It sounds like your engine is running on its own oil, which can lead to a runaway engine from what you describe. This can lead to complete engine destruction and also it's a fire risk. Either your turbo seals are leaking oil into the engine's air inlet or your valve stem oil seals are no longer...

I second Tottot's suggestion as it has happened to me before. There is a thin steel cover at the front end of the transfer casing, just above the front prop flange. This protects the 4wd selector rods as they move back and forth as and when 4wd is needed. Either the cover's front face has...

The best help to reduce a smokey diesel here in Ireland is to add Dipetane to your fuel tank. You will find it in many motor factors. It has worked well in my 25 years working on diesel engines.

The rear upper hatch lock/handle is attached with 2 screws from the inside of the vehicle. You can undo these from the inside and simply remove the outer handle. Have an assistant outside to catch the handle as it can fall off! Then just insert a screwdriver into the hole in the tailgate to...

Is your Range Rover converted to run on veg oil or it is a stock engine?

If it's not too late I would advise not using a CB master cylinder ( the one with the large hex plug at its rear end). The CB master cylinder has what's called a residual pressure valve built into it, behind that hex plug. It's designed to keep a small amount of line pressure in the brakes when...

I don't know what fluid reservoir you're using but if it's the round plastic ZF type it has a filter gauze inside it. If this gets blocked it can lead to your pump sucking air as it can't receive a supply of clean fluid.

BP5ES-11 is the same plug but is gapped from the factory to 1.1mm (44 thou in old money). You might need to adjust the gap to your engine's spec which is easy to do.

I suspect your RRC VM diesel engine is very similar to the ones fitted to Jeep Cherokees from the early 1990's. Food for thought...

I've had a 3.5 in my Series 2 for over 20 years and have never had an overheating issue. I have a standard Series 3 radiator, with an 88°C thermostat and an electric fan from a Citroen BX diesel, mounted in front of the rad. My engine is fitted with the thermostat housing off a 3.9 Range Rover...