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LR3 Transfer Case Noise
analysis The oil analysis came back reporting no signs of failure seen. The oil had 37,000 m of 'use' in 72K mi. Small amounts of iron and a little moisture. I presented this infor to the dealer and asked what they thought of the discrepency. After looking at it again, they came to the... -
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LR3 Transfer Case Noise
Oil Report I got the lab work back from Blackstone. Their analysis shows no signs of the T case needing replacement. So, where to look next? I imagine there are some universal or CV joints where the drive safts leave the T case, how best to test them? I tried to attach the report but it... -
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LR3 Transfer Case Noise
Well, I certainly didn't mean to start a ******* match. I have sent the oil sample to Blackstone and will see what they say. I find it odd that it isn't cheaper to fix the whine than replace the whole part. I guess time is on my side becaus i'm out of warranty and it isnt going to cost... -
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LR3 Transfer Case Noise
Thanks for the replies. The dealership road tested then ran it on a lift to confirm the t-case. But they didn't check the oil. Seems odd. I pulled a sample last night and am sending it to a lab. Also the dealership says it isnt due for oil change but the owners manual says 5 yrs or 75k... -
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LR3 Transfer Case Noise
Thanks for the replies. Mike, in your experience as a service manager does this sound reasonable: they road tested the car then put it on a lift and ran it. They confirmed the transfer casewas noisy and worked up an estimate. I crawled under it last night, quickly located the drainand... -
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LR3 Transfer Case Noise
I stopped by the dealership to have them listen to a gear whine that changes with speed. They replaced a rear axle seal 1000 m ago and i though they didn't top off the fluid. They say it is the transfer case and want $3,000 to replace it with a new one. The car has 71K street miles so it... -
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Suspension pump rebuild
Hi, has anybody out there found a shop that rebuilds LR3 suspension pumps? I have a 2005 with pump pn RQG500060 (new line) 040917 A (NL) T415Z (NL) Made in Japan Suncor doesn't do it and Rover Renovation offered to use mine as a 'first'. Kind of looking for someplace that has done it before... -
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Solution for low aux input level? (iPod)
Radio Shack I bought a gizmo at Radio Shack for hooking up multiple headphones to an Ipod or the like. It has an amplifier built in which runs on 2 AA batteries. It makes it louder with little loss of sound quality. It was less tha $25 and batteries seem to last 4-6 months, left on. My...
