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Engine revs high upon start up
Not reading all the replies, that's the reason what ktm525 has stated. Great to rev a cold engine before oil pressure is established, before oil has made it to the to the rod oil slots designed to sling oil out of the rod bleeders for lubricating the cylinder bores. Dry starts anyone? This to... -
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Factory Warranty Questions
I have to disagree on your third party coverage at least what I went through with one. Back in January 2000 picked up a 95 D1 5 spd owned by a doctor (PITA to dealership nit picking everything) that planned on keeping the vehicle. Full service as if end of lease turn in and paying it off plus he... -
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What to do with my new D2
That's all? Look on the bright side as I have several wrenches for British iron like 37/64" or 21/32" for several odd ball sized nuts and bolts. Transition year vehicles having a mix mash between English and Metric must of been a real hoot to work on.....~~=o&o>..... -
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What to do with my new D2
These throttle body heaters will burn your had after only a minute or less idling from a stone cold engine start. Sadly it also overheats the intake air charge, not the best thing for making power vs a cooler denser intake air charge plus places the engine closer to detonation when under higher... -
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Suspension Fault, HDC unavailable,Transmission fault, brake switch
Had to reply again not owning (for a reason) any newer than a OB1 LR. The 95 D1's unique body style still holds my attention 19 years and counting not looking like 10 other manufactures all looking the same just change the name badges. Being simple and easy to diagnose electrically plus trouble... -
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Advice for Brake Shake
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- Forum: Range Rover
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Lost traction for a while (seconds)
"Normally" with a fuel injected engine if your in a quiet location, turning the ignition key from off to run position but not start you should be able to hear the fuel pump cycle for app 3-4 seconds then it shuts off after it had pressurized the fuel system to the engine's normal operating... -
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Advice for Brake Shake
"thus gets the disks hotter?" That'd be a NO, only thing with water absorbed brake fluid is it reduces the boiling point of brake fluid which will give a spongy brake pedal should you get the caliber's that hot. Hard to believe that issue. Corrosion buildup not allowing the pistons to retract in...- BeemerNut
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- Forum: Range Rover
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Fuel filler neck replacement
Be brave Ken and remove what's damaged yourself. It's basic plumbing like open heart surgery that went public TV years ago, no biggie. Save on labor and profits and do it yourself, get up and personal with your Rover, learn what she wants giving her the needed attention she's craving for. Stroke... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
I'll bite. Your idea should and will work but remember we're dealing with the general LR owner not able to do 0.01% of what we turn a vision into a reality. I say go for it especially if this is a "toy vehicle" allowing it to be down days, weeks or longer having another vehicle to get around. On... -
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Fuel filler neck replacement
Ouch! Thank the high prices of Go Juice in this state vs others with us having many refineries so close to the S.F. area with ships arriving delivering crude as example. There any sheet metal and or paint finish damage? Hope not. On the bright side I was told years ago a D1 had it's plastic... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
If i'm understanding that crossover correctly, the two stubs with "O" rings attached mounted into the engine they are connected together fluid wise feeding the crossover pipe? Why not (?), machine out two short nipples with "O" ring grooves inserted into an oblong thick piece of aluminum stock... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
I bet there are several very smart computer tech people on this forum alone that can design and build a system that would make the computer happy. Higher quality designed after market replacement parts picking up where the manufacture had failed. Why replace the same expensive part several times... -
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Brake light turning on, what is the average life span city driving?
Is there a way of disabling that "vector braking crap"? Only 7,500 miles (us Yanks) your brakes are shot. BMW's used to have this low mileage record. I'm a rather aggressive driver 70% town rest highway involves getting caught in commute rat race driving once in a while. Talking almost panic... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
Wow, Porsche owners had to of spent $3,600 in repairs first to get reimbursed "up to $1,800". Such a deal, I mean screw job. Add the 2014 cutoff date filing, I bet a lot of Porsche owners missed that filing date. Sad to say Porsche must of learned this business practice from LR. Give Porsche... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
This quote patch job sounds so BRITISH for some reason. Real Porsche's use no water.....~~=o&o>....... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
I'd be leaning towards crappy material that can not withstand heat cycles becoming brittle which generally happens to most plastic products over time. Design flaw another issue, add splitting seams then add the difference between aluminum engine vs plastic having different expansion rates all... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
Not the pipe but the joint / seam still points to a failing part no matter how you dissect it. My guess the engineer who designed this goofy fragile looking part plus the person who approved its production must be related some how to each other. A stillborn part if there ever was one. Anyone... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
Thermal expansion as plastic is much higher than glass, glass higher than aluminum, aluminum higher than iron. Fused together seams a weak point just add heat and stress, cook it a lot and now a brittle time bomb part ready for failure at any given time. Out in the bush, leaky leaky time, now... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
Designers and engineers working for NASCAR and INDY teams would never consider cutting cost corners on cheap crap parts when dealing in multi million dollar racing programs and teams on the line. This high standards company comes to mind dealing with NASCAR, INDY, and Formula one exhaust systems... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
Way too complicated ends of crossover unless it had a bunch of welded in nipples added to the main hydro formed body. Cost of nipple parts, labor assembling then welding them together the bean counters would never approve it. Parts only lasting until the warranty just expires is the profit name... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
Sounds more like a hose job more than a pipe job. Add this problem to the timing chain slipper issues these "high tech" engines have is no wonder people are steering clear of owning a Land Rover. Why not, a two piece aluminum casting of each end of this crossover part with a fiber reinforced... -
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
If, that's a big IF that LR back in the 80's as well 94 when the Disco's entered the US market had applied Toyota's way of thinking. This making LR a lot more reliable plus increased quality of parts they would of made a larger profit selling many more LR's than the added cost of redesigning any...
