So went to do my first oil change on the freelander today only to come to grief when it came to oil filter housing. Could get 27mm socket on to it but not socket and ratchet together! Was going to use vice grips on it but thought I’d leave it and get proper tool. 27mm flexi head ratchet spanner ordered.  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

I found it a bit easier to get my hand in by undoing the inter cooler hose jubilee clip and holding it to one side. mind I do have big hands. from underneath that is.

Doing it underneath with the 27mm flex I head ratchet spanner will be a doddle. Push it on and it locks in place as there are a couple of plastic spring lugs on the 27mm filter head then just do it a bit at a time. Much easier than removing intercooler hoses and faffing about with a socket. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Present: Audi A3 S Line.

As Steve said ..............Have a look for one of these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-993058...B000NBTX2W

yes OP, that's what I used but still had to undo the bottom hose clip as said due to my hand size.

You know what they say about big hands .. Big gloves  REME .. Rough Engineering Made Easy

I Like Chips wrote:

As Steve said ..............Have a look for one of these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-993058...B000NBTX2W

Thats exactly what I ve ordered!  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Personally, I find it easier to do the filter change from above. It is a bit of a fiddle gettting the housing out but not difficult. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

...and really easy if you lift out the fan assembly. It’s getting the fan assembly back in that can be a ! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

New big spanner did the job today
Whoever decided that the oil filter being in that position was a good idea has obviously never changed one
(I suppose it was easier to get at in whichever Ford, Volvo, Peugeot etc the engine was designed for originally). Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

I try to think of good things when I change the oil filter.........come to think of it I try to think of good things whenever I have to work on the Freeloader

Hi gang, right, I also removed the front black plastic cover bit and also cut off one of those stupid mouldings that stick down under the towing eye cover and actually do nowt.. Loosened the intercooler hose jubilee clip and moved the hose out of the way. 27mm flexible head ratchet spanner, doddle(ish).

Ahh you wimps ordering special spanners!

I done it myself without any fancy spanner (23yr old female) in the pit, only I could get my hand in the awkward spot. It took about 30 minutes to get it off, and then I tipped it upside down and the entire content of it went over my head and stained my hair. Not my proudest moment but don't think it had ever been changed before at 10 years old, even though LR done all the servicing! FL2 GS

An object lesson for Land Rover - this is how to place an oil filter:

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Aimeetess1 wrote:

Ahh you wimps ordering special spanners!

I done it myself without any fancy spanner (23yr old female) in the pit, only I could get my hand in the awkward spot. It took about 30 minutes to get it off, and then I tipped it upside down and the entire content of it went over my head and stained my hair. Not my proudest moment but don't think it had ever been changed before at 10 years old, even though LR done all the servicing!

Perhaps if I hand the delicate hands of a 23 year old female. I’d be able to do so as well ...  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)