The New Guy

[REDEYE]

Hello all.
First thing first. I've got a lot of questions, so "Thank you" in advance for reading, and any help you may have for this Disco newbie. Ok...long story short. I've been a long time Jeep owner. Just bought my first Disco. What are the "daily" maintainence issues I should not ignore? (i.e.oil type, new injectors...that sort of thing) There will be more to come. I am very excited and look forward to all of the expert advice, and different opinions I see you all posting.
Thank you again

[stolenheron]

I'm not the best one to tell you (i'm still under a factory warranty), but I'm running Mobil 1 oil.

pointers- when changing spark plug wires go with magnacor

and don't run air filters other than factory paper filters, K&N style filters can mess up MAF sensors (due to the oils)

[Crysyn]

This is Disco Mike's to do list when you purchase a used Discovery II:

This is the parts list for a 60,000 mile service or a high mileage used truck, the way I do it.
1 Oil filter, K&N 3001 or Mobil 1
1 Air filter
6 Qts of engine oil
12 Qts of ATF
7 Qts of 80/90W synthetic gear oil
1 Qt of synthetic Brake fluid
2 Qts of synthetic Power steering fluid
2 Gallons of OAT, orange coolant
1 Bottle of Lucas Power Steering additive
1 Bottle of Lucas Transmission additive
1 Can of Spray Carb. Spray
1 Can Of Brake cleaner
8 Spark Plugs, I use Bosch Platium Plus 4's
1 Set of Magnacor 8mm plug wires
1 Serpentine belt
2 Bottles of SeaFoam gas additive
1 T/Stat


60,000 Mile Service or Major Service for High Mileage Used Vehicle just purchased

Bleed the brakes
Flush and change the power steering fluid adding one bottle of additive
Service the tranny adding one bottle of additive
Change the coolant and t/stat
Do an engine flush before changing the oil
Do an induction cleaning
Clean the throttle body
Add fuel additive to full gas tank
Change both of the diffs fluid
Change the t/case oil
Replace the plugs and wires
Replace the air filter
Lube all the drive shaft grease fitting including the 2 slip shafts
Do full inspection of brakes, hoses, bushings etc.




What year is your Disco and how many miles?

[KDamericano]

Oil type discussion can be found here

OiL

-- I personally run Rotella 15w 40 in the summer months and rotella 5w 40 in the winter.

Injectors don't seem to be an item that fails that often in the DII (at least not that I've read). Periodically running a can of 44K through there is not a bad idea though.

If it hasn't been done, you'll want to upgrade your front driveshaft with greasable u-joints. Do a search on here and you'll find out why.