Things that have gone wrong with your Land Rover
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Ayahuasca said:
With its fixed intercooler hose my Defender is going like an animal again, which is good.
I cannot believe LR are still retro-fitting the solution to this issue.I ordered a Defender in August 2014 and, whilst i was placing the order, a mate with a defender came in to have this done. "Don't worry" he said to me, "Land Rover know what the snag is and they have a solution now. Your's won't have this problem." Well he was wrong and it did and (if your car did the same as mine which was to chew through the pressure hose with the fan belt so all the boost blew away) then it appears it is was never sorted at factory level, which is mad.
13m said:
It was within 3 years. Goodwill seems very thin on the ground with Land Rover. I am not sure how many new Range Rovers one needs to purchase before it becomes a consideration.
Just collected our D4 6 months out of warranty and LR covered the cost for gearbox removal, new crank position sensor and ring. Its a known issue i believe and within a VIN range that is listed as at fault so possibly why ours was done. There is this mountain in the jungle, as far as I know never climbed by a Brit before. Some friends and I set out in my Devender and a Toyota. Mild 4x4 track in, then it was three days of hacking with machetes to cut a trail to the top and camping in the jungle. Back to the trailhead, utterly exhausted, cut to bits, soaked in mud and sweat, looking forward to getting into the cars for the ride back to civilisation. Cue my never faithful Land Rover deciding to make itself look stupid. The immobiliser fob decided that it had had enough of working, and refused to let the engine start. Had to abandon the f
king thing and we all piled into the Toyota. How LR can build an off-road machine and allow it to be undone by a little bit of stty plastic is beyond belief. Apparently there is no way to get around the immobiliser. Very handy when it throws a wobbly in the middle of fking nowhere.
king thing and we all piled into the Toyota. How LR can build an off-road machine and allow it to be undone by a little bit of stty plastic is beyond belief. Apparently there is no way to get around the immobiliser. Very handy when it throws a wobbly in the middle of fking nowhere. Update on my machine - took immobiliser key fob apart, removed battery, soaked parts in Grey Goose vodka, dried it with hairdryer, replaced battery with new one, took a day off work, and my wife's Land Cruiser, to find my abandoned piece of st. Managed to start the bh, drove home, went to doctors to get injuries seen to. Note to self - always carry spare key fob batteries, always have spare key fob somewhere in vehicle, always make sure there is a Toyota available for when rescue is needed.
She has got a lot of making up to do.
t. Managed to start the bh, drove home, went to doctors to get injuries seen to. Note to self - always carry spare key fob batteries, always have spare key fob somewhere in vehicle, always make sure there is a Toyota available for when rescue is needed. She has got a lot of making up to do.
Bill said:
My D2 has just had the TADTS squeaky exhaust manifold warp. My local bloke fixed it in situ so we could go on holiday in it and as it rolled off the ferry into Poole it went again. Should have fixed it properly.
Hmmm. Manifold all sorted, misfire still present... Oil in the injector loom (again 
) so hopefully it's just that. 
Progressing at speed on a motorway, approached exit, slowed and went to change gear.
Wouldn't change!
Limped it to the menders who diagnosed a shot clutch master cylinder. Duly replaced.
Following weekend, progressed at speed on a motorway, on exit - total clutch failure. Fortunately I was in a high gear and I was able to stall the engine. In a low gear, there would have been no way of stopping short of turning off the ignition.
Recovery truck to menders (LRs don't have garages, they have menders). Diagnosed slave cylinder failure, so replaced entire clutch system.
On other tick in the 'character' box then.
Wouldn't change!
Limped it to the menders who diagnosed a shot clutch master cylinder. Duly replaced.
Following weekend, progressed at speed on a motorway, on exit - total clutch failure. Fortunately I was in a high gear and I was able to stall the engine. In a low gear, there would have been no way of stopping short of turning off the ignition.
Recovery truck to menders (LRs don't have garages, they have menders). Diagnosed slave cylinder failure, so replaced entire clutch system.
On other tick in the 'character' box then.
Ayahuasca said:
Progressing at speed on a motorway, approached exit, slowed and went to change gear.
Wouldn't change!
Limped it to the menders who diagnosed a shot clutch master cylinder. Duly replaced.
Following weekend, progressed at speed on a motorway, on exit - total clutch failure. Fortunately I was in a high gear and I was able to stall the engine. In a low gear, there would have been no way of stopping short of turning off the ignition.
Recovery truck to menders (LRs don't have garages, they have menders). Diagnosed slave cylinder failure, so replaced entire clutch system.
On other tick in the 'character' box then.
Moral of the story, avoid motorways Wouldn't change!
Limped it to the menders who diagnosed a shot clutch master cylinder. Duly replaced.
Following weekend, progressed at speed on a motorway, on exit - total clutch failure. Fortunately I was in a high gear and I was able to stall the engine. In a low gear, there would have been no way of stopping short of turning off the ignition.
Recovery truck to menders (LRs don't have garages, they have menders). Diagnosed slave cylinder failure, so replaced entire clutch system.
On other tick in the 'character' box then.
At 160,955 miles. My old, worn and dying autobox was finally consigned to the bin.
The torque converter had been juddering for a while, it had 3 bottles of Dr Tranny judder fix in it. But after the main shaft seal failed.
The box was history.
Luckily, it failed the night before it was going into my specialist to get a new torque converter and gearbox fitted.
So I wasn't too bothered and happily drive it there knowing it's days were numbered.
Also had to put new injectors in it after the old ones were causing overfueling issues.
161,584 miles and the D3 still marches on, and will be marching across Europe and into Africa in October.
The torque converter had been juddering for a while, it had 3 bottles of Dr Tranny judder fix in it. But after the main shaft seal failed.
The box was history.
Luckily, it failed the night before it was going into my specialist to get a new torque converter and gearbox fitted.
So I wasn't too bothered and happily drive it there knowing it's days were numbered.
Also had to put new injectors in it after the old ones were causing overfueling issues.
161,584 miles and the D3 still marches on, and will be marching across Europe and into Africa in October.
It's got an MOT booked for the end of next week so I replaced the complaining drop links a few days ago. This morning the nsr caliper has decided to drag. I felt it grumbling a bit while in traffic and used my PH approved Infrared Thermometer to find out which disc was about to burst into flames.
(2007 RRS)
(2007 RRS)
Just noticed it's been a year since i last posted on this thread and some things have gone wrong / needed replaced,
Clutch and flywheel ,Clutch slave cylinder, Clutch master cylinder.
Front coil springs, Front shock absorber, Turrets and rings.
Other things like track rod end , wheel bearing, rusty brake pipe, general upkeep of the chassis.
There are a couple more things need doing ,but it seams to be running better than ever.
Clutch and flywheel ,Clutch slave cylinder, Clutch master cylinder.
Front coil springs, Front shock absorber, Turrets and rings.
Other things like track rod end , wheel bearing, rusty brake pipe, general upkeep of the chassis.
There are a couple more things need doing ,but it seams to be running better than ever.
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