I had to replace the VCU since mine was solid. The guide from Ashcroft said to remove the gearbox mount to make room for the VCU to fit, but that looked like more work than my solution, which was to unbolt the crossbeam and knock it down a touch. I since saw many guides which suggest completely removing the crossbeam, which seems like way more work. They are a bastard to refit, so why make yourself that much work?
What did you do with your Range Rover today
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I think I spent about an hour using spanners, would've had the whole job done in maybe 2 hours if it wasn't for the fact my oil pump bottle thingy broke. Having to fill the tbox using a 20ml syringe was soul destroying.
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Just glad I had access to the ramp. Too cold to be crawling around on the ground. Especially at my age.I'll bet it was. Well done good job done cheap.
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Full is too bright for me. Probably about 2/3rds on mine.
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Hi all anyone got the rectifier part no for the 2.5 Dr. Read it somewhere on here the other day and can't find it now just spent the last two hours going through the latest threads and searching but to no avail. Reason being mines only putting 13.8v out and fitted new battery so want to upgrade alternator to 14.5v
Edit that should be 2.5td bloody predictive text
just spent the last two hours going through the latest threads and searching but to no avail. Reason being mines only putting 13.8v out and fitted new battery so want to upgrade alternator to 14.5vEdit that should be 2.5td bloody predictive text
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@Datatek .. @wammers.Hi all anyone got the rectifier part no for the 2.5 Dr. Read it somewhere on here the other day and can't find it now
Wait for it!!!
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Hi all anyone got the rectifier part no for the 2.5 Dr. Read it somewhere on here the other day and can't find it now
Here you go this is the same as the one i was advised to fit and did and posted up couple of weeks age
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-volt-...h=item2843ebd7f9:g:JqAAAOSwMuZbyfHf:rk:2:pf:0
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Cheers searched all over for the thread but could i find it. Probably me just having a blonde moment
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It was in the thread (For todays tricks the fuse box burnt out ) i just searched my posts and found it, i could of searched the part number as the box is still sitting next to the computer
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That's were I read about it
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Got somewhere with my ongoing problem with the glowplug relay on Buttercup today, well I actually did sod all, I just stood and watched @Datatek work his magic in the cold. Seems there is an anomaly in the wiring somewhere so going to have to do without the dash light telling me the glows are operating, pretty certain I can reliably count up to 15 most times before I operate the starter.
Anyway, all safe and she now starts on the button from cold.
Thanks for the help on a freezing cold morning. Top man.
Anyway, all safe and she now starts on the button from cold.
Thanks for the help on a freezing cold morning. Top man.
Is that counting 1 to 15, or 15 to 1..'coz that would throw me..these days I would forget which I was going..Got somewhere with my ongoing problem with the glowplug relay on Buttercup today, well I actually did sod all, I just stood and watched @Datatek work his magic in the cold. Seems there is an anomaly in the wiring somewhere so going to have to do without the dash light telling me the glows are operating, pretty certain I can reliably count up to 15 most times before I operate the starter.
Anyway, all safe and she now starts on the button from cold.
Thanks for the help on a freezing cold morning. Top man.
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Swopped the cabin aux heater pump. Normal temp restored
We
Well he does say counting up to 15. So 1 to 15, not down 15 to 1.Is that counting 1 to 15, or 15 to 1..'coz that would throw me..these days I would forget which I was going..
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Glow plug timing is variable subject to temp reading from sender. Normally summer would be 4 to 5 seconds winter up to 10 seconds or so. Try counting thousand and one, thousand and two, thousand and three, Etc. To get a more accurate second.
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Not on a VM Tony, there is no temperature sender. Glow plug operation is terminated on a hot start by the D+ line from the alternator.
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Oh ok didn't notice it was about a VM. This section can be confusing at times when you can get five posts about ten different vehicles. And the answer or comment could be to a post made three weeks ago.
