geoffbeaumont

Nah, it clearly needs Megasquirting

Finally got round to putting mine in the truck. Last time I stuck my head round the door my bed was still empty though

Mine does indeed have the tubular cross member - can't say for sure whether the lugs are welded on but I don't remember seeing any bolts. You're correct - EAS Range Rovers do not have a self leveller, the suspension is self levelling anyway. I don't run to a gas axe - a small cheapo angle grinder is about it I'll have another look under there tomorrow, but I don't recall it looking too hard to get at. On the plus side my petrol tank is well out the way in the wing, I've got much less explosive LPG tanks under the boot

If you've got a photo of them doing something illegal, I see no problem with posting it with their number plate visible. As far as I'm aware (I'm not a lawyer, though) the danger is only in making accusations for which you have no clear proof. As to posting the photo without any accusation, while that quite possibly sidesteps libel issues, it has a danger all of it's own - it would not be obvious to anyone unfamiliar with the forum that we were condemning the actions depicted. Quite possibly we would appear to be glorifying them.

In either case: going up hill Auto going down hill Manual...

You mean if both are used properly and with mechanical sympathy the LT230 will last longer, but if their both abused the Viscous will take it for longer? Yep, makes sense

Ah, so that's what's bad about them. A few people have told me they're supposed to be rubbish, but I really like mine - it's just there when you need it, and not when you don't. Suppose it takes some of the skill out of the driving, but I do more green laning than off roading and I'd rather not spin my wheels if I can avoid it! I can see that it lacks the precise control you might want on something like a challenge event, though.

Bolt, meet Mr. Angle Grinder... I suspect one or two of the bolts might be a bit tricky to get to, at the ball joint end, but I have another job lined up which can be conveniently combined with this one - replacing the boot floor. That should make access considerably easier

Idle thought...if I got hold of an A-Frame, I could get the old bushes pressed out and polybush it and fit it myself, instead of paying someone else to do the whole job. Any idea what an A-Frame would cost, and whether there's any difference between the A-Frame on a coil (with self leveller) and EAS (without) Range Rover? Is it just a daft idea?

Same thing happened to me back in october That was the day after a laning trip too... Only just got the truck back on the road.

Actually, we think that was probably Google indexing the site

Um...haven't got round to pulling the carpet up in the other footwell...don't even want to think about that

Oh, and the rear diff looks to be weeping EP90 There's a rough looking weld round the bottom of the cover, which I suspect is over a crack. There's oil at either end of it. Not good...

Been crawling around under the truck this evening looking for the source of its current tendency to wander around, and generally looking it over while I was at it. I can't rock any of the wheel bearings or swivels, but there's a worrying smear of grease on the left swivel (the one I had rebuilt by Town and Country last summer, to make sure it got done properly - looks like they may have done only slightly better at that than the wheel bearing outside it, which came loose the following day ). Maybe it's nothing There's a bit of movement in at least one of the A-Frame bushes, which MJA Land Rover insisted never need to be replaced when I had the polybushes fitted (they handed the supplied bushes back to me - I suspect they either ran out of time or couldn't be bothered...). All the ball joints on the steering have split boots and have done for some time - I can't detect any movement in them, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're well past their best too. It's also leaking power steering fluid from somewhere - have to get some tomorrow because the tank's nearly empty - but I can't see where it's coming from. It's always had a slight leak (so slight I've never had to top it up) but I guess we disturbed it when we changed the engine. Found where it's loosing coolant from though - when I pushed the top pipe out the way looking for the power steering leak there was a distinct his from the header tank...looks like I need a new cap. Still don't know where the water under the carpet in the drivers footwell is coming from - maybe the door's not sealing properly since I thumped it on the Gap Road? Or maybe it's just damp from standing for four months and I need to get the carpets up and dry them? It's never been damp anywhere inside before, but the soundproofing is utterly sodden. Add that lot to the bits I already knew about - wing and door to replace, boot floor to replace, lower tailgate to sort out and put back on (or failing that put some number plate light wiring in the temporary one before the MOT...). Sort out the rust on the bonnet. Tyres are getting to the end of their lives, and I want to paint up the three spoke alloys for the new ones. Oh, and fit the Megasquirt and EDIS (admittedly not a repair). It never ends, does it?

That seems to be a widely held view, yes...

You sure it wasn't a standard OEM sticker? The short wheel base Frontera is called the 'Sport'. Can't see anything on that site - the forums are pretty quiet, although they have a closed shop (can't even see anywhere to apply for access) Yahoo group. The few bits they've got on green laning stress responsible use, so looks like at least as a group they're decent bunch.

Well if there's any difference between the manifolds on the 3.5 in my truck and the old 3.9 in my garage I can't spot it. Certainly nothing you need to worry about.

Don't think they do them any more - they just give you a jab when you go to casualty. Bit of a bummer if you don't injure yourself badly enough for that.

Grind the rust off and it'll be even shorter Is it in his living room?

Lucky escape from the sound of it Sounds like you got some adrenalin going there

14.38 in your Range Rover Hayneous manual has the wiring diagram for the whole Hotwire system - that should cover pretty much everything.

Better offer than I was expecting - thought I'd get "Build your own bleedin' truck!" B) 'Fraid if I had that much money I'd have my own workshop and toys (though I very much doubt the end result would be even close to the same class).

That makes sense - you've turned the pressure up, so it's pumping too much fuel in at idle As Nige says, just turning up the pressure is unlikely to work - you're unlikely to be able to adjust the fuelling correctly across the board without changing the fuel map in the ECU.

Haven't you got an X-Crank emergency starter gadget? Hole in the lineup there, Simon! Seriously, bummer. Lousy way to finish the weekend. Heard you had EAS issues too?

In a word...WOW! Can I have one?