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  1. ryanjl

    Recharge air conditioning

    Probably true. But my understanding is that when vehicles get older, the seals can dry out. The seals are normally lubricated and kept flexy by the refrigerant, so a lack of use over the winter months can find the system running low come the following spring/summer. So yeah, technically a...
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    Recharge air conditioning

    While I've done it on other vehicles, I've never done it on my LR4. That said, looks easy enough if this is correct. https://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2011_Land_Rover_LR4_HSE_5.0L_V8/air_conditioner/recharge_freon
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    What's everyone's favourite replacement lower control arms?

    If you want the Meyle HD, looks like they can be had cheaper here: https://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/kit680hd-meyle-hd-front-lower-arms--oem-bolt-kit-discovery-4---4-year-warranty-lr073367--lr073369-1366312-p.asp Although shipping may be $10 or so more than Lucky8. I suppose the benefit of...
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    What's everyone's favourite replacement lower control arms?

    I would consider those. But the cheap ones they have aren't good. As I sit here today, I can't remember why I went with them. I think at the time the options were either those or OEM, so I foolishly decided to save a buck. I think the shipping was a lot faster, too, and I had the job...
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    Gas Flange Recall Service

    Almost all your questions, if not all, are answered in this thread: https://www.landroverworld.org/threads/new-recall-alert-fuel-system.43336/
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    What's everyone's favourite replacement lower control arms?

    https://www.landroverworld.org/threads/lower-control-arm-replacements.43341/page-5#post-237428 If I was ordering now, I think I'd go with these Lemforder ones, which are essentially the OEM. Stay away from the cheap ones. I used whatever cheapos Lucky8 had the first time around and was...
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    Offroad modes and terrain

    I've always used Rock Crawl at my dealership's off-road event and on the loose rocky trails in Colorado. I've never had mine on slickrock, though.
  8. ryanjl

    Help with a part number please ?

    The cable comes with the tailgate latch. LR017470. If you haven't replaced your rear actuator yet, you can get a discount buying the kit that includes the door latch, the actuator, and a new moisture shield. https://www.roverparts.com/body-chassis/tailgate-parts/TLRK/
  9. ryanjl

    Gas smell after driving. No error codes. No visible leaks.

    I would go back.
  10. ryanjl

    New Recall Alert : Fuel System

    LR175172 was replaced on mine. Invoice says it's a fuel pump, but a google search doesn't turn up much. EDIT: a post on Discoweb says that part number is a filter. No idea, though.
  11. ryanjl

    Genuine New Front Crossover Pipe Defects

    Oh this is just great. Hope the one I had installed April 21 wasn't one of these.
  12. ryanjl

    LR4 Tailgate not opening

    My fix lasted exactly one night. It only works very intermittently now, so I ordered the switch from PowerfulUK. https://www.powerfuluk.com/land-rover-discovery-3-release-switch-for-tailgate-yuz500020.html
  13. ryanjl

    LR4 Tailgate not opening

    So I'm apparently one of the few where this was actually an issue with the switch and not a malfunctioning actuator. Again, my symptoms were: Pushing in the switch above the license tag does nothing. However, pushing the rear hatch switch on my keyfob worked fine, every time. Symptoms...
  14. ryanjl

    Dealership Multi-Point Inspection INSANE Recommendations!

    OP, if you are handy at all with a wrench, the brakes are pretty easy on an LR4. Much easier than any Land Cruiser I've owned (which needed brakes more often). The only hangup is making sure you have a 21mm 12-point socket to remove the caliper bracket. A 6-point socket will not do. You...
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    New Recall Alert : Fuel System

    Here is what parts were changed on mine pursuant to the recall:
  16. ryanjl

    LR4 vs Defender

    They would certainly be tempting. My commute is only about 5 miles each way and there are EV charging stations in my work garage.
  17. ryanjl

    LR4 vs Defender

    I also asked my dealer when the PHEV version of the Defender will be available. He said they keep getting the runaround from Land Rover. When the PHEV version of the Range Rover and RRS came out a few years ago, they got around 5 of them that they sold right away. They had customer orders for...
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    Dealership Multi-Point Inspection INSANE Recommendations!

    I was just thinking this morning that my dealer must just want people in and out. I've got the "Service Required" message on my dash that I've been too lazy to use my iiD tool to reset, and my dealer didn't say a thing about it yesterday.
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    Dealership Multi-Point Inspection INSANE Recommendations!

    I've always thought the wealthiest of the Land Rover owners aren't necessarily the ones who buy the new, high end vehicles. It's the one that buy the new vehicles and then drive them well past the warranty, still taking them to the Land Rover dealers and paying whatever the dealers want to keep...
  20. ryanjl

    Leaking air spring replacement

    I looked at my OEM fronts (I kept them for some reason), and they were Firestone airbag and BWI branded overall (which I think may be related to Delphi). The airbag on the Arnotts is Continental.
  21. ryanjl

    LR4 vs Defender

    You can, if you are willing to modify it once you buy it by doing some work on the rear brakes. But I think almost 300 hp is perfectly acceptable from the 2.0.
  22. ryanjl

    Just received my notice to put my deposit down on a Grenadier

    The fact that pricing hasn't even been released for the U.S. market has me thinking they won't be available until mid 2023 at the earliest.
  23. ryanjl

    Leaking air spring replacement

    I could have sworn I saw Bilstein stamped somewhere on the shock body of either the OEM or the Arnott strut assembly, but I just checked both and don't see it anywhere. Must have been my imagination.
  24. ryanjl

    LR4 vs Defender

    After I had my local dealership do my fuel tank recall, I stopped into the new car area and sat in a new Defender. It was one of the limited 30th Edition models, which is essentially the white 110 with steel wheels and all the adventure cosplay accessories, taking the price up to a cool $76k...

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