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 Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
Grimdog
 8th Apr 2024 4:17 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 14 · Views: 575 · Subject: Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
| I was referring to the big 10 year service, which is a bit more than changing the cam belt, so obviously costs more. It's around 4 years ago I did mine, during Covid which may have increased the price ... |
| Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
Grimdog
7th Apr 2024 11:47 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 14 · Views: 575 · Subject: Who has had a timing belt failure? And who hasn’t replace |
| Not wanting to be negative, but you sound like you want someone to tell you NOT to do the 10 year service! Yes it will 'll cost you several hundreds £ if you do it yourself, or in to the thousands if ... |
| Current insurance market information please! |
Grimdog
1st Apr 2024 1:47 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 584 · Subject: Current insurance market information please! |
| I fear age is not on your side. My Mum (early 80's) had her premium go up by over £400, to just under £1000 for a 1.5 Golf at her last renewal. I could not find a cheaper quite though ( she is with ... |
| Seat swap -> Airbag light |
Grimdog
1st Apr 2024 1:34 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 341 · Subject: Seat swap -> Airbag light |
| Don't know about the dongle, I use JLR SDD on my land rover / jags. Pretty cheap to get up and running with a Mangoose cable. Good luck. |
| Sat nav problems (keeps resetting itself to Belgium) |
Grimdog
28th Mar 2024 9:59 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 46 · Views: 14005 · Subject: Sat nav problems (keeps resetting itself to Belgium) |
| Happy days! |
| Modern rear wiper on Freelander 2 - rear, that works? |
Grimdog
21st Mar 2024 5:31 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 21 · Views: 1122 · Subject: Modern rear wiper on Freelander 2 - rear, that works? |
| I had to remove the rear wiper on both the cars ........ It drives the dog ( and consequently me ) mad lol |
| Ignored maintenance instructions |
Grimdog
20th Mar 2024 5:19 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 10 · Views: 521 · Subject: Ignored maintenance instructions |
Smoke detector every 6 months ?
I think it's actually every month, and being an ex firefighter, yes I do.
However, life is too short for most of the "do's & dont's" on instructions ... |
| Did You Know ?.I Didnt |
Grimdog
20th Mar 2024 5:11 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 11 · Views: 856 · Subject: Did You Know ?.I Didnt |
I didn't know ...... And I used to inspect fuel stations for their licencing applications. There was certainly nothing in the regs about that 20 years ago
. Perhaps it's a bit like fueling your motor ... |
| M25closures |
Grimdog
19th Mar 2024 9:06 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 585 · Subject: M25closures |
| I was simply stating that the dart charge is around 0.25% of the cost of my shorter trip. Enjoy your holiday. |
| M25closures |
Grimdog
17th Mar 2024 9:12 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 585 · Subject: M25closures |
| The dart charge is the least of your costs for that trip! Central France to Yorkshire and back is £1000 in fuel, tolls, channel tunnel etc. I fly whenever possible, even with airport parking it is ar ... |
| TD4 or SD4 |
Grimdog
11th Mar 2024 7:49 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 32 · Views: 8358 · Subject: TD4 or SD4 |
| I am no expert, but I remember reading that the manual gearbox was rated at 400, with a recommendation not to exceed 350. I believe that the mapping on the manual TD4 actually reduces power in the lo ... |
| TD4 or SD4 |
Grimdog
11th Mar 2024 7:22 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 32 · Views: 8358 · Subject: TD4 or SD4 |
| Clever stuff !, Not too sure the manual gearbox would handle that power increase. Isn't that why the SD4's were all auto? The drivetrain is the weak link on our cars, all components are either poor de ... |
| TD4 or SD4 |
Grimdog
11th Mar 2024 3:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 32 · Views: 8358 · Subject: TD4 or SD4 |
The factory TD4 power limit is removed in 5 minutes and any TD4 can be turned into SD4
I too would be very interested to hear how it's done. Thanks in anticipation. |
| repeated dmf failures at very low mileage |
Grimdog
7th Mar 2024 12:13 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 532 · Subject: repeated dmf failures at very low mileage |
| Not using the car correctly ? I would tel LR to sod off it’s up to the individual how the car is used so make you’re product fit for service or say at the point of sale if you’re just using this ... |
| repeated dmf failures at very low mileage |
Grimdog
6th Mar 2024 5:38 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 532 · Subject: repeated dmf failures at very low mileage |
| My nephew had 3 dpf failures in his brand new Evoke in the first 10k. Land rover replaced 2 under warranty with no issue. The third time he had to fight as they told him he was not using the car corre ... |
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