Marmaduke
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Marmaduke
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I've had mine a few years and it's still work in progress
Start with the basics, full service and if you tell us what engine it has we might have an idea or two ...
Rory 110
Active Member
It's had the full works every oil there is and the filters not so long ago. It's the 2.5 na diesel ex mod. When reved sitting still half way through the Rev range it sounds like a misfire on a petrol when it runs on 3 cylinders for a split second also it's quite tappy top end my dad said it mite be the valves not opening properly?? Who knows but it has good and bad days very frustrating
Service should include checking the valve clearances, also have a good listen, (yeah I know it's tricky), with a short tube as a stethoscope thingy, for any whistles and air leaks from manifolds and hoses ... any deposits in the rocker cover cap?
It has to be set right, to run right ...
Buy the best quality tools you can afford ... and download RAVE, the electronic workshop book of where it goes and what it does ...
There may be someone local to you who will walk you through the basics if you're new to spannering ...
The spannering I'm not to bad with just learning the land rover really cheers for the advice
The easy way is to read up on other peoples problems with similar vehicles, then go and look at your own ...
If you become familiar with your when something is amiss it's easier to find .... and it is possible you have a partial fuel starvation issue ....
Start with a new fuel tank cap that one is not venting ...
Marmaduke
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Definitely, you're basically creating a vacuum inside the fuel tank making it harder for the fuel pump to suck the fuel out which will give symptoms of fuel starvation. When the tank isn't full leave the cap off and drive it around the block, but it sounds like you need a new cap anyway
