Offroad-Express

why i love my mercedes

so i finally got the filters for my engine that is a downside i will admit having to get them ordered in through supercheap especially when i live 40 mins away from the nearest one and they won't let me order it over the phone so i usually order it one weekend and collect it the next anyway enough grizzling about that.

right time to do the oil change first of all reach under the bumper and undo the drain plug



right thats the dirty part done

next undo the bolts holding the oil filter lid on and remove the lid



then remove filter notice because i am taking the filter out of the top of the oil filter housing i don't need to worry about oil dripping everywhere gotta love those german engineers they think of everything


also notice how clean my hands in this usually messy job and how i'm not burning myself on any hot engine parts that i have to reach past to get to the filter

okay i'll get off my soapbox now

Why I love Jap Imports

If I ever need to replace something, its off to the local parts shop.

Notice how easily I can do that, when such a simple thing could turn out very messy on a merc

i could have got the bits off the shelf from the local mercedes agency
but the parts department isn't open over the weekends and since i work long hours that is a hassle
next time i might just ring them up and see if they will deliver it for me

Anzac day,truck had flat tyre(first flat I've ever had)fit spare in rain,drive to Hinds(approx 130km from chch) with some members from chch 4wd club for a fun day.snapped front trailing arm clean in half after 10mins of wheeling(going down staircase with logs across as steps,not even that steap,landed on log and broke)made splint for broken arm from spanners and cheap racket tie down,drove home

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Shane

Picked up a discovery for a project I shouldnt be starting till I finish another one. But since its at a mates place and he needs the room back asap, I have been taking a 2 hour break while the newborn sleeps and shooting down to "rotazuk's" place to strip the mess of a vehicle I bought.
Twice now I have been burnt by people on trademe stating a vehicle is straight when it isnt, so will be off to find another rear diff housing for the Disco
Might even start a project thread to show what the hell Im thinking of doing

Bought this paj a few weeks back for a project & this weekends job was getting it into bits.



After spinning a few spanners it was out & sold


Then time to gut interior


and get easy access to the gearbox & diffs



and finally

Quite chuffed.

got drivers side seat mounts made for new bucket seats.

only got pics of this side sorry.