Is my rr trying to tell me somthing

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ovalandrover

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I am sitting at a Land Rover dealer in Tumen Russia with a Wheel bearing collapsed (I think)but up until now I have had other problems.
Low voltage giving weird faults Replaced Alternator in Sweden
3 1/2 year old airbag leaks. Ordered 2 new and had them freighted to Norway and they both leak done the spray check with soapy water. Having to put up with them as not a fast a leak as the one replaced got another 10 000 miles to go yet.
Battery gave up the ghost in Sweden as well 1 1/2 year old Alphina 135 ah 1000cca replaced with new but could only get 95ah 720 cca but is much better than the 120cca the old one was putting out.
Sat nav threw a wobbly but righted itself
Tyre got spiked in Russia so had to get a new one in Murmansk surprisingly they had a 18 in Michelin Latitude cro
The joys of travelling.
Also my inverter for running my computers packed up.
Air con has lost all its gas only new compressor and condenser rad and new hoses fitted and dryer. gassed up and working when we left UK 7 weeks ago and now its getting bloody hot here
Oh I forgot to mention that when I did the rear Air Spring I touched the brake pipe over the rear axle and it was rusted through so had to replace both rear brake pipes with copper and it was ****ing with rain most of the time

What Next ?
Dont tell me Ive got an Auto box to look forward to Overheating problems of a Diesel Viscous coupling propshaft UJs CV joints and other various electrics to play with.
 
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Sounds like a range rover. Although going by your mileage i would say yours sounds reliable...

I have done 2 trips before one 30 000 miles in 2010 and last year 20 000 miles through Russia Kazakhstan China and Mongolia without 2 many problems so yes it is fairly reliable but i do keep up the service on it and will replace anything that I think might go wrong so when I get back to UK will replace the springs with arnotts gen 3 and different shocks as on these roads the suspension bottoms out on standard settings on the pot holes out here when the shocks get hot. also the road works here cut out sections of tarmac and leave a 3 to 4 inc step which is a suspension killer and also a tyre killer when you hit about 20 of them a day. and also pot holes that are just the size of your wheels.
 
I have done 2 trips before one 30 000 miles in 2010 and last year 20 000 miles through Russia Kazakhstan China and Mongolia without 2 many problems so yes it is fairly reliable but i do keep up the service on it and will replace anything that I think might go wrong so when I get back to UK will replace the springs with arnotts gen 3 and different shocks as on these roads the suspension bottoms out on standard settings on the pot holes out here when the shocks get hot. also the road works here cut out sections of tarmac and leave a 3 to 4 inc step which is a suspension killer and also a tyre killer when you hit about 20 of them a day. and also pot holes that are just the size of your wheels.

Sounds amazing, would love to hear details of those trips
 
It does sound like your putting the Rangie through a true test of endurance.....& i complain about speed bumps :eek::eek::eek:
 
Latest update sourced a bearing from Moscow take 3 days to get here and cost $1000 also found front prop UJs need replacing but carrying spare ones of those.
Also got a massive crack in the windscreen where a stone from road repairs was thrown up that can wait till im back in the UK.
the joys of travelling
 
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