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    2011 Range Rover sport Wont start

    All the codes cleared?
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    Scan tool

    Its not hard. Once you get the new updates from the GAP folks, you pretty much push the button and let it go. The key is to keep the battery voltage up thru the event. Sometimes 45 minutes or more; a battery charger is good insurance as the car tends to run things with the key being on...
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    Recharge air conditioning

    Most newer cars run the a/c during the defrost cycle to dehumidify the air and keep the window more fog free which means the a/c is on ‘year ‘round. Thus resolving the ‘seal drying out topic’. You have to manually turn it off to mot have it in this mode. Properly recharging a/c is...
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    2011 Range Rover Sport a decent buy?

    From the 'net: Land Rover/Jaguar 5. 0 engines from 2010 to 2013 are affected by timing chain tensioner guides. This was an engineering error on oem equipment. Timing guides are made of aluminum and piston on tensioner is steel. Engine will develop a tick/knock. Not addressing the issue will...
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    Trailer Wiring kit 2008 Range Rover Supercharged

    You don’t have a plug behind the hitch cover on the back of the bumper? If not, keep in mind you need to program its ‘brain’ to recognize the wiring. Dealer, GAP IID tool can flip that switch for you.
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    What is the best place to order RR maintenance genuine & aftermarket parts

    Lucky8 offroad for some of your things.
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    Just exceeded warranty, where is everyone buying oil and Filters from to perform fluid change

    If you really want to get ‘techie’ send a sample to Blackstone Laboratories. They’ll tell you what’s in the oil and how well its holding up.
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    IID Tool and control module firmware updates

    The GAP IID can perform updates. You order off their web site as they craft them specific to your vehicle. They will tell you which ones are worth the effort and which are a waste of money. Or at least thats my experience with my ‘09 RR Sport.
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    Timing Chain replacement

    +1 on parts quote; labor feels right too. You have to take a lot of stuff off to get to the chains. I put in new belts, idler pulleys, water pump, thermostat, coolant hoses I could get to. My ‘09 sport is a different engine, Atlantic British has a youtube for a ‘12 RR Sport if you are curious.
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    Where to tap coolant for a shower heat exchanger?

    Yes, that would work, with a circ pump in one of the Y legs pushing coolant thru your heat exchanger.
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    Where to tap coolant for a shower heat exchanger?

    A dedicated circulation pump to run coolant thru the heat exchanger would be needed to hydraulically discouple the car’s system from your water heater. The benefit is that is wouldn’t affect the vehicles system at all. If you position the heat exchanger in the cars system such that the cars...
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    Roaring sound

    Mine makes that noise but only when I listen to “Fuel” by Metalica & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. I tend to floor it. Otherwise, my wager is on the viscous clutch. ;)
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    Where to tap coolant for a shower heat exchanger?

    Pro tip: Q total = 500*gpm* temp diff for straight water. With 50/50 coolant the specific heat content of the brine is less efficient. Have to obtain the specific heat content and apply to the formula to get accurate if you got HVAC groupies to impress. Engineering- wise, the pipe going...
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    2010 Range Rover

    What does ‘transmission fail’ mean to you? If the fluid has been maintained thats a little early. Mine wasn’t downshifting properly, went into failure mode. Switched solenoid valves & rubber seals between transmission shift control unit and main body, swapped fluid, filter, updated the...
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    Timing Reinstall - Crankshaft Won't Turn by Hand

    +1 to John Robinson. Ebay has tool packages reasonably priced to lock the cams and crank. One tooth off can spell disaster. Its precise work. A half inch drive ratchet, no sparkplugs should allow you to turn it over. Hard stops are valve to piston contact; turn it over real slow to avoid...

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