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No. I got given a better one than that.
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No. I got given a better one than that.
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As I said before.... I have rose tinted glasses. This is the problem with Land Rover ownership... because you have learnt to fix everything that's wrong with them each purchase gets closer and closer to a pile of ashes... not a problem, bit of fire damage, have it sorted in a weekend!
My first Range Rover, a 1982 classic in red with black vinyl roof was fooking immaculate, that's how I bought it in 1996.... because I knew feck all about RR, it was big and shiny.... my purchases have got more and more adventurous, I should be using my experience to buy the best I can rather than stretching my resources and capabilities on thankless projects and seeing a pile of poo as a challenge rather than something that you should step over. Who here can relate? Off subject a little, but head gaskets may come back if I proceed... Yes, he should be paying me to take it away.
My first Range Rover, a 1982 classic in red with black vinyl roof was fooking immaculate, that's how I bought it in 1996.... because I knew feck all about RR, it was big and shiny.... my purchases have got more and more adventurous, I should be using my experience to buy the best I can rather than stretching my resources and capabilities on thankless projects and seeing a pile of poo as a challenge rather than something that you should step over. Who here can relate? Off subject a little, but head gaskets may come back if I proceed... Yes, he should be paying me to take it away.
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Yep, been out in the old girl today to look at the P38, seller couldn't take his eyes off her. I couldn't remember if I had signed off the gearbox fault in ffrr forum hence the year later and still going, it always annoys me when you follow a thread and never know if the fix worked or not? I do love my L322 and don't see myself selling her for any reason soon... Wife wants to borrow her for trip to the Lakes in the summer, umm, let me get the Jag tested in March and you can use that... much better on fuel! Just don't want my Wife damaging the L322 in a Winderemere car park.
This is useful to know as I'm about to do one
I suspect someone has put a hot start thing in the one iv just bought should I take it out what do thay actually do thanks
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The hot start chip just mimics a cold start, I think it interrupts the ignition system and fools the ecu, some chips are more reliable than others, you'll see the coil light come on and it sticks extra fuel through the injectors, so the car idles high before dropping back to a warm idle. The hot start issue.... cranking the life out of the engine until it starts or waiting for the engine to cool down. This is usually due to the fuel pump timing being out or a worn pump, not a problem on cold start but could be over time. You can re time it yourself by trial and error or take it to a diesel/Land Rover specialist,the recommended route. I wouldn't rip it out until then.
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Leave it.
BMW were very optimistic on the mapping for the conditions for the lower rpm limit of a warm running engine. A little stretch on the timing chain, a slightly worn starter motor, FIP and all the other little things and it just doesn't make it. Later models pumped fuel when cranking and had a slightly different map which helped a lot but didn't entirely cure it.
The hot start fix tricks the ECU into thinking the engine is cold (usually with a delay timer to keep it that way for a bit after actually starting) so it puts the glow-plugs on and bungs more fuel in.
To remove it you will need to replace the timing chains and if you're doing that you might as well do sprockets and tensioners and by then you're looking at £300 - £500 in parts.
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Good glow plugs,
Big healthy strong battery, mf31-1000 by Hankook,
Timing spot on at 50% +/- 5% modulation with engine warm and it'll start every time like a fire engine without issue.
Big healthy strong battery, mf31-1000 by Hankook,
Timing spot on at 50% +/- 5% modulation with engine warm and it'll start every time like a fire engine without issue.
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If you have the time I’d disconnect it and see what happens, if it all goes wrong you just put it back in. Atleast then you know it’s working. Early Models need them later ones shouldn’t but sometimes they are fitted to mask other issues like chain stretch, duff plugs etc
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