed precisely to avoid the possibility of injury.
2. CAUTION Calls attention to procedures which must be followed to avoid damage to components.
3. NOTE Gives helpful information.

REFERENCES

References to the LH or RH side given in this data are made when viewing the vehicle from the rear. With the engine and gearbox assembly removed, the crankshaft pulley end of the engine is referred to as the front.

Operations covered in this data do not include reference to testing the vehicle after repair. It is essential that work is inspected and tested after completion and if necessary a road test of the vehicle is carried out particularly where safety related items are concerned.

DIMENSIONS

The dimensions quoted are to design engineering specification with Service limits where applicable.

REPAIRS & REPLACEMENT PARTS

When replacement parts are required it is essential that only Land Rover recommended parts are used. Attention is particularly drawn to the following points concerning repairs and the fitting of replacement parts and accessories.

Safety features and corrosion prevention treatments embodied in the vehicle may be impaired if other than Land Rover recommended parts are fitted. In certain territories, legislation prohibits the fitting of parts not to the manufacturer's specification. Torque wrench setting figures given in this service data must be used. Locking devices, where specified, must be fitted. If the efficiency of a locking device is impaired during removal it must be renewed.

Owners purchasing accessories while travelling abroad should ensure that the accessory and its fitted location on the car conform to legal requirements.

The Terms of the vehicle Warranty may be invalidated by the fitting of parts other than Land Rover recommended parts. All Land Rover recommended parts have the full backing of the vehicle Warranty. Land Rover Dealers are obliged to supply only Land Rover recommended parts.

SPECIFICATIONS

Land Rover are constantly seeking to improve the specification, design and production of their vehicles and alterations take place accordingly. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this data, it should not be regarded as an infallible guide to current specifications of any particular vehicle.

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