After yet more months of investigation, as of 20.03.15, an oil leak has now been deemed attributable to the need for a new oil filter housing assembly. This original post has been edited and the 20 March update further in the thread explains the diagnosis/ need for a new assembly. The rest of the post until that point shows efforts to fix the leak along the way.

Last edited by pld118 on 22nd Mar 2015 6:28am. Edited 10 times in total

Piece of cake on a TDV8

Does the engine oil need to be drained so as to be able to replace the oil filter and the gasket seal?

I've just paid a MD to oil service the car which beforehand had an oil leak from an oil filter housing gasket seal which is still leaking because they didn't have a replacement seal.

Workshop manual on the oil and filter change procedure link:
http://workshop-manuals.com/landrover/rang...page_1534/

Last edited by pld118 on 23rd Feb 2015 11:21pm. Edited 2 times in total

No.....the oil does not need to be drained Stolen / Gone: 2006MY Supercharged LPG Autobiography - Zambezi Silver with Sand/Jet/Jet Oxford Leather.....

Thanks

Just found out the gasket seal arrived yday.

For just changing the oil filter to replace a seal, would I need to disconnect the battery ground (earth) cable?

Last edited by pld118 on 16th Feb 2015 7:12am. Edited 3 times in total

not necessary to do that ryan, but remember to put some new oil on the seal before screwing the filter back on.. ... - .- -.




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Thanks Stan, it's a funny looking thing is that seal:

i thought you were changing the seal on the bottom of the oil filter,

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It's called a gasket seal.

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The oil filter can be quite tricky to get access to. I picked up one of these when I changed the oil on mine, great tool had the filter out in seconds. From what I have read the sc has more hoses etc restricting the filter than on mine. But this tool will do the job on a long extension


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The shape of the gasket/ O ring is a tad confusing Stan.

Look at the figure 8 gasket I've photographed, part number LVF500010.

And yet Microcat shows a singular O ring (6840) for the same part number?

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so is the oil leaking from the bottom of the oil filter?
if so then it should only be the one round seal that maybe is twisted or not seated correctly .. ... - .- -.




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