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Fuel injector 101
Fuel injector 101 Let’s start off with some terminology, and basics. How does a fuel injector work? A fuel injector is nothing more than a high-speed valve for gasoline. An engine computer or controller is used to control the fuel injector. Contrary to popular belief, this is... -
History of the Buick 215 / Bosch engine
THE COST OF CUTTING CORNERS Buick/Olds/Rover 215 cubic-inch (3.5 liters) V-8 motor The Buick/Olds/Rover 215 cubic-inch (3.5 liters) V-8 motor is one of the most fascinating and long-lived engines in automotive history. Originally conceived as an economy powerplant for GM mid-size... -
ABS/TC/HD glitch
Just an interesting find: Every now and then my wife calls me to tell me the three amigos came on, and I tell her to just turn the ignition key on and off 3 times consecutively, and the lights go off every time. What I found... -
Where to start when it won't turn over
My engine won’t turn over Battery Trouble shooting: Take the battery out and take it to a shop, or parts store, and have it load tested, and have them perform a hydrometer test to each cell for the electrolytes... -
Testing plug wires
Testing plug wires Some of you have asked me this question in the past and have asked me to post this, and I thought It could be helpful................ Testing plug wires: First of all you’ll need to buy some dielectric grease so the cables are... -
Obd2
Many of you have e-mailed me on a complete list on OBD2 trouble codes Before using this list, be aware that OBD2 is not completely compatible with Land Rovers diagnostic systems. The protocol and communication baud rate between OBD2 and Land rovers processors are... -
Bosch's wasted spark ignition
Bosch’s Wasted spark system. How this works, is one cylinder is at a certain position BTDC, and when the ECM triggers an ignition coil to spark, current from the coil travels to one spark plug jumping the gap at the spark plug electrodes and igniting... -
All about spark plugs page 1 of 5
Spark plugs are one of the most misunderstood components of an engine. Numerous questions have surfaced over the years, leaving many people confused. This guide is designed to assist the technician, hobbyist, or race mechanics in understanding, using, and troubleshooting spark plugs. The... -
Knock sensors
The knock sensor is fitted to check the ignition timing at the optimum moment. An engine gives it's maximum power if the ignition timing is on the pinging limit. During pinging a specific vibration frequency is set up in the engine of approx. 7.5 kHz. A knock sensor recognizes this specific... -
oxygen sensors part one of two
What does the O2 sensor do? Made of a cobalt monoxide ceramic sensing element having an electrical resistive path which figures a stoichiometric value Or can be made of partially stabilized zirconia on one face of which is formed a measuring electrode exposed... -
Oil additives
Off The Shelf Additives There are countless over the counter oil additives on the market, as there have been for a number of years. In recent years a number of companies have appeared on the scene with huge national television advertising campaigns, racecar sponsorship, and more, all designed... -
All about oil page 1 of 4
All about oil page 1 of 5 All About Oil Why do we need oil? We put oil in our engines to serve several purposes. First, obviously, oil acts as a lubricant. If your engine is operating correctly, there is almost no metal to metal contact - everything is riding on a thin film of oil... -
Window regulators
2004 disco 2 window regulators: My wife was taking a few co workers to lunch the other day and she told me Robert kept on raising and lowering the passenger window with his arm resting on it. well the end result was he broke the plastic wheel in... -
Something we all benifit from.
In purchasing a used Land rover, or any used vehicle, there is a few helpful hints on what to look for…………………….. 1: check for any dash lights that are on, check engine, service engine soon, ABS etc 2: shove the tops of the tires side to... -
ABS light
When replacing the front brakes, if your ABS light comes on it probably means you disturbed the sensor. If you remove them and then reseat them, the problem most likely will go away. They are not positively retained like on most cars. Another common cause of ABS... -
Always deck the block and heads.
An interesting concept in Land Rover design was when they decided to incorporate steel liners into the aluminum cylinder block without a lip on the top of the liner. By being machined in place with no lip on the top to decrease the possibility of... -
permatex dielectric grease.
For those out there who work on thier own Rovers: Be it going off road or on road, wet or dry, I've been using this product on electrical connectors since the early 80's. It's ok to put too much on, just wipe off the excess and use it on the... -
Head gaskets
I took a good look how the head gasket is designed and it comes with a sticky adhesive on the composite part of the gasket. This will work beautiful if both surfaces are left perfectly dry, and free of oil, i.e. lacquer thinner. Use NO OIL PERIOD on the head bolts, You’ll regret... -
2004 discovery
My wife wanted a Landrover and so we bought one. It is a 04 discovery 2 and has 29000 miles on it. It had a ticking sound in the engine at all engine speeds and frequency would increase as it accelerated. we took it to Land rover in encino and...
