But if i didn't have to constantly fix something i might comfort eat and get fat with all the money I've not spent.
See, land rovers are good for your health
See, land rovers are good for your health
A-ha but what generation
I've got a 1996 Isuzu trooper here at the garage with a 3.1 4cyl turbo diesel.. A real tank like the 38 but next to bugger all electrics
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Datatek
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Not the V8.A-ha but what generation
Datatek
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I'd have to go look it up but before the fad for glowing screens and with the straight six diesel. I test drove one before I ended up with a useless Xtrail but it was more than I could afford.For sure
What year are you talking?
It would have to be anything before 2000 for me
ovalandrover
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and Nissan Patrol even better
Datatek
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Not in my opinion.
Yesterday took the 60 reg Vogue with the super duper TDV8 4.4 for a spin to Margate. going along the A20 down into Dover sudden rushing sound. WTF.. Possibly an air leak? Burst tyre? Road noise? Pulled over in dover and found what I thought was a road sign at the back of the car, pick it up and put it in the boot, rushing sound gone. Had a look today and reckon the"road sign" was the mud pan from the rear of the engine.
Now we've just had some work done on the engine, a garage replaced the oil cooler and some pipes, would they have needed to remove the mud pan to do that? The front pan is loose as well. I'm not fit enough to lay under the car to try to do it myself.
I've had this sort of problem on a previous Vogue when a garage didn't secure the front mud pan properly.
Now we've just had some work done on the engine, a garage replaced the oil cooler and some pipes, would they have needed to remove the mud pan to do that? The front pan is loose as well. I'm not fit enough to lay under the car to try to do it myself.
I've had this sort of problem on a previous Vogue when a garage didn't secure the front mud pan properly.
Grrrrrr
Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd
Bloody expensive though. Later ones have air suspension like the P38A too.
Grrrrrr
Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd
Head back on yesterday and everything back on. Just need to take the cam cover back off today and do the final turn on the head bolts. Having been promised Mahle it was another bloody Reinz one in the box. I'd better not be doing this again in two years time. I definitely feel cheated though. Don't like being lied to.
Leak off pipe for #1 sprang a leak where I refitted it. Hoping I can get away with cutting a bit off the end and refitting. Diesel all over my garage floor so quite a leak for a pinhole!
After that, need to fashion some sort of heat-shield for the exhaust because the old one disintergrated.
Leak off pipe for #1 sprang a leak where I refitted it. Hoping I can get away with cutting a bit off the end and refitting. Diesel all over my garage floor so quite a leak for a pinhole!
After that, need to fashion some sort of heat-shield for the exhaust because the old one disintergrated.
Got any zinc?
Datatek
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Thin Alloy sheet also works.
I've got to do mine as it's split into two pieces
Datatek
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Mine too, I patched it with thin alloy sheet, higher melting point than Zinc and it's what I had laying around.I've got to do mine as it's split into two pieces
Interesting, I do have some stainless that came off an odd job
Datatek
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Stainless is very hard to work withInteresting, I do have some stainless that came off an odd job
Grrrrrr
Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd
Used a Freelander exhaust heat-shield, folded and cut to size. Seems to work.
All finished today and seems to be fine. Put the pressure guage on it but nothing really registered, so I think it runs at very few psi at all when working properly!
Took her for a run out yesterday, suffered slipping when it selected second gear... Pulled over with the engine running after shunted out of second and it was fine after that
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