Land Rover Defender 90 110 Workshop Book 1 Rover

MAINTENANCE 
7. Assemble the contact  breaker  spring  insulating 
bushes  and electrical  leads, as illustrated, 
in the 
following  sequence: 
(a)  lower  bush 
(b)  spring 
(c) 
low tension lead 
(d)  capacitor lead 
(e)  top bush 
and  secure  with the anchor  spring nut. 
cam  lubrication  pad. 
8. Apply a few  drops  of engine  oil to the  distributor 
Sliding  contact type 
RR090 
3,lO- 3 
Adjust points -both types 
9. Turn the engine  in the  direction  of rotation  until 
the  contacts  are...

MAINTENANCE I 10 I 
;::;., CLEAN AND LUBRICATE V8 ENGINE 
y? DISTRIBUTOR 
Fixed 
contact type 
1. Remove distributor  cap. 
2. Remove rotor arm. 
3. Lightly  smear the cam  with  clean  engine  oil. 
4. Add a few  drops  of thin  machine  oil to lubricate  the 
5. Wipe the inside  and outside  of the  distributor  cap 
6. Ensure that the carbon  brush works  freely in its 
7. Refit  rotor arm and distributor  cap 
cam 
bearing  and distributor  shaft. 
with  a soft  dry cloth. 
holder. 
Sliding contact...

MAINTENANCE 
CLEAN AND LUBRICATE  LUCAS DISTRIBUTOR 
1. Clean and  lightly grease  the cam with  Shell Retinax 
or  equivalent  and remove  any surplus  lubricant. 
2. Using the same  grease  lubricate  the underside  of 
the  heel actuator. 
3. Grease  the  actuator  ramps  and  contact  breaker 
heel  ribs. 
4. Apply grease  to the  fixed  pin and  the actuator fork. 
5. Apply  a drop of clean  engine  oil to the  felt  pad 
underneath the rotor  arm. 
6. Every 40.000 km (25,000 miles)  lubricate  the...

MAINTENANCE I 10 I 
I, 1 *-‘r!t di. CLEAN, ADJUST OR RENEW SPARK PLUGS 
Refit or renew spark plugs .i;C’ I -2, . . 1.  Withdraw  the H.T. leads  from the  spark  plugs by 
2. Using  an appropriate  plug spanner,  remove  the 
gripping 
the shrouds,  do not  pull  on the leads. 
spark  plugs. 
ST1087M 
11. Check  that the washers  are fitted  to the  plugs. 
12. It is important  that  only  spark plugs  specified  in 
Data  section  are used for  replacements. 
13.  Incorrect  grades 
of plug may lead to...

1x1 MAINTENANCE 
CLEAN AND TEST HEATER  PLUGS - Diesel  CHECK BRAKE  FLUID RESERVOIR 
engines 
REMOVE  THE PLUGS 
1. Check  the fluid  level in the  fluid  reservoir  by 
observing  the level  in relation  to  the 
‘MIN’ or 
‘MAX’ marks  on  the  side  of the  translucent 
reservoir. 
2. If  the  level  is below  the ‘MAX’ mark clean  the 
outside  of the  filler  cap and  top
-up with  new,  clean 
fluid  from  a  sealed container.  Use  only fluid 
recommended  in the  ‘General  specification  data’...

, ,I- z:. CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR I..::..,.. 3 ..... .“d .*:. .. c’: ,..‘.,. ^... , .. 1. Clean  and  remove  the reservoir  cap and  observe 
the  fluid level 
in relation  to the  mark on the  side  of 
the  reservoir. 
2.  If necessary  top
-up with  a recommended  fluid - 
see ‘General specification data’ section - until the 
fluid  is 12 
mm (95 in)  above  the filter.  Refit the 
cap. 
CHECK COOLING SYSTEM COOLANT 
Refer  to  the  ‘Cooling system’  section  for  details of 
anti-freeze...

MAINTENANCE 
REMEW BRAKE SERVO FILTER 
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7. 
Remove  the nuts securing  the  master  cylinder to 
the servo. 
Release  the clip  retaining  the  brake  pipe  to  the 
clutch  pipe. 
Separate  the master  cylinder from the servo. 
Disconnect  the vacuum  hose from the servo. 
Disconnect the Lucars  from the stop lamp  switch at 
the  rear  of the  pedal  box. 
Remove  the blanking  grommets  from  the pedal 
box.  Remove  the split pin  from the clevis  and withdraw 
the  clevis pin...

MAINTENANCE I 10 I 
::... .. ! -j ENGINE SLOW RUNNING - 2.5 Diesel 
.;:y 1. Using a suitable  tachometer,  check the engine  slow 
running  adjustment 
see Engine  tuning  data. If 
adjustment is necessary  slacken the locknut  and 
turn  the  control  screw  clockwise to  increase  the 
revolutions  and anti
-clockwise to decrease  the 
engine  speed. Tighten  the  locknut,  increase  the 
engine  speed for 
a few  seconds  then re-check  the 
slow  running. 
.. ST1425M 
2. If a tachometer  is not...