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I've got a bit of an issue with the Sat Nav. It's hardly crucial but it's a bit annoying. The location keeps resetting to London, and it takes about 45 minutes to an hour for the system to pick up the location. Once it's on, it's perfect - but then the system loses the location when you switch off. I'm running the latest disk that OB sent me, and stupidly I threw out the old one so I can't test but the problem only started a few weeks after I swapped disks.
Has anyone else had something like this before?

MOT Today in forum Oily bits

Rear left caliper is leaking past the seals.. .oops!
Couple of rear brake pipes while they're at it.
Let's see how they do with the bleeding!

Been trying to get the RL height sensor off. The bottom nut undid OK but the top one didn't turn before smashing the plastic ear off. This means (as I'm sure many are familiar) with a nut secured to a bolt, which passes through the bracket and is neatly held on the other side by a plastic bushing so you can't hold it tight enough in pliers to stop the whole lot turning.
I can't get a hacksaw in there to cut through the bolt. I don't have a file to file some flats on the round flange at the back of the bolt.

What have you guys done in similar situations?

I'm a bit grumpy :(
I ordered this: https://www.island-4x4.co.uk/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=ANR4687G+&x=0&y=0
and got this: https://www.island-4x4.co.uk/rear-height-sensor-9702-britpart-anr4687-sold-with-warranty-p-35227.html

I'm not very pleased with Island - especially as the part I got is marked "Sold with no warranty" across the top of the page!

Harumph :(

RAVE in forum Opening time

I seem to have lost my copy of RAVE. Could someone link/send me one? It might be my imagination but I thought there was a link on a sticky on this forum but I might be dreaming. Or maybe Gordan was getting nasty letters?
Thanks!

Folks, the Duches started to look a bit pissed! She has moaned about "LH R sensor out of range" three times in a week and when she's parked up she's very high at the rear left and low on the front right.

The EAS goes up and down OK but starting from access height everything is level. By the time you get to normal, there's definitely a lean (measured the lazy way by comparing the bonnet line with lines of bricks on a wall)
Should I just replace the LHR sensor and recalibrate? or are there any other tricks?
Also... I need to get some calibration blocks :( Are they sold anywhere - I don't have any tools up to cutting that much Nylon!

Honestly, if it wasn't already dead I've have got out and shot it :(
So, that's a colour coded grill I'm looking for now. There seem to be two codes for Epsom Green. I shall hunt down the correct one!
Sorry, bit of a rant - but Arrgh.

Folks, I don't know if I've mentioned it but I'm due to move house this summer (once the new place has been built) so I've been informed that I'll be fitting a lot of shelves/curtain rails and general crap. Normal, I guess. However, her ladyship sweetened the deal by suggesting that I get an electric screwdriver. That has, of course, been translated in my brain into an opportunity to buy an electric impact gun. I've been very impressed by the ones you guys have been using at Summer Camps - what would you recommend?
I have a very few impact sockets in my socket set, so do I need to get some more of those too or do electric guns not really need them?

Sadly, I don't think I'll get away with air tools at this point ;)

Sorry Marty but you picked the wrong month to come to Yorkshire!

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I've just replaced the EAS compressor!
I can't find a leak in or near the valve block/dryer but according to the nanocom the exhaust valve does seem to be open then shut quite a lot even when the compressor is running. How should it be behaving?
For the record, the compressor filled the reservoir in about 6 minutes and then shut off, so I'm confident that bit is OK. When I shut the boot and let it lift to motorway height the compressor kept running for another 5 minutes before I shut it off. I guess there's either a leak to or in a bag or the valve block is doing stupid things. I'll have to do some grovelling in the snow and see what's up.

Let's hope Marty's compressor didn't die the comprehensive death of its predecessor and I can use my new rebuild kit to provide a spare!

Just so you know :)
Morat

She's been using a bit of coolant recently, not sure how much if I'm honest. I should have been measuring it. There's definitely a leak on the LPG reducer and the head -> expansion bottle return judging by the pink stains. However, today she overheated and took 1.5l of de-ionised water before the levels came back.

I've noticed what I think is quite a steamy exhaust - do you reckon this is a problem? The video was taken with a hot engine at 0 degrees ambient, running on LPG.

Video of a P38 steaming gently to herself on a garage forecourt

It has begun! I'm using this guide: http://paulp38a.com/range-rover-p38/eas-valve-block-renew/

Just quick question though, Should the solenoid covers all have square rubber gaskets/grommets to seal them? only one of mine did.
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So far it has all looked in perfect nick with no sign of swarf from the dead compressor. The only horrible bit so far was this:
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Bit of a shitty trip 😣
The EAS compressor started sounding rattly and then the EAS just got lower and lower. No faults, and I haven't got the 35mph warning yet.
I'm guessing it is the pump, but how do I check it? I'm going to have to move fast to get a replacement if it's the fault.
Thanks!
Morat

That seems to have helped the front end quite a lot! The Duchess now has something approaching Turn In which is a vast improvement :)

The mechanic said she was "Like a 3 year old car" underneath compared to a bogging Disco2 of the same age but half the mileage. Which was nice...

I'm sorry but it's being weird. If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it!

Symptoms:

  1. Car fails to lock sometimes when out in France in 37degrees. RH-F open. I put it down to heat.
  2. Car happy when it cools down, seems OK in the UK.
  3. Car locked on the fob in the evening, the next morning the fob lights up but the car doesn't unlock. or lock.
  4. I unlock with the key, as expected the engine won't start so I put in the EKA (using Nanocom). Everything happy exept the fob still won't lock/unlock the car.
  5. Car now locked/unlocked/starts on the key.
  6. This morning, Mrs M unlocked the car with the key and the alarm went off/ engine disabled. I had to EKA unlock it again.

Could anyone tell me why the alarm would go off if you lock/unlock with the key?
For bonus points, what do we need to do to restore remote locking? :)

Apologies for the tedious and repetitive subject of this post :(

Miles

but it's working for now
The throttle body heater leak was getting ridiculous so I cut the hoses and managed to gently massage* the pipe from the head over to the other side and hook it up to the plastic pipe which promptly snapped and left me without enough slack to join the ends. So I ended up breaking some more plastic pipe off so I could use some of the other rubber pipe in a bodgtastic fashion to make the fine engineering solution below. It isn't leaking now, but the rubber hoses are joined over bits of very brittle plastic pipe so I don't have great hopes for longevity.

So, seeing as the pipes I have don't appear to be very original or even their own shape... should this be a 6mm ID pipe all the way through? We're driving to France on Sunday so I'm very tempted to nip into HellFrauds and pick up some coolant pipe of the right diameter and replace this a run from the expansion tank to a single join to the hose which comes from the top of the engine. I'm not up for taking the throttle body off unless I really have to.
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*Pull while swearing

http://allterrainuk.com/ £25 to join, not a lot of info. Has anyone any experience?

I've never done any green laning (just one go in a Pay and Play place near Robin Hood's Bay) although I'd like to give it a try. The thing that holds me back is the worry that I'll end up trespassing, ignoring a TRO or basically pissing off a lot of people without knowing where I stand. Does anyone know much about it or know of any groups that are worth joining? I'm not really interested in discussing which type of Defender differential has the best pinions, just would like to get our and enjoy some countryside in confidence I'm not going to get arrested!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-Land-Rover-Range-Rover-RANGEROVER-VOGUE-AUTO-5-door-Estate/292142941337

Not that you need another one but I thought you might be interested in the aftermarket Nav which looks quite well done. Nice Oxford leather too :) Shame about the chav-tastic exhausts. (IMHO)