Primetime
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In another thread I show I’m having a strange metallic whine/rattle/interference when I accelerate. To cross it off the list and given my mileage (99,000) I’m going to be getting a transmission service done at a local tranny shop this Friday and I wanted to check on two things.
One, the owner tells me that the land rover ZF is identical to a ford tranny, and that the gasket/filter replacement housing are the same. He told me he doesn’t care if I want to get the actual one or not (he said I can bring him the parts so he’s not trying to make money on it) but he says the ford one will be cheaper. This guy is good friends of a friend of mine and in the 10 minute conversation I had with him proved that he knows his stuff. Has anyone heard this before? He said he’s done them on land rovers in the past.
Two, I’ve read the tranny sleeve on the lr3 is prone to leak/have problems but is that true for the LR4? Want to make sure to tell him to do it if you fine people believe it to be.
Then, I also want to get an alignment. Is this a dealer only thing (around here it’s $230 for it, rediculous). I can get a lifetime Firestone alignment service for $150. I will pay the piper if need be, but I would rather not spend the money if it’s the same.... something tells me though that LR has something up their sleeve on this one. One thing to note, my discovery 2 that had 205,000 miles on it and hit every pothole here in the N.Y. metropolitan area, never needing an alignment and drove pin straight. I don’t buy the bull of these are heavy cars so they need new tires and alignments often.
One, the owner tells me that the land rover ZF is identical to a ford tranny, and that the gasket/filter replacement housing are the same. He told me he doesn’t care if I want to get the actual one or not (he said I can bring him the parts so he’s not trying to make money on it) but he says the ford one will be cheaper. This guy is good friends of a friend of mine and in the 10 minute conversation I had with him proved that he knows his stuff. Has anyone heard this before? He said he’s done them on land rovers in the past.
Two, I’ve read the tranny sleeve on the lr3 is prone to leak/have problems but is that true for the LR4? Want to make sure to tell him to do it if you fine people believe it to be.
Then, I also want to get an alignment. Is this a dealer only thing (around here it’s $230 for it, rediculous). I can get a lifetime Firestone alignment service for $150. I will pay the piper if need be, but I would rather not spend the money if it’s the same.... something tells me though that LR has something up their sleeve on this one. One thing to note, my discovery 2 that had 205,000 miles on it and hit every pothole here in the N.Y. metropolitan area, never needing an alignment and drove pin straight. I don’t buy the bull of these are heavy cars so they need new tires and alignments often.
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