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    New Recall Alert : Fuel System

    $1300 to replace rear pads is criminal. $300 is more than it should be.
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    Selling RRS with blown head gasket

    With that mileage and needing such an expensive repair, it's probably worth more in parts than as a whole.
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    Roof rail installation trouble

    You should be fine. One of my LR4s only had 3 bolts holding both sides and I used it with a ski box for an entire winter, commuting 250 miles each way every weekend. I was nervous at first but it was rock solid. The following summer I welded a bolt to the broken off bolt and managed to get it...
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    Roof rail installation trouble

    I’ve done this job 4 times. I would consider myself a very competent DIY mechanic doing everything up to transmission overhauls and timing chains. However all 4 of these turned into a saga with broken bolts, broken thread cleaners, cracked roof glass or drill bits stuck in the holes. I’d be very...
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    Replacement of passenger airbag in 2016 LR4

    Thanks, I ended up having to pull the whole dash forward about 2 inches to get the airbag out. Took about 8 hours and I have a few screws left over despite careful reassembly.
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    Replacement of passenger airbag in 2016 LR4

    I bought a project 2016 LR4 3.0 with minor front end damage. Both driver and passenger airbags deployed despite little more damage than a bent front lower control arm and a cracked headlight. The drivers airbag is easy to replace, but the passenger side looks tough. Do I need to remove the...
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    Is a d5 a great deal right now?

    I could hardly do worse than LR is already doing.
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    Is a d5 a great deal right now?

    We don't need 3 segments. We need Range Rover (private school crowd) to provide profits to build the Defender (rugged utility yet comfortable D4 replacement) plus maybe a LR2 replacement Defender Sport.
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    How are roof rail nuts/thread secured?

    I ended up breaking 2 bolts flush with the nuts. I tried various EZouts and screw extractors, reverse thread drill bits etc with not much luck. I finally welded a bolt to the broken bolt and got it out, but it was not pretty. Then the thread chaser snapped off in the thread when I was cleaning...
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    Move on or Fix

    I'd fix the transmission myself. I recently did it on my previous 2005 LR3 with 155k miles. Very jerky shifts, slipping in lower gears then slamming into gear. I bought a solenoid kit, anti-slip fluid and the Atlantic British BMW oil pan conversion and service kit. I drained the oil, pulled...
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    Considering Discovery 5 Purchase..

    It looks like a good replacement, but I cannot get over the exterior design. Looks far too much like a Ford Exploder. I think I will stick with the LR4 until the Defender comes out.
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    LR4 Transmission oil change... mixed feelings.

    No transmission removal or messing with rings and seals required. Most of the work is just dropping the pan, which I did by cutting the neck off the old one and converting to the metal pan. Once the pan is dropped, the mechatronic unit is immediately visible and is the next part that drops out...
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    Coolant leak on 2011 LR4... Water pump failure?

    Chances are 50/50 that it is the water pump or crossover. The parts are relatively inexpensive, I would do both to be sure.
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    Transmission problem on LR3 2015

    Is it a 2005 LR3 or a 2015 LR4? Either way, I would investigate transmission fluid level and recommend a fluid and filter change, with a simultaneous upgrade to the transmission pan so you don't need to drop the exhaust and raise the engine to replace them.
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    KEY FOB OPENED THE WRONG LR3!!!

    Pretty sure that the other LR3 needed the locking system wire repair under the passenger side rocker cover plate. I have done that repair on all my LR3's, as the rear of the car stopped locking and the remote fob didn't work.
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