Jon Dor
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Thought I'd get one in first...haha!
What did you do with your Range Rover today
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Jon Dor
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That's just the paper bag that I wear JohnWho's a pretty boy then
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stuu
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Got a creaking balljoint on the front passanger side actually getting fed up with this thing this year now.
An electronic issue
The a break down
and now this.
Okay im over reacting but it was all oem landrover supplied balljoints and both pairs of front arms and inner and outer track rods fitted at in june 2020 at 145k,
its only on 188k now
actually getting fed up with this thing this year now.An electronic issue
The a break down
and now this.
Okay im over reacting but it was all oem landrover supplied balljoints and both pairs of front arms and inner and outer track rods fitted at in june 2020 at 145k,
its only on 188k now
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Wow, 43.000mls of gutter bashing. The kirbside suspension always goes first, when you say oem do you mean LR genuine or equivalent? Some parts marked as oem are nowhere near. Most genuine stuff will do 10-15yrs and some aftermarket oem won't do 2... The word oem on a label means bugger all nowadays. Companies to avoid are moog, bolk and anything from autodoc UK... Utter shïte.Got a creaking balljoint on the front passanger side
An electronic issue
The a break down
and now this.
Okay im over reacting but it was all oem landrover supplied balljoints and both pairs of front arms and inner and outer track rods fitted at in june 2020 at 145k,
its only on 188k now
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23108924
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Saaaaaay, hypothetically someone broke into her husbands tool chest to scrub off all the rust what would she use to regrease them all after they're clean and fully dry...?
Should you be talking about scrubbing your husbands tool in a public forum
.If my "hypothetical" wife was that concerned about it she would buy me more that wouldnt rust
.If you are unsure of what this looks like, you could always use some of the veggy/sunflower oil from the kitchen
.I am out of here with me tin hat
J
Took the "mud ball" to collect the L322, New oil cooler and oil line, both prone to leaking + other bits. He said he was sorry he hadn't cleaned the car as his cleaning machine was broked.
I consider the 290 quid labour a good deal. We get 20% discount on labour and 10% on parts, cos we are good customers Oh we also get a range rover recovery cover from them free. Never had to use it yet.
So although we do use the stealer for most of the work on the L322 we consider the service we get as good value. Although I could source some parts cheaper, sometimes its not worth the hassle to be honest.
So we are back to a full flavour variety of LRs at home.
J
. He said he was sorry he hadn't cleaned the car as his cleaning machine was broked. I consider the 290 quid labour a good deal. We get 20% discount on labour and 10% on parts, cos we are good customers
Oh we also get a range rover recovery cover from them free. Never had to use it yet.So although we do use the stealer for most of the work on the L322 we consider the service we get as good value
. Although I could source some parts cheaper, sometimes its not worth the hassle to be honest.So we are back to a full flavour variety of LRs at home
.J
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You’ve done it now. She be back asking how to squeeze oil out of a duck next. Once she’s back from running round the park
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Couldn't catch a duck so I just rubbed a parsnip over them all and called it good
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Genuine L-R as in ordered through landrover themselves,
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Given I'm constantly removing air from the coolant i can only think the engine must be fooooked
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Well, it is the shop again, hopefully for the last time for quite a while I hope, after all the rear arches were done and the side steps being removed, she is back in to have the side steps re-installed ( not by the same garage ) so in a couple of days we should be back on the road hooray.
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I had your pain yesterday Kermit. After fitting the new water pump and antifreeze, I'd say it took over an hour before it reached a state where I startrd to breathe easily again and everything circulated properly without releasing more air bubbles. He raised the expansion tank as high as the hoses allowed and also pressurised the system with a manual pump "thingy" a couple of times. He said trust me, it'll be fine...EVENTUALLY! He was correct. Hope you get yours sorted soon matey!Given I'm constantly removing air from the coolant i can only think the engine must be fooooked
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Really hope so! But i feel I've let more air out than there is coolant in it
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Oh and it was missing again on start up
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Take the overflow pipe off the radiator, fill the header tank then squeeze the top hose and plug the overflow with a finger when releasing the hose so it sucks coolant in and blows air out when you squeeze the hose. Keep doing that until coolant comes out of the overflow (it'll take a while and you'll need to top the header up a few times). Then put the pipe back on and carry on only this time plug the hole in the top of the header where the jet of coolant comes back into the header. Eventually, you'll no longer be able to hear bubbles in the system and at that point you know you've got the air out.
I do it with the engine off.
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Yeh that's my trick.. but normally take the pipe off, blow it clear, then move to step 2Take the overflow pipe off the radiator, fill the header tank then squeeze the top hose and plug the overflow with a finger when releasing the hose so it sucks coolant in and blows air out when you squeeze the hose. Keep doing that until coolant comes out of the overflow (it'll take a while and you'll need to top the header up a few times). Then put the pipe back on and carry on only this time plug the hole in the top of the header where the jet of coolant comes back into the header. Eventually, you'll no longer be able to hear bubbles in the system and at that point you know you've got the air out.
I do it with the engine off.
