fett
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ngk or champs are ok but I have heard that champs have lost qulaity in recent years.
leads only magnecore or genuine ladrover lucas ones, not only lucas as the quality is much worse than landrover lucas ones and certainly no other makes I have problems with all others!
same for dizzy cap and rotor, go to landrover it costs a bit more but worth it much better than only lucas or all other makes.
I went for the magnecore leads in the end as you get a 10 year warrenty which for £105 as against £30-£60 for landrover leads with a 1 year warrenty seems worth it.
the flame traps can be hard to get, keep looking as landrover wants £60 which is ridiculous, they can be found for as little as £15 but most places are out of stock all the time :doh:
leads only magnecore or genuine ladrover lucas ones, not only lucas as the quality is much worse than landrover lucas ones and certainly no other makes I have problems with all others!
same for dizzy cap and rotor, go to landrover it costs a bit more but worth it much better than only lucas or all other makes.
I went for the magnecore leads in the end as you get a 10 year warrenty which for £105 as against £30-£60 for landrover leads with a 1 year warrenty seems worth it.
the flame traps can be hard to get, keep looking as landrover wants £60 which is ridiculous, they can be found for as little as £15 but most places are out of stock all the time :doh:
discool
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If you had said ipg I would have said I don't have a clue on anything lpg and only petrol as Land Rover intended
discool
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fett
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depends how smeggy they are, mine looked like tar and I cleaned it well and it did another year but since I changed it my oil consumption has gone way down
is that semi senthetic and any make every 6000k and while im at it im thinking of maybe flushing and changing coolant is there a technique for this ,then when im all done hopefully she will keep running and stay reliableAt 6000mls replace oil (10w40), oil and air filter thats it with the engine, simple
discool
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Getting at the bottom hose is not that easy with a/c and cooler pipes in the way on my disco and as it's been there for 13 years so must be welded. I just undo the small hose that branches from the bottom hose to the expansion bottle and drain that way. Simple.
I have never see the coolent drain plugs for each block, I know my 3.5 had them but on a 3.9... not that that I would ever go there even if they are fitted.
If you are replacing your antifreeze which is no difficult then go for the red OAT stuff and you won't need to do it again for five years. I went over to it six years ago from the green/yellow Rover antifreeze so I drained the system, refill with plain water run the engine for five mins to circulate and drain again etc three times just because OAT doesn't mix with normal antifreeze.
Still have four years left untill I change it again. Brilliant.
I have never see the coolent drain plugs for each block, I know my 3.5 had them but on a 3.9... not that that I would ever go there even if they are fitted.
If you are replacing your antifreeze which is no difficult then go for the red OAT stuff and you won't need to do it again for five years. I went over to it six years ago from the green/yellow Rover antifreeze so I drained the system, refill with plain water run the engine for five mins to circulate and drain again etc three times just because OAT doesn't mix with normal antifreeze.
Still have four years left untill I change it again. Brilliant.
fett
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the 3.9 also has drains on each bank, they wont come undone on my 3.9 though.
I went to change the coolant on my 3.5 in the 72 when I got it and was happy to say it had oat in it which I replaced with more oat and also the drain tap came undone with my fingers!!! very rare for a rover v8 let alone a pre 76 engine!
I went to change the coolant on my 3.5 in the 72 when I got it and was happy to say it had oat in it which I replaced with more oat and also the drain tap came undone with my fingers!!! very rare for a rover v8 let alone a pre 76 engine!
