Recent content by dlimanov
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Timing chain…
the noise doesn’t sound too terrible but the chain slack does seem more excessive than normal. hope I’m wrong but if it quacks like a duck.. -
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Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4
great points here. i’ll just add that studded nokian hakkapaeliitta tires make your already capable rig into unstoppable beats in the snow. no all-season or all-terrain even come close. -
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Coolant Crossover Pipe Repair 5.0 V8
this looks like a bmw n63/s63 engine by the looks of it. you haven’t known pain until you owned one of the early ones. -
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Coolant Crossover Pipe Repair 5.0 V8
@RoverTide their website says that the elbow doesn’t fit NA 5.0L motor and fits only the supercharged variants. it worked fine on yours without further modifications? -
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Made an appointment for timing chain fix
It is absolutely reasonable but you should get the confirmation beforehand. As far as deposit for parts, a lot of dealers charge restocking fees, and if you’re a new customer, it’s totally understandable that they’d ask you to prepay for parts. -
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maintenance history since new 2013
apparently according to Escalade forum members, you shouldn’t have done any of those things and just changed oil and brake pads and would’ve been fine. clearly struck a nerve there. :-) -
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Coolant Crossover Pipe Repair 5.0 V8
the two killers of these engines are coolant component failures and timing chains (to a lesser degree). not aware of other big instances where engines just blow up. i would absolutely take care of cooling system maintenance proactively. -
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Highest mileage LR4?
No relation, just saw one listed for sale: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/371568331872078/ and gotta say this is the highest mileage one I’ve ever encountered. Looks pretty good, too! -
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Coolant Crossover Pipe Repair 5.0 V8
weren’t there someone selling aftermarket aluminum part? surely it must fair better than this plastic crap.. -
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Lug Nuts Will Not Budge
like others said, get a good 1/2” cordless impact gun and a torque wrench so you never have to deal with over-tightened lug nuts ever again. -
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Indy mechanic Boston area - fuel pump issue
Cityside Garage in Holliston or JE Robinson in Western Mass cant guarantee they’ll be cheaper but at least they won’t screw him over -
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Todays Battle
hard to say from the picture but i normally don’t take chances with coolant, brake or fuel lines. if it’s suspicious, replace it. -
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LR4 Grill Mounting Light bracket
Christ, this installation looks like a total nightmare! -
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Crossover pipe work
the fact that your mechanic didn’t know that the supercharger needed to come out to do the crossover pipes is telling you that you need to find a new mechanic.. -
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LR4 - Is there an equivalent in ride/driving experience?
not a ladder frame but you can try L322 of the similar vintage. i didn’t notice a huge disconnect between my L322 and the LR4s i have test driven during my (ongoing) search for one. nothing else (sequoia, lx570, Escalade) comes even close, so don’t waste your time. as others said, there’s a...
