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    hot seat

    Common fault, the design of the heater element in the seats has been changed by LR to correct it on later models. The heater elements are only wires and repeated movement on the seat causes them to eventually break. The solution - a replacement heater element, available on-line from...
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    Strange Sucking/whining noise

    Hi Obife Sorry can't help you with an answer to this but the same did happen to me last year. I was overtaking a car during one of the heavy spells of rain we had about a year ago. Even though I knew the country road very well I didn’t know it well enough. I looked in the rear view mirror...
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    Fuel comcumption and performance worse on newer DSEs?

    Hi Phil Don't believe the 40+ MPG, ime if you get an average of between 23 and 27 MPG with a variety of driving that is normal for the rangie. remember it is a huge lump of a car and the same engine does not achieve the 40+ MPG in either the Senator or the BM (when taking an average)...
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    P38A Cold Start problems

    Also check the injetor leak off pipes. I had the same starting problem, either crank the engine for 20-30 seconds or give it 4 heats on the key before it would start. I thought the in-tank fuel pump had given up again but that normally gives poor running and/or engine dying due to lack of...
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    P38 BMW Diesel Engine problem

    Hi Bigstoo Had a look at all the hoses this morning. They are all of the soft type with like a banding around them. They are very easy to squeeze so i think they are supposed to be like that. I think you may have a good point though, it is worth removing each hose in turn from the airbox to...
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    P38 BMW Diesel Engine problem

    Thanks Bigstoo All hoses look to be in v,good condition. I know they can de-laminate internally but i'm not going to start stripping them just yet. I forgot to add that the engine runs perfectly. It is only under full throttle acceleration that something happens at about 4000 RPM, it's as...
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    P38 BMW Diesel Engine problem

    I have had my Range Rover for 2 years and have had the usual problems that my local independant dealer has sorted for me, heated seats, air con, fuel pump, alarm etc etc. The trouble is something always goes wrong just when i am getting ready to sell the car. The latest problem is verry...