Thanks for the posts from everyone. Common theme is "cheaper the more you can DIY",obviously. However taking into account costs of parts, post/shipping/collecting, no garage or pit access, hiring a hoist, no torque wrenches, would need bigger socket set, plus all those fiddly bits you break...

Thanks for posts, I am between Swindon and Oxford ! if anybody thinks they could assist in any way.. Can I get cylinder heads off without removing engine????

big sympathy..its a **** when it happens, but redundancy did provide me the cash to buy what I always wanted, yup,,, a Range Rover. Downside was most of the rest of redundancy went on fuel, tyres, air suspension, shock absorbers, brake discs, exhaust, air bags, blah blah blah over next 3...

Quote for 4.6l "recraft" £2,796 inc vat at Reconditioned Engines. Rebuilt Engines. Remanufactured Engines.. Inc all labour, gaskets, oil, oil filter.........car is a 1998 HSE Limited Edition (i.e. Colour coded bumpers!!) 126k so really is borderline on value for money repair. But having to...

Currently have a 1998 Range Rover 4.6 hse with 126k on the clock, AND a blown engine..liner has dropped. Cheapest quote todate £2495 plus VAT and sundries ( inevitably another £500 in parts alone I guess). Car isn't worth more than £2000 I believe and 15 miles to the gallon has been hitting me...

A week ago handbook came up on Aircon screen and fan would not blow very hard on full speed setting. Still getting a breeze but no full power blast. Climate control all workin OK on temperature settings, just cannot get the full power blow. Turned onto drive last night and suddenly fan...

Garage did the job in an hour, and charged me two!!!! I know 'cos I saw it out of workshop but I didn't argue as they did the job and I was too ****ed off...they didn't remove the chassis cross member so they must have tools i ain't got.......anyway back on road drives a treat, and now i need to...

ooh all these coil spring enthusiasts....I see their point but air suspension ain't that difficult to understand and I like my vehicles original for at least their mechanic side..as well as going up and down to let wife out(!!?) Rear air bags are easy. You don't even need to get wheels or...

Car goes into garage tomorrow for U/V joints on front prop shaft 'cos they got power tools and if necessary oxy acetylene torches!!.. Job is F***in' impossible without removing cross chassis member, and its F***in' impossible to undo the flange nuts and bolts holding it to the chassis...

Thanks for that, I must be looking at it through difficult eyes! Do you not need to remove the chassis cross member to get at the bolts on ther rearwards U/J? Thats a bitch as you need a special tool to spread the chassis rails for it to drop out when its unbolted. I can see the front U/J is...

Had a real good furtle around underneath and looks like rear U/V joint on front drive propshaft is on the way out, definite movement/lateral play on the joints when you try to turn propshaft by hand. joints are £14.99 a pair on web from specialist so I hope that cost ain't to great to...

Nice one. Tervueren......thats the site I used and would reccommend, not a difficult job just follow instructions and go at it easy. Have a fag/coffee/beer if someting ain't doing what it should be doing, whilst re-reading instrutions from web site. Good luck

Hi, worth a look but cannot see anything untowards. Vibration is not really appearing to come through steering system, wheel is quite steady compared to ,say, unbalanced wheels, more the whole car has this vibration. Thanks for the tip but just going to have to keep looking. Still looking for...

4.6HSE auto. 116k miles 1998. Developed vibration/resonance through whole car over last three days and I am mystified as to what it is. Most obvious at 30-40mph when vehicle vibrates enough to rattle body fittings then dies away as speed up. :mad: Vibe feels as though either a shaft is...

Yes I did, complete with squeezy bottle of soapy water. The main damage you can see was up in the "fold". When I tested them there was no apparent leak, but I think now that was because I jacked the car up which eased what ever pressure was in them. I knew previously they were at least on the...

Black museum pics These were the rear airsprings removed from my 1998 P38 4.6 HSE after 115k miles. No wonder it couldn't get it up????

I suspect compressor if air springs are OK and height indicators show OK when body jacked up. Possible that by taking pressure off the airsprings the compressor can then cope with pushing air into system as there is no load. Before that though do go over the whole system with a spray bottle of...

When you say "EAS gave out" what happened? How many miles has car done since new that might give clue as to what to start looking at? How come dealer seems less then inspired? Does he know RR's or is it a general car dealer and not a specialist? 1.Did car down on to bumpstops whilst on...

I know exactly the pipe pieces you reference and in my virgin ownership period ( ie before i realised the bloody car could bankrupt me if I went to RR dealer for supplies) paid £14.00 for a 3"-4" length of pipe from local RR dealer. When it went again 'cos they seem to perish easily I put a...

As the owner now several times removed from the first one 10 years ago I count myself lucky to still have two electronic keys THAT STILL WORK THE MEMORY FUNCTION on seats and mirrors for the other half and meeself. Could I get a third non electric key cut at local key cutter?? New electronic...