Are we on for a catch up again this week?
StrangeRover wrote:
The brakes on the Series properly maintained aren't too bad..
Atleast IMO
The Series III I have had for the last 15 years (4 cyl LWB) I fitted 6 cyl brakes to the front which improved them quite a lot.
All good then :)
I can organise a Zoom meeting for next week if people want me to. Happy either way.
I was using the app on the IPad and it was fine.
I was using the app on the IPad and it was fine.
Just a thought, and I know you have had the engine to bits, but what are the engine mounts like? I have had the issue in the past, with an old series LR where a dodgy engine mount allowed enough flex under load for the fan to clip the fan shroud. New engine mounts, no more chirping under load.
Sorry I had to dash off. So did we decide that we might give it a run again next week, same bat time and channel?
Guys, I'm happy to put a spreadsheet together and host it on Google so everyone can populate it with their own experience as they find odds and ends that they can't get and what they have done to fix it.
Something like:
Vehicle - MY - Engine - Trans - Part No. - Description - Alternative - Source - User Name
That would be a pretty simple list. I include user name simply as someone might want to query the poster about it.
This might be better than a long, long topic with pages of information, not following the same format.
Anyway, happy to do it and make it available if people want it.
As my old history teacher used to say, Gentlemen let us digress for a minute ....
I had very close connections with the factory and LR generally during the 90s and into the naughties. BMW's investment into Landrover was for one purpose only, to gather as much intelligence and engineering knowledge about building a large luxury 4X4 in as short a time frame as possible. BMW had the X5 on the drawing board and acquiring LR was perceived as a shortcut, and something that might make a few quid in the process. When BMW sold to Ford, about 70% of the engineering development team left and went to Germany with BMW, having been made offers they couldn't refuse.
Talking with the guys at Solihull sometime after the Ford take over, I asked did they prefer Ford or BMW as owners. The unanimous answer was Ford, as Ford knew how to build cars. The one thing they did ascribe to BMW was teaching LR about chassis and body stiffening and the importance of that in road holding/handling.
On delving further into the Ford BMW question, i.e. why did they say Ford knew how to build cars I was told it was a different philosophy and mindset. BMW, they said, wanted to produce the perfect car, so if a vehicle has an issue, on the line or a fault found subsequently, you fix the fault so the car is as good as it can be. Ford's view was that if a car had a fault, you found the root cause of the fault, you fixed the root cause so you never saw that fault again.
How about we make it 9:30 PM UK time Wednesday evening? That will give us a 6:30 AM Thursday start here and the US guys late afternoon Wednesday.
$295 on Gumtree
MAF output to the ECM should be in the range of 1 - 5V, 1.4V at idle.
A dead MAF will usually lead to the engine starting and then stalling.
One way to check it, unplug it and see if the problem is worse/different/better/same/insert some other thought here ......
You have discounted the MAF haven't you?
I got a new coil pack complete from the UK, a lot less expensive than trying to deal locally. I think it came from LRSeries.co.uk £53 + postage.
5AM!
Did we decide on a day?
Did you remove the jumper harness on the BeCM end that gets put in with a swap to springs?
Many thanks!
Guys, for clarity, I am I reading that you remove the glovebox (and its surround?), then up behind you can see 4 torx screws to remove, take them out and the electrical connector, then get your trim removal tools and attack the bottom edge of the unit from the front of the dash above the wooden trim, pry it up and out. Is that correct?
Loctite any day of the week.