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Depends on what sort of shocks or more specifically what sort of bushes. The OEM bushes need cups due to the design of the bushes. The older sort of bushes didn't, as they had a washer instead.
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Given the tow car is new and therefore presumably UK type approved I am sure it would be a 50mm ball as the US hitches probably wouldn't have type approval.
Some of the heavy duty Ifor hitches won't unlock if there is a load on them such as the hitch being dropped on to the ball before lifting the lever.
Bad connection between the hitch and the ground
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I think the listed top speed is 98mph but whether you'd find one that will do that when it is 10 years old may be another matter. Though if chipped it might go faster. I guess 85 or 90 is probably a realistic cruising maximum.
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What did it say?
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Four normal planks (by which I assume you mean 1x6" or something) are unlikely to be a problem.
For bigger loads, just make very sure you don't have negative noseweight. It can pop a ball hitch off, and can seriously unsettle the vehicle handling. The trailer really should be balanced with the recommended noseweight but as long as you understand the rules and how it affects the whole system, you can bend them sometimes and get away with it!
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15 hours ago, Snagger said:
I don't think anyone wants to see the company struggle or fail except the competitors, but I think most of us would prefer it was UK owned.
You're right that none of the competitors are truly altruistic, but Jeep continue to build basic vehicles for that market that are comparable to the Defender, so much so that it makes LR's excuses about bumpers, safety and emissions clear lies. Toyota, Nissan and other Far Eastern brands continue to make several models of very simple and rugged nature that are taking the Defender's market, and that is purely because of LR's arrogance. They satisfy all markets, whereas LR wants to distance itself from working classes and chase the noveau-riche. It has become a fraud, and it has foolishly limited its market while everyone else tries to expand theirs. It has moved from being the most credible 4wd manufacturer to nothing more than a fashion label. Isn't that a sad reflection of dire mismanagement? Fashions change, and 4wds will go out of vogue, and where will they be then?
Yup, agree with that. To which I'd add: the other manufacturers still build at least one range of vehicles that can still do a hard day's work.
Defender has long been the 'brand anchor' - because if you say Land Rover you think of a man in a checked shirt hacking through a forest with his chainsaw and Defender, you don't think of some pillock from Essex with stick-on teeth and inflatable muscles on their way to getting a spray tan in his RR Sport.
Personally I don't think they can carry on relying on that heritage for too long just because the factory restores a few Series 1 vehicles. So they need to get on with a replacement.
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On 09/09/2016 at 10:08 AM, Arjan said:
Don't think we're part of the potential buyers group...
With the D IV they've sort of left their roots behind.
Having owned 3 Discoverys (1992 200Tdi, 1996 V8 and 2002 D2 V8) and 4 Defenders (1987 90, 1995 90, 2004 90, current 2006 110), I think I am very much in a potential Land Rover buyers group. I have owned more Land Rovers than I have every other marque I have ever owned all put together.
I loved all the Discoverys, especially my last D2. The new ones have just lost the plot, working as a dealer on the early D3s they were nothing but a frigging nightmare, everything went wrong, and it is all far too complicated for mere mortals to understand, Land Rover tech support weren't much help. The later ones and the D4 were better for reliability but still too complex and getting more so. As I often used to say, it's a great car when everything is working, but that's usually the problem.
I would have bought a fourth Discovery without looking anywhere else if they'd made it a sensible vehicle at a sensible price. And by now I would have bought a fifth one.
But they didn't, too busy chasing the pimpmobile market with stupid 20" alloys and rubber band tyres. So I kept the D2 for thirteen years and eventually when I reluctantly sold it I bought a Shogun, which is comfortable, reliable, has the spare wheel where it should be on the back door instead of on a springy winch which breaks every other time you use it, and though it has independent suspension it is held up with steel springs rather than flatbags. Oh, and it was 2/3 the price of a Discovery 4. It has what I consider the essentials in a vehicle. Essentials are a comfortable interior, plenty of room, a good engine and drivetrain, power steering, aircon, a CD/USB player, electric windows and alloys. Everything else is just carp to go wrong.
So I am - or was - very much a potential buyer. They'd better get the Defender replacement right. If it actually really exists, as somebody said ..... it does not take ten years to develop a new vehicle model, and that's how long it has been since the last Defender makeover. And they need to sort out the pricing. Fifteen years ago the Discovery and the Shogun were comparable in price. The Discovery is now 50% more expensive.
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General specification data in the WSM says:
FUEL SYSTEM 3.9 V8i
Fuel system type Lucas 14CUX hot wire system electronically controlledFuel pump-make/type ACX delco high pressure electrical, immersed in the fuel tank
Fuel pump delivery pressure 2.4-2.6 bar (34-37 lbf/in 2 )
Fuel filter Bosch in-line filter ’canister’ type
Airflow Sensor
Make and type Lucas ’Hot Wire’ 5AM
Injectors
Make and type Lucas 8NJ
Electronic Control Unit
Make and type Lucas 14CUX
Fuel pressure regulator
Make and type Lucas 8RV
Fuel temperature sensor
Make and type Lucas 6TT
Coolant temperature sensor
Make and type Lucas 3TT
Bypass Airvalve (Stepper motor)
Make and type Lucas 2ACM
Throttle potentiometer
Make and type Lucas 215SA
Lambda sensor - catalyst vehicles
Make and type Lucas 3LSPlus:
Fuel pressure regulator
The fuel pressure regulator is mounted in the fuel rail at the rear of the plenum chamber. The regulator is a mechanical device controlled by plenum chamber vacuum, it ensures that fuel rail pressure is maintained at a constant pressure difference of 2.5 bar above that of the manifold.
When pressure exceeds the regulator setting excess fuel is returned to the fuel tank.Fuel pump
The electric fuel pump is located in the fuel tank, and is a self priming ’wet’ pump, the motor is immersed in the fuel within the tank.
Testing fuel pressure:
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The pump should provide fuel at pressure to the fuel rail, and the regulator should maintain that pressure by venting the excess back to the tank.
Given that you seem to have ruled out pressure/pump/regulator, I wonder if there is air getting in to the system which will certainly upset things.
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Does this mean that our friends south of the equator, have to use clockwise paint???
Yes. You should see the mess it makes of the halfshafts if you use the wrong stuff. You could use them for corkscrews
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The most common M&S fault is the WXYZ switch on the side of the gearbox that sends gear lever/cable position to the ECU, either out of adjustment or kaput.
No idea on the other fault, my 13 years of Thor V8 motoring were trouble free in the engine department while Td5s died all around me
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Maybe on an F1 car but I don't think I'd worry about anything Land Rover make as long as you're not painting it with brush on bitumen. The actual weight of paint in a small spray can is pretty insignificant and if you apply it reasonably evenly, the weight imbalance is going to be minimal.
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You would feel that in your bones if done enough I think!
Especially if Nige built it - it would be made out of 5/8" mild steel plate
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Ta. I have a Shogun and the 4x4 system is very good - you have 2WD high, permanent 4WD high with the centre diff open, 4WD with the centre diff locked, or 4WD low with the centre diff locked. It would be a huge improvement on slippy surfaces where my current Ranger tends to spin the back end when empty.
The only gap is not having 4wd low with the centre diff open, which is so good for reversing trailers in tight spaces without tearing the ground up. Still, I have a Defender
I feel much the same way about the external look of the L200 which is why it's disappointing that it appears to be technically the best option
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I can't decide whether the new model looks rugged or fugly at the moment. The front grille looks like it wants to headbutt somebody for spilling its pint. Thinking about changing mine now, either a new one or an L200 Titan. The Titan L200 comes with the Shogun's 4x4 system which allows you to use 4H on the road without any issues. I presume the current Ranger still has a medieval 4x4 system similar to a LR Series 3, i.e. no centre diff? It isn't clear from the brochures.
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No Simex?
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Thanks. Currently looking at a few ideas and couldn't remember if there was something different about the V8i spec models brakes.
Not as far as I am aware. I had a 96MY V8 for a few years and the pads etc were certainly the same as a Tdi, nothing obviously different to the standard vehicle. I never put 15" wheels on mine as I wanted the alloys, but I don't think it would have been a problem.
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I had what I thought was a Mk2 - 2005 model. Export with the 2.9 NA diesel, lovely motor as long as you were not in a hurry
My current one is a 2011 which is basically a Mk3 (2006-2010) with teardrop headlights, I don't know if that makes it a Mk4 or a Series 3A (!) but it is not the current model. Mine has the 2.5 indirect injection Mazda mechanical injection engine in (again an export model - about 110hp IIRC) which is a lovely engine - imagine a refined 300Tdi. Goes well, tows well, decent fuel economy, starts in an ice age as long as the heater plugs work. Front suspension seems weaker though, have needed some bushes for that.
I wish I could get a new version of the one that I've got, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Less impressed with the new ones having driven a 2.2L but I know a fleet user who seems to like them.
I think HOG has just bought one so maybe see what he thinks too? There was a recent thread about it.
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Yes, a common fit here though I think they are a different offset but cannot remember what. Same brake clearance as a Defender I guess.
8x15 are common, though on the Discovery people sometimes use 7x15 to minimise body rub. My father's vehicle ran 30x9.50R15 on 7x15 rims on standard suspension with no problem, many folks lift the suspension and put 8x15 with either 31x10.50R15 or 33x12.50R15 on. The latter size are almost the default fit on 110s that go off road here due to the soft peaty ground.
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I think one of them may be used by the EDC engines for some sensor or other
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A bit late coming to this...
I have a 5 year old Ranger, which is my second - previously had a 2005 model. It isn't the current shape but it's been great - some bushes in the front end have been the only bits needed so far (on rough roads) and I'm about to put a new exhaust on. Hauled drums of fuel, rubbish every weekend, boat trailer in the summer and (ahem officer) on occasions my 3.5T Ifor Williams tipper with <ahem> slightly more than the rated capacity from the quarry just down the road. Mine has the old 2.5L Mazda indirect injection engine, injector pump, it's like a 300Tdi without the noise, and apart from a set of glow plugs last winter and some filters, has had no parts in five years.
It's been great, as was the last one. The new (current) model looks good, and when the time comes I will probably replace with an XLT without looking too far, though at the moment it is a lot more expensive than the L200 from the local supply network in this part of the world so I will look at both at the time.
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Perhaps a more PC version than "hose down the Missus and work her all night"...
Surely that should be "up" rather then "down"?
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Bear in mind the 500ma ones are usually 500ma max not 500ma continuous, whatever the blurb says. If you are worried about it, an option would be to fit one on a plug-in timer socket that switches it on for half an hour a day or something.
Though to be honest I'd be wary of leaving a £4 charger plugged in all the time for the same reason I don't have cheap no-brand £2 Chinese mobile phone chargers in the house - fire risk. As with most things - you get what you pay for. Cheap phone chargers are apparently acquiring a bit of a reputation for letting the smoke out.
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Some sort of bodge for the immobiliser would be my guess. You need a workshop manual and wiring diagram to work out what those wires do. The green box is the 10AS alarm ECU.