Just shows that you never know how a car has been treated in the past!!

Ewww...

Oil like that is either wrong spec or has not been changed for ages - or both! Current:
- 2013 L405 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
Sold:
- 2004 L322 4.4 Vogue (BRC LPG)
- 2002 L322 4.4 HSE (having fixed timing chain guides)
- 2000 P38 4.6 Vogue (BRC LPG)
- 1981 2-door In-Vogue
- 1980 Ex-Army SIII LWB
- 1976 SIII LWB
- 1968 SIIA
Stripped for parts:
- 2003 L322 4.4 Vogue

Yep every 3 months for me. I guess there a few owners who ignore the app or the dash service notification.
Oil is cheap an Engine etc is not.

Is there a reg number? I would not want to be the next owner  2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue

WOWSERS!!! Not seen one that bad before...

On the up side, he did have rather friendly looking daughters...

My top tip to get as much old oil out as possible is;
I use a syringe and small pipe to suck out the old oil from the hole inside the oil filter housing.
It's surprising how much you can get out.

Basil, I told you not to use O’Reilly! 2016 SDV8 AB

kevinp wrote:

My top tip to get as much old oil out as possible is;
I use a syringe and small pipe to suck out the old oil from the hole inside the oil filter housing.
It's surprising how much you can get out.

Next you’ll be dropping the sump to paper towel the innards sir 🥴🥴🥴

1st sign of madness that is sir

ABAB wrote:

Basil, I told you not to use O’Reilly!

Ahhhh brilliant… Love that…

I've been mad for quite a while now Craig.

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

Next you’ll be dropping the sump to paper towel the innards sir 🥴🥴🥴

that is bad!! why do people spend so much on a car then just do not have them looked after?
i change mine twice a year regardless of milage. been doing that on all cars i own for years. 2012 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - Current
2014 Navara V6 - Gone
2004 Vogue TD6 - Gone
Grand Cherokee - Gone
Discovery V8 (LPG) - Gone
Discovery TD5 - Gone

Zebedee wrote:

If only that was easy on these cars... I need to remove the sump on mine to change the oil level sensor and have been told it is a 10-hour job involving dropping the front subframe ...

Nice tip Pete, as for first sign of madness CTC, we're all mad, we own FFRR's

As Kot says, oil is cheaper than engines

The most expensive oil change I have ever been involved with was when a vessel I worked on had to have a new main engine bedplate ( Due to severe cracks found in the main bearing support walls ) ...so....steps taken...pump 40 tonnes of old oil ashore, pay for collection and disposal, after engine rebuild, add approx 22 tons of special flushing oil, heat and circulate this then pump flushing oil shore for disposal etc, then put in approx 40 tonnes of new oil......

GraemeS wrote:

Zebedee wrote:

If only that was easy on these cars... I need to remove the sump on mine to change the oil level sensor and have been told it is a 10-hour job involving dropping the front subframe ...

Has the short wiring harness from the side of the sump been fitted? If not then fit it first to see if it cures the problem.

Merchy -interested in the cause of the cracks (retired dark side ) was it Engine related ie crankshaft alignment /overload? or Structural -poor welding or poor design lack of adequate stiffening etc. Did it have resin chocks?
Was it a new build?
Sorry for going off topic guys and gals
Maybe PM the answer  2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue