But at least he's not telling anyone to read it, just download it......
Never having seen a pen test done before I'm not sure what I'm looking at but 4 definitely looks lower down in the block than the others.
Out of those I would have said that cylinder 4 is the one that has slipped. It might just be the angle the photo has been taken at but the liner looks to be very slightly lower in the block than the others and it's also the one that is nice and clean and shiny. I know you mentioned Gordon had a go at cleaning it but it looks almost too clean compared to the others (I'm sure Gordon hasn't got to Morat standards of cleaning yet). 8 actually looks fine, nice carbon build up around the top of the liner as well as on the piston crown.
Marty will no doubt give you the definitive reply but I'm not sure you can replace the head unit and retain the DSP amp as the current head unit only outputs two channels and data while the DSP amp deals with the fade and tone functions.
You might be better off looking at the Grom BT3 unit that OB has fitted (https://rangerovers.pub/topic/305-resurrection-vogue-se-a?page=11) or a Pure Highway (http://www.pure.com/car-audio/products/highway-600). They will both use your existing head unit and retain the DSP amp and steering wheel control functions but give you Bluetooth connectivity, hands free phone use and, in the case of the Pure, DAB radio as well. The main difference is that the Grom hides away while the Pure has the external display.
Tried to get a video of mine this morning to compare with yours but failed dismally as I've never used my phone for video before. Mine had stood since Sunday morning on a level (ish) bit of ground. It had dropped from normal to motorway height (or had been at motorway height when I'd parked it) but as soon as the engine was started it was back to normal in 5 seconds or so. Poked the rocker for high and it went straight up to high with no delay. So I still had plenty of pressure in the tank which it seems you hadn't.
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Popped in to Millfield Autoparts for the spark plugs too. Never been that side of town before - it's chaos!
Oh yes, deep in the heart of what my missus calls the immigrant patch. Millfield are superb though, the amount of stuff they keep in stock is unbelievable and if they don't have it, they'll get it for you by tomorrow. I just hope you haven't taken all their stock of plugs though as I'm due for a set too.
The pump running every 2 or 3 applications is normal, it's topping up the pressure as you are using it. The brakes work well but the pedal is heavy (on mine anyway) and can feel a bit 'dead' until you get used to it. There's two totally separate circuits too. The conventional hydrostatic circuit only works on the front brakes and the powered circuit (which is simply opening a valve to allow pressure from the accumulator to the calipers) works on all 4 wheels.
With no pressure in the power circuit the pedal should still be firm and not spongy unless there is still some air in there, although it needs an awful lot of pressure on the pedal (like, both feet) to stop the car. Air in the power circuit will give a very slight delay between hitting the pedal and the brakes coming on.
Hmm, that would suggest there was nothing, or at least not a lot, in the tank.
So Marty will have to change his usual advice that door outstations hardly ever fail to door outstations only fail when they get jealous that everything else on the car gets regularly cleaned and polished but they get ignored.......
You may find that the problem was simply where you had parked it. I am aware that the Marie will often have the transmitter for the local flic on it in many smaller French towns, so it could be that the receiver was simply being swamped. If that is the case, as long as you don't park there again (or if you do, only lock it with the key and not the remote), you should be able to enter the EKA and sync the key. Your problem looks remarkably similar to this one https://rangerovers.pub/topic/417-engine-disabled and all he had to do was push it down the road a bit (all, well yes, I wouldn't fancy pushing mine too far.....).
RRHSG should get an email telling him he's got a PM on here, maybe he's just busy now the place is starting to fill up with tourists.
Dropping that amount is nothing to worry about, in fact it could even be down to the air in the circuits cooling down and contracting slightly allowing it to drop a mm or two. If you park it in the same place so it is on the level, it shouldn't drop even with the timer in place as there won't be any self levelling to do. If parked on the bumpy stuff it will though but even then I wouldn't expect the tank to be emptied. If you have a leak from the tank, then even after it has sat on the level with the timer removed, the tank will still have lost pressure. If you haven't dome anything with it since it has been left standing, try starting it and immediately putting it on high and see if it goes up straight away. If it does, the tank still has plenty of air in it, if it doesn't and has to wait for the tank to refill, then you are likely to be looking at a leaking NRV.
110 degrees would suggest a short. See what it reports with the sensors disconnected, it should read -40 (or at least very cold).
Not really. You know which pot it is that was causing the problem so just give that one a very good looking at. You are looking for a liner that is sitting very slightly lower than the others, or one that is cracked.
I took my block into V8 Dev and had them do the lot. Top hats, big ends, mains, pistons, rings, cam and followers, cam chain and sprockets, core plugs, the lot. Having been there and seen the work they do, I would recommend them any day. I've also been to RPi, listened to their BS and wouldn't touch them with a bargepole even if their prices are competitive which they invariably aren't. No experience of Turner but from their reputation, I would think there is going to be nothing to choose between them and V8 Developments other than price and availability. V8D normally have blocks ready to go from stock but for me it was going to be cheaper to wait while they did mine rather than go for a straight exchange. .
According to RAVE, it's the same as on a V8. With the suspension on high, jack the body up on the crossmember that runs under the radiator so the gap between the sump and top of the front axle opens up enough to get it out. Apparently, you've got 29 bolts holding it on to the underside of the block. I though taking the 16 or so on the V8 out was tedious.......
Oil filter, air filter and BPR6ES plugs (at £1.99 each) are all on the shelf at Millfield Autoparts on Lincoln Road. Open until 7 during the week and no waiting around for postage. They may have the pollen filters too. I bought the last pair they had in stock last year and they didn't have them in December when I needed a couple to take down to my mate in France so ordered some so they would have them when someone (probably me) wanted them again. They are as cheap, if not cheaper, than Island too.
I'll keep it on the one thread rather than wandering off from OB's. RRHSG is this bloke https://rangerovers.pub/topic/354-02-sensor-voltage-fixed-low and he owns this place http://equilibre-bar.com/ hence considering dropping in to meet him when I'm over there next month (I've even got my Cat 1 Crit' Air vignette on my windscreen). With a Nanocom you can type in the EKA and enter it from there rather than having to waggle the key from side to side. Chances are you've got nothing more complicated than a dodgy microswitch in the drivers door latch which is a simple fix with a recon latch from Marty.
As I've just posted in OB's thread. I'll be over there in the middle of May so if you can get it moved from where it is to somewhere where it can be left, I could plug the Nano in then. Might be worth contacting RRHSG if it is more urgent though. He is in Versailles so a lot closer than most of us and knows someone with a Nanocom who might be able to enter the EKA using that for you.
No, that's RRHSG who's in Versailles, mymysteri is somewhere to the North West of Paris. I'll be over there on 13-15th May and was planning on dropping in on RRHSG on my way back (as he owns a wine bar) but could always drop in with the Nanocom on my way back to Calais for the ferry on the Monday afternoon.....