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    Antoher parking brake tale of woe

    The brass nut in the EPB that pulls the parking brake cables runs out of travel on the lead-screw, and no amount of adjustment at the calipers will compensate for this. The EPB module has to be opened and the brass nut manually wound out, so that when activated it doesn’t reach the end of the...
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    Idle fluctuations caused by a loose spark plug AND a bad ignition coil (Fixed)

    After the engine cooled down last night I pulled all the ignition coils and re-torqued all the plugs. One tightened a little bit more, but nothing crazy. Put everything back together and the exhaust was popping like mad, but the idle was relatively stable. I was pretty sure it couldn't be the...
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    Idle fluctuations caused by a loose spark plug AND a bad ignition coil (Fixed)

    I replaced the EGR valve last Wednesday and it did nothing to fix the lumpy idle issue, although the old valve had tons of play in the shaft compared to the new. The problem actually got much worse on Friday, to the point I was worried about making it home from work and so the only thing left...
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    Idle fluctuations caused by a loose spark plug AND a bad ignition coil (Fixed)

    My LR3 recently ticked over 150k miles and suddenly developed an idle perturbation, not really a lumpy idle, but more of a brief 50 rpm or so dropout that was intermittent. It didn’t seem to manifest at higher speeds. I cleaned the throttle body, PCV, etc. and checked for obvious vacuum leaks...
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    Trunk slide

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    Trunk slide

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    Locker behavior questions

    This technical document is an interesting read.
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    Coolant Levels Dropping Slowly - No Visible Leaks

    There’s a coolant hose under the inlet manifold that can leak coolant and it can pool on the top of the block. It can also get into the oil and I had elevated levels of silicates when I had an oil analysis done at the time.
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    Thermostat housing torque specs

    10Nm
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    Storage Mod

    Yeah it makes a huge difference having the extra space and there’s actually sort of two compartments back there. I’m actually missing some clips so my rear floor panel just lifts right up.
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    Storage Mod

    There's something like 6 torx bolts to remove the rear seats and you can have them out within 20 minutes, nothing else required. They're heavy and awkward to remove, so you'd want two people ideally. No airbag connections to remove and I just zip tied the seatbelts out of the way. I have a full...
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    Broken coolant return ****** and fix

    I took both side caps off the radiator so I could recycle the aluminum core. It’s a shame really, as there’s nothing wrong with any of it except for the rotten area of plastic at the hot end of the radiator. Note the broken plastic remnants. The side with the trans cooler was in perfect condition.
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    Water tank under cargo area floor?

    This. https://shop.discovery-parts.de/en/detail/index/sArticle/113/sCategory/769
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    LR3 BMS Reset for Battery AGM Charging

    I’ve been running an Odyssey AGM for the past two years without any problem at all. Interstate batteries never seemed to last. I have a short commute and I think it’s important to use a charger every other weekend to keep things topped up. I use a CTEK MXS 5.0.
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    Broken coolant return ****** and fix

    Just to close this thread off. I replaced the rad and all the coolant hoses this weekend. Not an especially difficult job generally, but fiddly and getting the rad out is a real pita! Radiator top fittings were completely rotten, in addition to the plastic T that feeds it. All the other hoses...

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