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  1. Rubber Cow

    Upgrade or keep 2010 V8?

    This has been my predicament with my 250miles ‘07 LR3. There are simply no decent replacements for performance, comfort, volume etc….. except for the LR4. There are two LR3s, one LR4 and several Range Rovers in the extended family. ALL see time off road. I’m fairly up on my failure modes and...
  2. Rubber Cow

    Upgrade or keep 2010 V8?

    StockOEM front and rear coolant crossover pipes (plastic) should be replaced with metal units. There were some cam chain tensioner issues IIRC as well.
  3. Rubber Cow

    Upgrade or keep 2010 V8?

    I just went through the same mental math with my 250K miles '07 LR3. The 6 cylinder engines in the later LR4s are not as rugged or reliable as the V8 (10-13). THe V8s are good for 300K miles. If you're hell-bent on a later LR4, try and find one that has had the engine repairs (cooling, guides...
  4. Rubber Cow

    Liftgate (upper tailgate) does not fully latch

    You can adjust the Hatch Strikers on each vertical side of the hatch- they look like black plastic wedges- one on each side. Did you try cleaning the contact center metal latch contact points and spraying them with dry lube?
  5. Rubber Cow

    Help to buy LR3 or RR Sport

    Hands down, the LR3- I've got 240K on mine. The V8 is awesome and has fewer big issues that the V6
  6. Rubber Cow

    ABS Kicks on when turning left under braking

    Yeah, I’ve experienced noise from failing bearings in a number of vehicles. Not this time. There was excessive play at the tread/wheel perimeter with the rear end on a lift. Also replaced the rear suspension wear bits while we were in there.
  7. Rubber Cow

    ABS Kicks on when turning left under braking

    Agreed with above. I chased this on an off for the better part of a year....right after I switched to a new tire. It drove me nuts to the point that I swapped wheels/tires and had the issue immediately/still. Traced it to a bad rear wheel bearing. Replaced both side$ - 230K miles on a 2007 HSE
  8. Rubber Cow

    Disabling Trans Fault locked the bugger in Park

  9. Rubber Cow

    Leaving the hood / bonnet open overnight for rats.

    Apparently peppermint oil does the trick. My mother parks her '05 outside, near Sacramento, and has had the chewed harness issue. Her mechanic suggested soaking cotton balls in peppermint oil, wrapping those loosely in aluminum foil and placing them in the engine compartment. We also installed...
  10. Rubber Cow

    Electronic Brake Issues

    Abu idea as to your charging system and battery status? I mention this because LR3s are notorious for throwing fits and spewing hatred when there's a parasitic electrical load and a poor charging system or battery.
  11. Rubber Cow

    Electronic Brake Issues

    How old is your battery?
  12. Rubber Cow

    Rear turn signal bulb repeatedly faults

    Make sure you're using the correct bulb and that it's installed correctly. Wrong bulb or wrong installation can/will cause repeated problems. You can clean the contacts off, in the bulb socket, with some vinegar on a cotton swab. Then use some dielectric grease. I went through the same BS and...
  13. Rubber Cow

    Tpms

    How old is your battery?
  14. Rubber Cow

    2007 LR3 - Front AC blower not blowing

    New resistor solved my problem....$192
  15. Rubber Cow

    2007 LR3 - Front AC blower not blowing

    I pulled the resistor and saw some sign of over heating on one of the blade slots in the plastic housing
  16. Rubber Cow

    2007 LR3 - Front AC blower not blowing

    Hi all.....I'm stumped. Front AC blower, the one under and in front of the glove compartments has stopped working. Iv'e just replaced the blower with a new unit from Atlantic British. The AC/Heater control panel will activate the rear blower just fine. All fuses are intact, all relays appear to...
  17. Rubber Cow

    LR3 overheating

    Agree with the air bubble issue... I ended up replacing a broken T-connector in the cooling system and repacking some coolant. Had an immediate overheating situation- caused by an air bubble. My solution was to over-pressurize the coolant reservoir with a compressed air line and then release...
  18. Rubber Cow

    ABS SENSORS, O2 SENSOR, LR OEM TAIL LIGHTS, and BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED...still have the 3 amigos

    So you've checked all of the wires under the front passenger seat footwell?
  19. Rubber Cow

    Sunroofs don’t open

    Just bang on them, hard....they'll open. The only one that should open is the one above the front seats.
  20. Rubber Cow

    Exhaust Mod

    Interested in your progress towards a Tig-welded Al version
  21. Rubber Cow

    Rear ac f22 keeps blowing

    Did you check all of the wiring below the front passenger seat footwell carpeting? Shorts are very common.
  22. Rubber Cow

    Another Defender hint?

    Hopefully LR will wake up from the urban-inspired haze and rediscover their niche. Not holding breath.
  23. Rubber Cow

    07 LR3 seems to be braking while accelerating

    What condition are your tires in? Are they all the same tread depth? I suspect, as others have mentioned, that the ABS pulsing is the grinding noise. You'll hear this noise when the DSC fires or the HDC is on. I'd check every part of the suspension and drive train from the tires up.
  24. Rubber Cow

    Door trim panel - outer fixings

    http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/20x-For-Land-Rover-Discovery-3-LR3-Exterior-Windscreen-A-Pillar-Trim-Clips-oe-DYC-500020/1938729_32867114609.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.4e0b2ebfLxIH4H Not certain of the LR part number- it's either DYC 500020 or DZM 000070
  25. Rubber Cow

    Passenger Fusebox problems.

    Have you checked the wires under the passenger side foot well....under the carpeting? This is a common place for shorts to happen and for water leakage to compound the problem.

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