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Hi All, With the recent cold weather, starting from cold has taken a bit longer than normal. About 4-5 scenes of cranking. It’s never not started and starts perfectly on subsequent starts. After reading various freds on trouble starting from cold I wondered if the glow plugs cold be an issue or...

Update: Fluids replaced - Engine oil, gearbox, IRD. Diff to be done when temperature outside goes up! Filters replaced - oil, air, PCV, turbo boost solenoid, fuel. EGR cleaned. Associated pipe work/hoses to be done when weather warms up. Bit lumpy on tickover today…..:oops: Thanks to all for...

Thanks Nodge.

Apologies for the tyre noob question. My FL has 225/55/17’s, as I haven’t found Geolander in that size, I’m assuming they don’t do it. So I can’t get a like for like swap. Can I put 225/60/17’s on the same rims? According to the website I posted a link to above 60’s are a 7 inch rim, the 55’s...

Found this: https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/?wheel1=225-55-17X6.5ET45&wheel2=215-65-16X6.5ET46&fcl=50mm&scl=50mm&wcl=30mm&sr=0mm

Thanks Nodge, sounds suspiciously similar to the Jags.

Hi All, Having done all the service items recently, I’m moving on to irritating things: 1. Is the temperature gauge a ‘proper’ one or is it one of those ‘Cold, OK, Ha too late sucker’ as in my XK8? If the latter is there a LR equivalent of the Real Gauge kit? 2. Door mirrors. Every so often they...

Thanks Stance. How’s the snow?

Changed the oils in the IRD and gearbox today. What a horrible job. Definitely not my idea of a good time. I was under the impression that the drain/fill plugs were to be torqued to 35Nm. Well I had to get impact machine out for one! Glad I don’t have to do that as often as the engine. Diff left...

Thanks GG, I’ll give the link a go.

Thanks Nodge, GrumpyGel, got access to Win10 lapdog and a 2015 MacBookPro running MACOS 10.10.5 From what you’ve said I assume it’s just a Windows thing. So no good for my iPhone 11 either…? For now though I’m going to check what the leaks like in a couple of days to see how bad it is. Then make...

I’ve seen references to this RAVE manual but have yet to find one that I can open. Do you know where there’s a reliable source? Cheers, Michael.

Hi AndyF, Do you have to disconnect the ends of the drive shafts? At the IRD CV joint and the final drive? Or can it be just the IRD end? Haynes also mentions “pinion bearing preload” when replacing the oil seal and “best left to LR Dealer/ Specialist “. Bearing in mind the last time I did any...

Cheers AndyF, I’ll have a read of my newly acquired Haynes see what it says. :)

:D Just enough to make it look like we still have distinct seasons! Instead of just variations in temperature hinting at them.

Jealous. I want some.:D

Hi, Doing the oil and filter change I had the FL up on ramps and the tray off so thought I’d have a good look round. Found this leak from the prop shaft out of the IRD to the VCU. Obviously any leak is less than ideal but should I be getting mentally ready to spend cash? I was intending to...

Thanks mbrokof, Brake cleaner and quite a bit of elbow grease.

I used Autoglyms restoration kit. I’ve got some Maguires polish that claims UV protection I’ll give that a try.

Thanks Nodge. Any particular recommendations?