Thanks for sharing

Great work getting to the root cause








How do you remove the filter? Cut the zip tie? and twist it out?

What do you recommend replace the filter every 10 years or clean it every 5 years?

Thanks

Paul

Discoed the relevant hoses/connections and removed the entire bracket you pictured as you must in order to replace the pump ( I had already bought one) which is screwed to the bracket from the rear along with the charcoal canister. The filter can be replaced in situ exactly as you described above. Personally I would not change the filter as routine maintenance but would remove the wheel well liner and wash in there at least once every couple of years as the muck collects on the top of the liner and encapsulates the entire filter because of where it's located in relation to the top of said liner.

I added it to the list

Item #13

High Mileage Maintenance items for 3.2
1. Serpentine belt, tensioner, idler -
2. Brake fluid flushed (every 3 years)
3. Coolant replaced (failure is oil or ATF heat exchanger internal leaks)
4. AWD Rear differential oil change (every 50,000 miles) – I added a magnetic drain plug (LR2 and S80 V8 seem to be more susceptible to pinion bearing failure due to lack of maintenance)
5. ATF fluid flushed - search for Gibbons method (note: I used the modified Gibbons method)
6. Power steering fluid and reservoir replaced due to noisy heavy steering
7. Spark Plugs - replaced mine twice (every 50,000 miles, Volvo recommends 75,000 miles)
8. AWD BOT Gear oil for power Transfer unit (for mine I drilled a drain hole)
9. Battery – every 4 to 8 years (Low voltage while starting causes electrical gremlins on LR2)
10. O-Rings for Vacuum pump (only if it leaks)
11. AWD Haldex fluid and filter - I used genuine Volvo parts for this (it was cheaper than Land Rover)
12. AWD Replace CV joint grease in drive shaft joint near catalytic converter
13. Leak detection pump filter clean or replace every 5 years (note: not all markets have a leak detection pump) to prevent code P2402


The complete list

https://www.freel2.com/forum/post360724.html#360724


Take care

Paul

Bookmarked and thank you!