New 2016 HSE Owner - Couple questions

[jettore]

Picking up the new ride this Saturday, pretty excited. Few simple questions to start off.

Any DIY oil change instructions out there for this engine?

Where's the best place to buy LR accessories?

Opinions on aftermarket hitches. Any particular preferences?

Thanks

 

[danrhiggins]

Congrats, I remember the excitement when we first picked up ours. It hasn't stopped.

Any DIY oil change instructions out there for this engine?

Where's the best place to buy LR accessories? For OEM parts I always go to the Land Rover Rocklin (Northern CA dealership) dealership's website. They sell OEM parts on line for great discounts. Sometimes my local dealer will match them. (They know about Rocklin.)

Opinions on aftermarket hitches. Any particular preferences?
A LOT depends on what you need. The OEM hitch is great if your tongue weight will be 550lbs or lower. And it is expensive though I bought a used one from a member of this forum for $200. If you want to go with a permanent bolt-on then you can use the Curt Class III hitch. That is what I am using now. Tongue weight rated for 600 lbs or 800 lbs with a WDH hitch. BUT, if you have a full size spare it will no longer fit underneath the car as this Curt hitch intrudes into the space used by the spare. Therefore, I am going to try a new hitch that will be coming out. It has a class IV rating (800/1000) and does not effect the spare. If you need something with that much weight capability then check out the recent thread on this forum titled "Towing".

 

[jettore]

Towing requirements are minimal. Main use is for bike rack and cargo basket. Occasionally a single PWC or small utility trailer.

 

[umbertob]

The SCV6 engine has 2 less cylinders and recommended oil specs are slightly different than the 5-liter V8 of 2013 and earlier model year LR4s, but the oil change procedure itself should be identical for the two engines. There are several threads and videos available on this forum, here is a good one:

http://www.landroverworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22797

And a DIY video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbftim2AR2w

 

[danrhiggins]

Towing requirements are minimal. Main use is for bike rack and cargo basket. Occasionally a single PWC or small utility trailer.

Then the OEM hitch should do everything you need. The problem is that it is expensive for just doing that. The Curt bolt on is much less expensive but interferes with a full size spare. If you have the smaller temp spare and don't expect to ever need to store a full size spare underneath then the Curt option may work for you.

 

[jettore]

http://www.emnotek.com/p-5363-land-rover-trailer-hitch-receiver-2-inch-class-iii-bolt-on.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQiAxrW2BRCFidKbqKyq1YEBEiQAnMDWxjMfqKGpV3dxNNITC7M48cU8vkK9e9zgrxEaCrh4kJYaAnTs8P8HAQ

Anyone try this one?

 

[catman]

That is the same one Atlantic British offers, so I am sure someone has used it...

http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/TRHLR4

 

[danrhiggins]

http://www.emnotek.com/p-5363-land-rover-trailer-hitch-receiver-2-inch-class-iii-bolt-on.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQiAxrW2BRCFidKbqKyq1YEBEiQAnMDWxjMfqKGpV3dxNNITC7M48cU8vkK9e9zgrxEaCrh4kJYaAnTs8P8HAQ

Anyone try this one?

I was talking hitch stuff with my service guy yesterday. They said they have a customer who tried one of those hitches to support his bike rack. It did OK until someone hit them from behind or the backed into something with the bike rack on. The hitch receiver got all bent up.

 

[Lgibson]

The OEM hitch, though expensive, is really slick. I love the absolute zero free play: we never hear any knocking whatsoever.