Land Rover Discovery III 2005-2009 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
2.7 TDV6 Diesel (276DT)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 72,000 km
  • Renew the timing belt every 168,000 km/84 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 2.7 TDV6 Diesel (276DT) · Normal conditions (Europe except Ukraine, Estonia, Iceland, Bulgaria; Australia and New Zealand)

Task 24,000 km/12 months 48,000 km/24 months 72,000 km/36 months 96,000 km/48 months 120,000 km/60 months 144,000 km/72 months 168,000 km/84 months 192,000 km/96 months 216,000 km/108 months 240,000 km/120 months 264,000 km/132 months 288,000 km/144 months 312,000 km/156 months 336,000 km/168 months 360,000 km/180 months 384,000 km/192 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check for leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
4.0 V6 Petrol (406PN)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 96,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 168,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 4.0 V6 Petrol (406PN) · Normal conditions (Europe except Ukraine, Estonia, Iceland, Bulgaria; Australia and New Zealand)

Task 24,000 km/12 months 48,000 km/24 months 72,000 km/36 months 96,000 km/48 months 120,000 km/60 months 144,000 km/72 months 168,000 km/84 months 192,000 km/96 months 216,000 km/108 months 240,000 km/120 months 264,000 km/132 months 288,000 km/144 months 312,000 km/156 months 336,000 km/168 months 360,000 km/180 months 384,000 km/192 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
4.4 V8 Petrol (448PN)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 96,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 168,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 36 months

Service intervals · 4.4 V8 Petrol (448PN) · Normal conditions (Europe except Ukraine, Estonia, Iceland, Bulgaria; Australia and New Zealand)

Task 24,000 km/12 months 48,000 km/24 months 72,000 km/36 months 96,000 km/48 months 120,000 km/60 months 144,000 km/72 months 168,000 km/84 months 192,000 km/96 months 216,000 km/108 months 240,000 km/120 months 264,000 km/132 months 288,000 km/144 months 312,000 km/156 months 336,000 km/168 months 360,000 km/180 months 384,000 km/192 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h45–2h30
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h45
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30–2h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30–0h30
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 9h00–13h00
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30–2h00
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 0h45–5h00
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30–2h30
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 1h30–5h00
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h30–2h00
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 7h00–8h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 3h00–19h00
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 0h30–4h00
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