Datatek
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They nearly got me too but it was the lungs in my case.
Scotiawhiskers
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No wonder I can afford a P38 - teetotal and lifelong non-smoker.
On the other hand the amount I've spent on motorbikes over the years.....
On the other hand the amount I've spent on motorbikes over the years.....
tomcat59alan
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I put some diesel in it ,first time for ages, thought I had a hole in the tank.the last time I put fuel in a car was in the Canaries, topped the hire car to full with €30 at 1.61 a ltd.went to pay handed in €50 and the girl gave me €25 change,I pointed out the mistake in case it came out of her wages.She thanked me but gave me a leaflet showing me that over 20ltrs qualified for a discount.happy days.
I put some diesel in it ,first time for ages, thought I had a hole in the tank.the last time I put fuel in a car was in the Canaries, topped the hire car to full with €30 at 1.61 a ltd.went to pay handed in €50 and the girl gave me €25 change,I pointed out the mistake in case it came out of her wages.She thanked me but gave me a leaflet showing me that over 20ltrs qualified for a discount.happy days.
So you must of got a heathy discount in the UK then
.Or was it "here sir take a few drags on this oxygen bottle"
.J
tomcat59alan
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Nah no discount just didn't put as much in as I usually do.So you must of got a heathy discount in the UK then
Or was it "here sir take a few drags on this oxygen bottle"
J
jwrrc
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Depending where you are in Oxfordshire, if not too far I know a good Land Rover garage in Warwickshire that would almost certainly sort your persistent fault out. Other than me, I don't trust anywhere else to do the work on mine now!
Replaced more spill off pipe. One of them had split about 20mm soaking injector 4 in fuel and dumping half the tank on the floor. Still waiting on the gates stuff to arrive, so just going to monitor them more often and replace as soon as evidence of leaks (got miles of rhino braided crap). 16mpg hurts in this economy. Hopefully the replaced pipes (did everything just to be safe) will put things back into the 20s.
RangeRoller dt
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You won’t be disappointed spending on the gates stuff.
Took her out in the rain to wash off. £25 of fuel went up 1/4, less by time I got back.
Somehow I’m getting oil pushed through the fairly tight seal of the oil filler cap. There’s a substantial trickle over the cam cover going down to the FIP. What could be blocked up to cause pressure in there like that can’t be just splattering about is there a breather somewhere I don’t know about, the iacv should be fairly clean
Took her out in the rain to wash off. £25 of fuel went up 1/4, less by time I got back.
Somehow I’m getting oil pushed through the fairly tight seal of the oil filler cap. There’s a substantial trickle over the cam cover going down to the FIP. What could be blocked up to cause pressure in there like that can’t be just splattering about
is there a breather somewhere I don’t know about, the iacv should be fairly cleantomcat59alan
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Is the depression control valve clear Jack? If it is I think you will have to remove the cam cover and clean the wire mesh fitted to it,lots of torque screws and a very mucky job.if the wire screen is blocked then pressure will build up.good luck.You won’t be disappointed spending on the gates stuff.
Took her out in the rain to wash off. £25 of fuel went up 1/4, less by time I got back.
Somehow I’m getting oil pushed through the fairly tight seal of the oil filler cap. There’s a substantial trickle over the cam cover going down to the FIP. What could be blocked up to cause pressure in there like that can’t be just splattering about
Datatek
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As above ^^^^^^^ Or if the oil separator is external, that could be blocked, or the pipes may not be sealing well.
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
They’ve been cleaned out but was few years ago now. Had it’s fair share of oil changes but blockage would make sense
Bagshot
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Mesh filter in the cam cover.
Oil separator. ( I think I remember it's not a serviceable item, wash through with petrol is about as much as you can do. There some sort of springy/ valvey thing inside that gets old)
Valve seals leaking combustion pressure through.?
With the ammount of duty I've paid over the years as a street racing, chainsmoking, borderline / high functioning alcholic, I ought to get an OBE, and they better hurry up with it as people of this lifestyle don't last long
gold rover
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Nothing. Left her at home, whilst dog and I walked to farm. All these short hops upset her, and leaving the engine running upsets me. Trying to decide if it's cheaper to change battery every few months , than use up fuel, to keep battery happy. At over £240 a tank, beginning to look like battery sacrifice is on cards.
jwrrc
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You could buy a cheap battery maintainer if you have somewhere to connect it close to where you park her up, they've really come down in price in recent years.
Datatek
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Stick a solar panel in the rear window.
