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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
I have been very busy in the background. I found out yesterday that my Range Rover was a special order through H R Owen where they no longer sell Land Rovers, but was for an exclusive customer who bought it for a Christmas present and had H R Owen deliver it Christmas Eve in 2002.
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17th Sep 2016 12:08am |
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Madmax676 Member Since: 25 Jun 2016 Location: Somerset Posts: 44 |
When you say there is crap in the engine, what is it?? My experience is these engines have always looked spanking on the inside with a nice gold look of oil. Do you think it has had some cheap oil in it?? |
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17th Sep 2016 6:14am |
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Mr Tee Member Since: 13 Dec 2010 Location: Near Wackyjim Posts: 2634 |
A great read, sounds like a love story.... |
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17th Sep 2016 6:54am |
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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
When an engine like a V8 isn't serviced regularly and does a lot of miles, black sludge builds up. The last oil change was done at a cheapo garage, so probably did have cheap oil put in it although the service and MOT bill was over £300. Either way, I am getting it done asap after I get it back. Then it will be sorted and then I am penniless for a few months as every penny I could lay my hands on has been sunk into this motor lol. Yet I can't stop smiling every time I see it or a picture of it. I must be nuts. |
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17th Sep 2016 10:43pm |
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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
My latest purchase. The seller wouldn't let me have the wing vents on their own, so had to buy a grill and wing vent kit as a set. The grill won't fit my car as it is for the 2010 onwards model, so I will be putting it for sale to recover some of the purchase price.
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18th Sep 2016 9:19pm |
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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
Payed a visit this afternoon to the gearbox specialist, and as I now have no way of getting to him, he is going to deliver my car back to me if I give him a lift once he is finished. I am not sure if I left enough fuel in it for him to test drive it and come back to me as well as me drop him back Fingers crossed as I do need to put more fuel in it later anyway.
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19th Sep 2016 3:42pm |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8160 |
I wonder how they cleaned the filter, it's a sealed paper element inside a plastic housing...
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19th Sep 2016 4:18pm |
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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
I thought it was a metal filter on the v8 gearboxes. Either way, if it was metal he was going to clean it and if it was paper he was going to replace it.
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19th Sep 2016 5:46pm |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8160 |
Don't hold your breath, takes seconds to distribute it where it needs to go, you may get some more time out of it though, I nursed mine for around a year with violent changes, you learn to back off just as it's going to change and then gently pick the drive up.... Pete
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19th Sep 2016 8:06pm |
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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
Last bit of bank account destroying now being done by BOTH the Range Rovers L322 booked in for major service with engine oil flush and change and carbon build up protection stuff being put in and this is after my other Range Rover has gone in to have the coolant leak fixed and coolant replaced.
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20th Sep 2016 3:41pm |
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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
Since I got the Range Rover back I have not been well enough to drive So it has just sat parked up. I am using it tomorrow though. But my other half went out and got some photo's for me.
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22nd Sep 2016 1:53am |
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green-oval-nut Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Posts: 929 |
Less than 35 miles and the gearbox went into trans fail safe mode, limped it back to the garage that did the gearbox repair who plugged the reader in and it came back up with shift solenoid B again which is brand new and was replaced last week.
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22nd Sep 2016 5:43pm |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8160 |
Your not having a lot of luck... hope you get some good news soon... Pete
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22nd Sep 2016 7:31pm |
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RR2008HSE Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2932 |
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23rd Sep 2016 12:14am |
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