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    Anyone try starlink while mobile?

    I put a Starlink Gen3 in the back of the LR4 and it worked when I was parked but once I started traveling the signal dropped. Gemini is telling me we have special glass that is blocking signal, I'm pretty sure if its nonsense. Has anyone tried using Starlink while driving around? "Modern Land...
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    Shifting hard into reverse

    All forward gears work as expected and when driving around parking lots and such reversing after long city drives is no problem. But when I get to camp and want to transition from forward to reverse, it shifts hard into R and its not a normal shift while in 4H. I had thoughts of it being fluid...
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    Stellantis-Based Defender

    Land Rover is pairing with Stellantis to build a new Defender. I hope its a body-on-frame design with a 700+ HP V8, they are known for that! But the new Jeep Cherokee Trail hawk coming out is a puny 4 banger unibody so there is that. If you look at RAM offerings there could be hope...
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    Motortrend reviews the Octa

    Lots of great offroad features in the Octa and surprisingly the Defender 110 SC V8 is only .2 slower ET in the 1/4 mile https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/first-test-2026-land-rover-defender-octa
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    Motorweek review

    Motorweek did a show on the Defender. Kinda disappointing they didn't off-road it like they did past Defenders but they like the SC V8 https://motorweek.org/road-tests/2026-land-rover-defender-110/
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    Tracking down suspension leak

    Over a few days my '12 suspension will have dropped with the battery unplugged. The drop will occur both in normal mode and 4X4 height where in the latter mode it will drop down past normal mode. Its not one corner, but usually front or both front and rear depending on the duration of time. Its...
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    Down shifting in 4L?

    I've noticed while in 4L in 2nd gear, Sand Mode, Command Shift in 2nd I'll push the gear shifter to drop into 1st and it denies the request. I'll pull the shifter back and there is no response. Today I tried 4 times while going up a hill and no-shifting at all so I gas it harder, try again and...
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    Resolving door squeaks?

    There is a new squeak when I shut the door and in the pic lower RHS it shows the squeak point where its been abrasive. Both drivers and passengers side rub there. I was thinking about applying some kind of lube but wanted to see what others use. Has anyone treated noise in that area?
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    Driving in access mode on the highway

    Still exploring the limits of my LR4, I took off at a rest stop in access mode but then it automatically went into normal right height mode. Does anyone drive around in access mode?
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    Replacing spare tire jack?

    I was rotating tires and the LR needed to swap with the RF so I jack the RF way up, set a stand under the frame and then jacked the left rear. This was a hard lesson because it was really hard to jack that **** up on the LR. I could feel the bar flexing using both hands to rotate, but it rose...
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    Anyone deal with cracked sunroof rails?

    It looks like the plastic brackets are cracked on the exterior sunroof sliding rails for both sides. Do you think its going to come apart on the freeway? It seems like there is a metal part inside the plastic, but its hard to tell. Anyone have cracked brackets or dealt with it before?
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    Increasing approach angle?

    After a big storm the road out of my campsite was washed out in several more places, one of which was the first real challenge I had in the LR4 off-road. Trying to get to the other side the plastic under the front-end started scraping. I started looking at front skid plates but then started...
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    How fast MPH can you shift into 4L?

    The owners manual implies that you can shift into 4L between 24 MPH and 2 MPH. I've just been rolling and dropping down to 4L, not sure exactly how fast but its been a smooth transition. Today I tried shifting down while rolling faster (less than 10 MPH probably) and the transmission doesn't...
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    Gear shifter squeak

    When using command shift to upshift, I hear a squeak every time now. The noise is coming from inside #11 in the illustration below where the shaft is. Does the housing come apart so it can be lubed?
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    Dash lit up like a Christmas tree out in BFE

    The other day while cruising on a forest road I was going a little too quick and slowed up over tree roots and the ABS, Brake and Hill Decent Control went inactive. It seemed like a wheel sensor problem, but the air suspension dropped to normal mode. I turn the ignition off then back on, raise...
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    Do durable side wall tires exist for the LR4?

    Been off-roading a lot exploring through the mountains looking for places to camp and enjoying time off. Today the OsmAnd app took me on a wild goose chase and it seemed like I was on another ATV trail that was pretty fun, but when I got back to camp I noticed a bulge in the left rear. I've...
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    Surprising oil usage

    I searched around the forum and didn't see any threads about oil usage, but did find one for how long to go between oil changes and I'm now sold on 7,500mi. I started overlanding in a new environment and my oil usage went up to 1/2 qt. per 80 miles round trip into town and back plus a few...
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    Disabling door sensors?

    The reserve capacity on my Land Rover brand (Interstate) starter battery started to dwindle and after opening the doors 3 times after a long drive the starter was noticeably slow. That was even with a battery tender Jr on it. I need to throw that thing away so I don't keep using it lol. The new...
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    Fixing wind noise from pillar covers?

    On the highway I've always had a wind noise coming from the drivers side windshield pillar when there is a cross-wind and today I thought to investigate since I'm taking the LR4 out of state for the first time to overland in the wild Utah mountains! I found this thread...
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    Tips for cleaning radiator?

    I drove over some brush and tiny parts of the brush ended up in my radiator (or whatever grill is in front). To clean it I used a soft paint brush, but the grill is not fully cleared. I searched around and the best idea found was using a chemical made for AC condensers in a house. Since the...
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    Changing from Low to high and vise-versa while moving?

    The owners manual says that only experience off-roaders should do it. I've been stopping first and then make the change in Neutral. It would be more convenient to switch while rolling. What are the risks of changing the transfer case from 4Hi to 4Lo and back while moving? Is there risk of it...
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    Noise coming from left rear area

    While driving off-road today I started to hear a noise. It seems like maybe a wheel bearing, but I've never had one go bad. I recorded a vid of it. The first occurence the terrain is flat, but at the end I drove over a washout section (It doesn't look at all like that in the vid) and the noise...
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    Lug nut quality?

    I tracked a noise to what I think is the lug nuts vibrating making a loose washer sound on rough road. Will they get looser and break or are they fine? 16 of 20 are like that.
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    Has anyone weighed their rig unloaded?

    Reading through the manual I found the max rear axle load is just over 2 tons. It seems like the LR4 is a strong SUV truck. I see footnote 3, but I'm curious how much weight is on the rear axle unloaded in order to subtract that from the max rear axle load to get max payload back there. Does...
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    Testing air suspension for leaks?

    Monday I woke out of my LR4 and my head hit the hatch glass when it was all the way open. I suspected the rear end dropped on both sides since I cleared the hatch the night before so that sent me on an investigation to find out if I have an air suspension leak. One thing different vs when I...

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