Maintenance: Maintenance Land Rover Freelander I facelift

LUBRICATE FRONT AND REAR DOORS

1. Open each door in turn and lubricate door hinges and check strap using recommended lubricant.
2. Lubricate door lock, striker and private lock using PTFE lubricant. Remove excessive lubricant, particularly from door striker area, to avoid customer complaint.
3. Check tightness of accessible door lock and striker fixings.
4. Open and close door to check for smooth, noise-free operation. Ensure door closes securely.
5. Check for smooth operation of private lock.

LUBRICATE TAIL DOOR

1. Open tail door and lubricate hinges using recommended lubricant.
2. Grease tail door check slide.
3. Lubricate rear door lock and striker using PTFE lubricant. Remove excessive lubricant to avoid customer complaint, particularly from door striker area.
4. Check tightness of accessible tail door lock and striker fixings.

LUBRICATE BONNET

1. With bonnet open, lubricate hinges, striker, lock and safety catch using a suitable lubricant.

SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES AND CHANNELS

1. Remove any debris from sunroof tray.
2. Ensure that all accessible sunroof drain tubes are clear using a low pressure air line.

CHECK AND TOP-UP FLUID

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1. With vehicle on a ramp at a convenient working height, carefully remove gearbox level plug and collect sealing washer.
2. Check oil level. Before topping up oil level, check for visible signs of leakage. Pay particular attention to drive shaft oil seal.
3. Top-up, if required, until fluid just runs from hole. Allow sufficient time for oil to flow until it reaches a common level in unit.
4. Refit level plug to gearbox using a new sealing washer.

REPLACE FLUID

1. Replace gearbox fluid.

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1. Position vehicle on ramp.
2. Apply handbrake and position chocks under front and rear wheels.
3. Remove underbelly panel. See «76.10.50 PANEL - UNDERBELLY»(ref-197647-S33360564562005101400000) .
4. Connect TestBook/T4 to monitor gearbox fluid temperature. CAUTION: The gearbox fluid level must only be checked when the temperature of the fluid is between 35 & 45°C. The reading obtained will be incorrect if the fluid is outside this temperature range.
5. Start engine, move selector lever from 'P' through all gear positions, pausing in each gear position for 2-3 seconds and return to 'P' position.
6. Clean area around level plug. NOTE: Gearbox fitted with an Allen head level plug illustrated.
7. With the engine still running, remove level plug and allow any excess fluid to drain off. Discard Allen head level plug. NOTE: Gearboxes fitted to later cars have a 14 mm hexagonal head level plug fitted. CAUTION: There are a number of similar fixings/plugs on the underside of the gearbox. It is imperative that the correct plug is removed prior to checking the level. Removing the wrong fixing/plug could result in internal damage to the gearbox.
8. If no fluid loss is apparent when level plug is removed
9. Remove filler plug and add fluid until it just runs from level plug aperture. CAUTION: When topping up after a new air blast cooler (Td4 hot climates) has been fitted, an extra 420 cc (14.7 fluid ounces) of fluid is required. The fluid must also reach a temperature of 80 °C (176 °F) to allow the switch on the cooler to open.
10. Move selector lever from 'P' through each gear position and return to 'P', allowing any excess fluid to drain off.
11. Fit level plug and tighten to: Allenhead plug - 14Nm (10lbf.ft) 14 mm Hexagonal head plug - 7 Nm (5 lbf.ft) CAUTION: A new Allen head plug must be fitted.
12. Clean and fit filler plug.
13. Disconnect TestBook/T4.
14. Fit underbelly panel. See «76.10.50 PANEL - UNDERBELLY»(ref-197647-S33360564562005101400000) .

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1. With vehicle on a ramp at a convenient working height, carefully remove rear differential level plug.
2. Check oil level. Before topping up oil level, check for visible signs of leakage. Pay particular attention to drive shaft oil seals, differential pinion oil seal and backplate gasket.
3. Refit level plug to rear differential and tighten to 27 Nm (20 lbf.ft).

REFILL

1. Replace engine oil filter.
2. Fit new seals and lubricate with clean engine oil.
3. Fit oil filter cap and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
4. Raise vehicle.
5. Clean sump drain plug, fit new sealing washer and tighten sump drain plug to 28 Nm (21 lbf.ft).
6. Fit oil filler cap.
7. Fit underbelly panel.
8. Lower vehicle.
9. Remove engine oil filler cap and fill engine with oil to correct level.
10. Start engine. Run at idle until oil pressure warning light extinguishes.
11. Stop engine. Recheck engine oil level.
12. Check for signs of leakage.

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1. Raise vehicle on ramp.
2. Remove underbelly panel.
3. Place a suitable container under engine sump drain plug, remove plug and discard sealing washer. Allow oil to drain. WARNING: Observe due care when draining engine oil as the oil can be very hot. WARNING: Avoid excessive skin contact with used engine oil. Used engine oil contains potentially harmful contaminants which may cause skin cancer or other serious skin disorders.
4. Remove and discard engine oil filter.

1. Lubricate sealing ring of new filter with clean engine oil.
2. Fit new filter and tighten by hand until it seats, then tighten a further half a turn.
3. Clean sump drain plug and fit new sealing washer.
4. Fit sump drain plug and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
5. Remove engine oil filler cap and fill engine with oil to correct level.
6. Fit oil filler cap.
7. Fit underbelly panel.
8. Lower vehicle.
9. Start engine. Run at idle until oil pressure warning light extinguishes.
10. Stop engine. Recheck engine oil level.
11. Check for signs of leakage.

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1. Raise vehicle on ramp.
2. Remove underbelly panel. See «76.10.50 PANEL - UNDERBELLY»(ref-197647-S33360564562005101400000) .
3. Place a suitable container under engine sump drain plug, remove plug and discard sealing washer. Allow oil to drain. WARNING: Observe due care when draining engine oil as the oil can be very hot. WARNING: Avoid excessive skin contact with used engine oil. Used engine oil contains potentially harmful contaminants which may cause skin cancer or other serious skin disorders.
4. Remove and discard engine oil filter. See «FILTER -- ENGINE OIL»(ref-158807-S42322541582005011200000) .

1. Fill canister of replacement oil filter with clean engine oil.
2. Lubricate sealing ring of new filter with clean engine oil.
3. Fit new filter and tighten by hand until it seats, then tighten a further half turn.
4. Clean sump drain plug and fit new sealing washer.
5. Fit sump drain plug and tighten to 25 Nm (18 lbf.ft).
6. Remove engine oil filler cap and fill engine with oil to correct level.
7. Fit oil filler cap.
8. Fit underbelly panel. See «76.10.50 PANEL - UNDERBELLY»(ref-197647-S33360564562005101400000) .
9. Lower vehicle.
10. Start engine. Run at 2500 rev/min until oil pressure warning light extinguishes.
11. Stop engine. Recheck engine oil level.
12. Check for signs of leakage.

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