How often to do maintenance?

[Glenn Delwood]

I'm making a list of maintenance intervals/km and I would appreciate some of your input.

Oil?

Air Filter?

Fuel Filter?

Transfercase?

Differentials?

Transmission?

WVO (if equipped) - what do you change there, the weg filter? Do WVO people change oils more often?

[Pajero]

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Joe

[del400]

All day everyday.

[FalcoColumbarius]

I'm making a list of maintenance intervals/km and I would appreciate some of your input.

Oil?
I change the oil every 5,000 kilometres. The manual says to change the filter every second oil change ~ I change it every oil change.

Air Filter?
When it gets too dirty. I check the air filter, I blow it out with compressed air (inside out) which buys more time. Typically one or two times per year, depending on how often you drive and what the conditions are, such as in 2010 when there were many forest fires and much soot in the air.

Fuel Filter?
Every thirty thousand kliks.

Transfercase?
Every couple of years.

Differentials?
Along with the transfer case.

Transmission?
I check the colour of the ATF periodically, if it's getting a little on the brownish side then I change ~ otherwise ~ every couple of years.

I change the coolant every two years, as well. Like everything else it goes stale.

WVO (if equipped) - what do you change there, the weg filter? Do WVO people change oils more often?

I would recommend attending the CVI Customer Appreciation Day. Apart from free food, they give seminars on general vehicle upkeep.

Falco.

[macro]

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Joe

Is this L300 specific? I thought the L400 timing belt should last the life of the vehicle? Also, I've never had my valves adjusted either... Seems to run fine though. Any thoughts?

[nxski]

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Joe

Is this L300 specific? I thought the L400 timing belt should last the life of the vehicle? Also, I've never had my valves adjusted either... Seems to run fine though. Any thoughts?

If you're replacing the valve cover gasket, you might as well adjust the valves, otherwise I wouldn't worry about it. The L400 has a timing chain rather than the belt, it can last for a long time, but sometimes can need replacing.

[macro]

If you're replacing the valve cover gasket, you might as well adjust the valves, otherwise I wouldn't worry about it. The L400 has a timing chain rather than the belt, it can last for a long time, but sometimes can need replacing.

Ahh the chain, is there any way to tell if it needs replacing? I've known a few motors that had the timing chain go, it pretty much destroyed the engine. They did almost zero maintenance on those motors though.

[nxski]

If you're replacing the valve cover gasket, you might as well adjust the valves, otherwise I wouldn't worry about it. The L400 has a timing chain rather than the belt, it can last for a long time, but sometimes can need replacing.

Ahh the chain, is there any way to tell if it needs replacing? I've known a few motors that had the timing chain go, it pretty much destroyed the engine. They did almost zero maintenance on those motors though.

I'm not sure how you tell when a chain needs replacing, I've never had one.

[Glenn Delwood]

You probably open it and see how the guides or the self tensioner are worn, if there are any. I know on Northstar engines, if you get to that you can tell if you look at them.