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 What is this that's leaking oil? |
le bouch
 11th Mar 2017 9:00 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 18 · Views: 9469 · Subject: What is this that's leaking oil? |
| Thank you both. Why can't ANYONE just do the job they're paid to do?? FFS!! |
| What is this that's leaking oil? |
le bouch
11th Mar 2017 8:35 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 18 · Views: 9469 · Subject: What is this that's leaking oil? |
So, I had some work done on the Haldex a couple of weeks ago. New pump fitted, etc.
About a month before that we had a new driveway laid, at a not inconsiderable expense. The FL2 has never leaked ... |
| Diesel scrappage scheme |
le bouch
8th Mar 2017 11:54 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 28 · Views: 12462 · Subject: Diesel scrappage scheme |
The little reading I have done on this suggests anything pre Euro4 emissions is going to be targeted. I think the FL2 is Euro4, from memory.
Although I'm not due to change cars for a few years (unle ... |
| Is extended warranty worth it? |
le bouch
28th Feb 2017 7:42 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 29 · Views: 12141 · Subject: Is extended warranty worth it? |
This year was the first where I gambled and cancelled the extended warranty.
Needed a new throttle body and Haldex pump last month  |
| Increased penalty for using mobile phones at the wheel |
le bouch
26th Feb 2017 1:21 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 8 · Views: 4091 · Subject: Increased penalty for using mobile phones at the wheel |
| Travelling to work most days by motorcycle and filtering between lanes of slow moving traffic I see it 20 times a day at least on a 4 mile stretch of the A13. You can tell who's texting 100 yards befo ... |
| Increased penalty for using mobile phones at the wheel |
le bouch
26th Feb 2017 1:12 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 8 · Views: 4091 · Subject: Increased penalty for using mobile phones at the wheel |
Hypothetically..
The problem with giving out tickets is the 'your word against mine' scenario, unless it's caught on video (rarely).
Rightly or wrongly, gone are the days when magistrates accept ... |
| Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
le bouch
25th Feb 2017 3:46 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 36 · Views: 16958 · Subject: Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
Car buyers should have 'long, hard think' about diesel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39088631
Talk about mixed messages! |
| Would you consider something other that a Freelander |
le bouch
24th Feb 2017 5:31 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 791 · Views: 372533 · Subject: Would you consider something other that a Freelander |
You have to register to read it  |
| Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
le bouch
20th Feb 2017 7:22 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 36 · Views: 16958 · Subject: Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
| What happens if you stop at a B&B, for example? Can you just plug it in their domestic supply or do you need to take a charging device with you? |
| Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
le bouch
19th Feb 2017 1:28 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 36 · Views: 16958 · Subject: Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
The next budget will be quite interesting I suspect and yes many of us are now priced out of the Land Rover replacement market and it will come back to bite TATA on the bum in UK.
I hope you're ... |
| Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
le bouch
19th Feb 2017 1:23 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 36 · Views: 16958 · Subject: Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
| Difficult Question, because it does not just come down to fuel. It also encompasses the driveability of the car. For SUV type vehicles the range that maximum torque is developed in the Diesel engines ... |
| Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
le bouch
19th Feb 2017 11:40 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 36 · Views: 16958 · Subject: Any point in buying a diesel in the future? |
Just reading about Sadiq Kahn's £10 levy on pre Euro4 diesels. The sign of more things to come no doubt - can only be time before Euro 4 is included too?
I'm hoping to keep my FL2 for another 4 yea ... |
| Fitted electric seats - air bag warning light :( (now fixed) |
le bouch
17th Feb 2017 8:19 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 2457 · Subject: Fitted electric seats - air bag warning light :( (now fixed) |
| I'd often get the airbag warning light illuminate on my old Discovery. No fault codes found. Turned out to be the bloody kids putting their feet underneath the drivers seat and disturbing the wiring c ... |
| Engine System Fault - Eye-watering Diagnostic Charge |
le bouch
17th Feb 2017 2:17 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 13 · Views: 8844 · Subject: Engine System Fault - Eye-watering Diagnostic Charge |
In the interests of completion...
My local Indy (CR Allen) charged me £50 + vat to diagnose. Got two persistent codes:
P1889-14 - their guess either Haldex service (oil and filter) or new pump, ... |
| Engine System Fault - Eye-watering Diagnostic Charge |
le bouch
13th Feb 2017 10:20 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 13 · Views: 8844 · Subject: Engine System Fault - Eye-watering Diagnostic Charge |
| Any recommendations? |
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