chris_mack
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hi, so coupled with the problem described in this thread here http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f10/90-rrc-power-steering-problem-117901.html I now have had a look underneath and a think about my range rover.
and i noticed
1 - an oil leak out the back of the front diff where it meets the prop uj
2 - its losing brake fluid. very slowly, but looks like its coming from the master cylinder.
3 - using too much petrol imo, duno if its just running a bit rich or something. but for example on a recent highway run, i used 50 litres of petrol over 233 km, which works out as 13mpg roughly. pretty shoddy if you ask me.
4 - losing coolant (VERY SLOWLY!) but lost maybe an inch (if that) in the expansion tank over the last 2 months or so. doesnt run at the correct temp either, ive never seen the guage move beyond 1/3 .
5 - kickdown doesnt always work on the autobox. sometimes it does, somestimes i floor it and it just stays in the same gear.
6 - cuts out sometimes, esp. after a run on dirt tracks/ bumpy roads, il come to a halt and the engine will die. always restarts again.
its just ****ing annoying, im trying to save to go on a trip up the west coast, and inland bout 10 000 km or so, an obv i need to fix all these issues before i go. but the date (mid oct) is coming closer and closer and essentially ive got a month to fix these problems and save enuf money. frankly i cant see it happenin, despite the fact i have a reasonably paid job. its just too much.
shoulda come home back in march rather than buy the damn thing and im just wastin money on it. i wouldnt mind if it was a car i was gona keep (like my 110 back home) but its only ever a temporary car that i wld own for 2 years MAX, so i hate spendin money on it.
and i noticed
1 - an oil leak out the back of the front diff where it meets the prop uj
2 - its losing brake fluid. very slowly, but looks like its coming from the master cylinder.
3 - using too much petrol imo, duno if its just running a bit rich or something. but for example on a recent highway run, i used 50 litres of petrol over 233 km, which works out as 13mpg roughly. pretty shoddy if you ask me.
4 - losing coolant (VERY SLOWLY!) but lost maybe an inch (if that) in the expansion tank over the last 2 months or so. doesnt run at the correct temp either, ive never seen the guage move beyond 1/3 .
5 - kickdown doesnt always work on the autobox. sometimes it does, somestimes i floor it and it just stays in the same gear.
6 - cuts out sometimes, esp. after a run on dirt tracks/ bumpy roads, il come to a halt and the engine will die. always restarts again.
its just ****ing annoying, im trying to save to go on a trip up the west coast, and inland bout 10 000 km or so, an obv i need to fix all these issues before i go. but the date (mid oct) is coming closer and closer and essentially ive got a month to fix these problems and save enuf money. frankly i cant see it happenin, despite the fact i have a reasonably paid job. its just too much.
shoulda come home back in march rather than buy the damn thing and im just wastin money on it. i wouldnt mind if it was a car i was gona keep (like my 110 back home) but its only ever a temporary car that i wld own for 2 years MAX, so i hate spendin money on it.
