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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: rayc on June 26, 2006, 10:01:29 PM

Title: Service items
Post by: rayc on June 26, 2006, 10:01:29 PM
Who would you guys recomend for service items for my diesel cherokee?
1996 model VM diesel

Oil filter
Any recomendation on oil (Magnatec?)
Air filter
Fuel filter
Anti roll bar bushes (any others whilst I'm there?)

We have a local Partco who I will try tomorrow but wondered who you recomend

Ta muchly

Ray :wink:
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Post by: chrisjones on June 26, 2006, 10:06:06 PM
Your local parts place first.  Lighthouse and the Stealership for filters.

I don't bother with fancy oil.  I just use Morris Lubricacts normal stuff.  It gets changed every 3 months, so why waist the money??
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Post by: tim_aka_tim on June 26, 2006, 10:06:06 PM
Any motor factors should sort you out, but use decent oil, VMs are very unforgiving of neglect!!!! I use magnatec, but that's cus it was cheap. £5 a gallon stuff is asking for trouble. You may well find that a local garage can do you an oil and filter change with decent oil for less than you can do it yourself.
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Post by: chrisjones on June 26, 2006, 10:06:47 PM
But then mine is a petrol. :D
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Post by: rayc on June 26, 2006, 10:12:09 PM
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But then mine is a petrol.  
 


OK OK!

I'm going to flush the engine first as the oil is BLACK and I mean Black!

Then I'll put some Magnatec With some ZX1 I think.

I'll check part prices tomorrow and report back!
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Post by: tim_aka_tim on June 26, 2006, 10:17:11 PM
Not sure I'd flush it. VMs have badly designed oil galleries etc, and shifting some crud may just clog one up, and lead to you needing new heads.

Black oil is oil that's doing it's job!
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Post by: Anonymous on June 26, 2006, 10:20:12 PM
dont flush em, it tends to loosen stuff and get it in the pump, okay if its been done from new but on an old engine dont bother, if you are worried do another oil change after a few hundred miles
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Post by: rayc on June 27, 2006, 07:25:43 AM
OK then I wont flush the engine :wink:

Grease points?

Just the 3 or four on the front steering? Any others?
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Post by: rayc on June 27, 2006, 03:16:30 PM
Found two grease points on lower swivels
One on steering link arm and one onfront prop slider.

Parts
Oil filter partco £11.22 Lighthouse £8.45
Air filter Partco £9.26   Lighthouse £27.50
Fuel Filter "       £17.80 Lighthouse £ 23.50

D bushes A Roll Bar Partco - main delaer only £9.26+ vat Each
Lighthouse £2.35 each! :cry: