"What did I do with my Range Rover today?"

Pushed it into the garage with a knocking and smoking engine, we think its over fuelling getting into the oil and drying our the crank shaft bearings: I have been told this is common on the 2.7 diesel but no one on here seems to have come across it,
 
Loosened the front panhard bolts turned the wheels full left/right,sent the suspension up/down, let it settle on normal load left drivers door open & whilst engine was still running did bolts back up. Then took car for a run, hard suspension gone vibrations at 1500 to 2500 revs gone...ME happy...:D
 
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grogblossom said:
Loosened the front panhard bolts turned the wheels full left/right,sent the suspension up/down, let it settle on normal load left drivers door open & whilst engine was still running did bolts back up. Then took car for a run, hard suspension gone vibrations at 1500 to 2500 revs gone...ME happy...:D
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Why would loosening the panhard rod sort a hard suspension and vibration problem:confused:
 
Christine strikes again just got the top end done ran great yesterday and today she decided that she would have a hissy fit and not work the rev counter and engine started racing and just for good measure crank bolt has loosened but the big question is would i changed owning a p38 hell no love it :D back to square one now and strip it back down to recheck everything is ok :eek::eek:
 
mutsnutz said:
Christine strikes again just got the top end done ran great yesterday and today she decided that she would have a hissy fit and not work the rev counter and engine started racing and just for good measure crank bolt has loosened but the big question is would i changed owning a p38 hell no love it :D back to square one now and strip it back down to recheck everything is ok :eek::eek:
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Very occasionally when I start mine (2.5 bmw)) she revs high and the rev counter does not work. If I switch off and restart then everything is fine.:confused:
 
mutsnutz said:
Christine strikes again just got the top end done ran great yesterday and today she decided that she would have a hissy fit and not work the rev counter and engine started racing and just for good measure crank bolt has loosened but the big question is would i changed owning a p38 hell no love it :D back to square one now and strip it back down to recheck everything is ok :eek::eek:
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Crank bolts on diesels don't loosen. They are not tightened correctly, but if done properly they are seriously tight and do not come undone on their own.
 
Datatek said:
Why would loosening the panhard rod sort a hard suspension and vibration problem:confused:
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All to do with angles bolts n rubber,I had it on stands when I replaced them last week was running around with Skittish steering and hard suspension after putting the rod back on, now I ain't.
 
mutsnutz said:
thats why she is called christine she has an evil spirit within her :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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I have mentioned a few times on here the crank bolt MUST be torqued correctly. The pulley pinches the oil pump drive against the crank shaft. That is the only thing that holds it. If it is not tightened correctly you will lose the oil pump and knacker your engine.
 
wammers said:
I have mentioned a few times on here the crank bolt MUST be torqued correctly. The pulley pinches the oil pump drive against the crank shaft. That is the only thing that holds it. If it is not tightened correctly you will lose the oil pump and knacker your engine.
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what is the correct torque setting for the crank please i will tighten it correctly and hope it doesnt happen again, can the timing have slipped with the crank loosening and moved of its marks poss making the engine race like it did ???
 
fitted a new ac dryer having done the compressor and condenser the other day how time for a regas and hopefully have it working in time for family holiday
 
Went for a little spin but couldn't get far, bloody traffic (Open golf). Cannot believe people pay £75 to watch grown men knock a little white ball into a hole. Don't know what the problem is, the hole is big enough:rolleyes::D
 
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