What did you do with your Range Rover today

Grrrrrr · Jan 11, 2020

Bix said:
I got little angry while driving and made a stupid mistake... might buff out.

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You had an argument with a giant porcupine?

Bix · Jan 11, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
You had an argument with a giant porcupine?

Got ****ed off trying to turn around, people assume if you have a 4x4 you also have vertical take off... I forgot how much front end swing she has and collected a substantial hedge. So many scratches to try and get buffed out, more annoyed that I only got the bonnet resprayed earlier this year.

derwendolly · Jan 11, 2020

Road rage eh?

Poor car.

RangeRoller dt · Jan 11, 2020

Bix said:
I got little angry while driving and made a stupid mistake... might buff out.

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Grrrrrr · Jan 12, 2020

Site seems to be hanging and putting multiple posts on again. Is it worth someone winding it up again? Who has the winding key? @blue beasty?

Speckydude · Jan 12, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
Site seems to be hanging and putting multiple posts on again. Is it worth someone winding it up again? Who has the winding key? @blue beasty?

If you notice a black and white striped box top right of page, that's like a buffering tag, when it goes you're done .

RangeRoller dt · Jan 12, 2020

Speckydude said:
If you notice a black and white striped box top right of page, that's like a buffering tag, when it goes you're done .

^^^ this

Just click it once, looks like it’s crashed but it goes through.

RangeRoller dt · Jan 12, 2020

Checked diff oils and transfer box - all full, shafts seem okay.
Guess is (hopefully) gearbox needs a little top up but filler plug don’t wanna come out

Datatek · Jan 12, 2020

Speckydude said:
If you notice a black and white striped box top right of page, that's like a buffering tag, when it goes you're done .

It can stay there for several minutes

Bix · Jan 12, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
Checked diff oils and transfer box - all full, shafts seem okay.
Guess is (hopefully) gearbox needs a little top up but filler plug don’t wanna come out

If you roll your bus over, you can use the drain plug to top it up too.

Bix · Jan 12, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
Checked diff oils and transfer box - all full, shafts seem okay.
Guess is (hopefully) gearbox needs a little top up but filler plug don’t wanna come out

If you roll your bus over, you can use the drain plug to top it up too.

RangeRoller dt · Jan 12, 2020

If I do that again itl have to go

Can’t be dealing with that again

RangeRoller dt · Jan 12, 2020

This plug is a nightmare. have I over loctited it? I’m not sure

seems to be small leak from top of gearbox. Filler plug is rounded, tried making a lip in it to tap it round but it is the same density as chocolate that’s been in fridge a bit

more I try the more I am mangling it,

so my question is what next???

Or does this qualify as oil level is obviously fine, it has to be, all it’s having

I have pics but the upload isn’t working

Grrrrrr · Jan 12, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
This plug is a nightmare. have I over loctited it? I’m not sure
seems to be small leak from top of gearbox. Filler plug is rounded, tried making a lip in it to tap it round but it is the same density as chocolate that’s been in fridge a bit
more I try the more I am mangling it,

so my question is what next???

Or does this qualify as oil level is obviously fine, it has to be, all it’s having
I have pics but the upload isn’t working

There's a breather pipe on top of gearbox. Could be the crush-washer is overtightened and leaking?

Plug. Got a replacement? How about getting some Quicksteel and effectively glueing a sacrificial Torx bit in there?

Henry_b · Jan 13, 2020

How tight did you do it when you replaced the oil?

As Grrr says, try some quick steel..

tomcat59alan · Jan 13, 2020

Is yours a manual? The remote gearchange housing can develop a weep where it bolts on to the gearbox if it is.

Gunnerhavesome · Jan 13, 2020

Just drove it, But as I was in Inkerman and it was bloody freezing was just thinking about the poor soldiers that came here during the Crimean war with the kit they had. Parts of Inkerman are still so desolate just thought those poor buggers must have frozen in winter as the wind was coming in from the black sea today and it was bitterly, literally eye wateringly cold I just wouldn't wait to get back into my nice warm beast. Thank you heated seats and as someone who served in the Falklands I know cold in combat.

RangeRoller dt · Jan 13, 2020

Henry_b said:
How tight did you do it when you replaced the oil?

Iirc I had a small weep and tightened it a second time...I am well known for over tightening by accident

still I believe the plug is crap quality.

tomcat59alan said:
Is yours a manual? The remote gearchange housing can develop a weep where it bolts on to the gearbox if it is.

Yes it is manual, maybe I can get my phone up there and ~~snap~~ take a pic of what’s going on without having to take it out.
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tarphenry · Jan 13, 2020

I would stitch weld a square bar to the plug. the heat will break the seal and you can grip the bar to remove it. 1.6 or 2mm electrode about 45 amp and small tacks allowing to cool between each tack. there will be a very low heat input for each tackweld , so should not cause a fire risk

Henry_b · Jan 13, 2020

I don't remember the Plug being flush with the body in the R380 in my old classic!!

You must of cranked that up!!

Just throw some PTFE tape on the threads if they weep, never seen them weep though!!

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