What did you do with your Range Rover today

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Hahaha not everyday. Dog needed a run and i needed to get the jeep dirty again. Had a fine 2hrs playin about after early finish at work.
 
Starter motor died in Plympton :( After abandoning for the day whilst working, I persevered for 5 minutes prior to calling the AA for recovery home. After a number of attempts where the starter mustered about a half turn, one of those half turns obviously coincided with a spark at the right moment and she fired! Somewhat astonished, I headed home where she now sits waiting arrival of new starter... Clearly she didn't want the humiliation of a flat-bed recovery - I like that ethos! :D

The next concern will be what happens when I have to disconnect the battery - will that be the start of a host of gremlins? Perhaps I should put her on bypass whilst the transplant is undertaken... :rolleyes:
 
That really was good luck! ^^ she must of been unsure that the flat bed was either going to take her home or to the breakers yard for letting you down ;)
 
Rob4x40 said:
Starter motor died in Plympton :( After abandoning for the day whilst working, I persevered for 5 minutes prior to calling the AA for recovery home. After a number of attempts where the starter mustered about a half turn, one of those half turns obviously coincided with a spark at the right moment and she fired! Somewhat astonished, I headed home where she now sits waiting arrival of new starter... Clearly she didn't want the humiliation of a flat-bed recovery - I like that ethos! :D

The next concern will be what happens when I have to disconnect the battery - will that be the start of a host of gremlins? Perhaps I should put her on bypass whilst the transplant is undertaken... :rolleyes:
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Never had a problem with disconnecting the battery.
 
Datatek said:
Never had a problem with disconnecting the battery.
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Nor have I, but that was pre-P38! I don't have diagnostics if anything decides not to work and there seems to be many threads on issues after a flat or disconnected battery that made me nervous... What if she reverts to a previous backup personality? :eek::D Previous owner has seemingly amended a few things - e.g hazards and audible blip on alarm arm/disarm are off. I don't think I have the EKA code anywhere either, so if the alarm resets or throws a wobble I could be parked up a while! (I'll obviously leave unlocked and a door or tailgate open, but even so...)

In all seriousness, I probably will disconnect as socket extensions etc tend to touch things when undoing hard to access components!

Still awaiting starter motor delivery, so filling out a job application and then changing gearbox oil whilst I wait. Tried turning her over this morning and barely any movement, so clearly seizing and last nights resurrection was lucky/transient! :)
 
Rob4x40 said:
Nor have I, but that was pre-P38! I don't have diagnostics if anything decides not to work and there seems to be many threads on issues after a flat or disconnected battery that made me nervous... What if she reverts to a previous backup personality? :eek::D Previous owner has seemingly amended a few things - e.g hazards and audible blip on alarm arm/disarm are off. I don't think I have the EKA code anywhere either, so if the alarm resets or throws a wobble I could be parked up a while! (I'll obviously leave unlocked and a door or tailgate open, but even so...)

In all seriousness, I probably will disconnect as socket extensions etc tend to touch things when undoing hard to access components!

Still awaiting starter motor delivery, so filling out a job application and then changing gearbox oil whilst I wait. Tried turning her over this morning and barely any movement, so clearly seizing and last nights resurrection was lucky/transient! :)
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Get the EKA code or you will be in the sh@t if it does lock out. Make sure the disconnect is quick and clean. to prevent arcing.
Most problems are due to low voltage rather than no voltage.

You sure it's the starter motor and not a broken earth strap or corroded wire?
 
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Manifolds resealed all new stainless studs and nuts stopped my ticking :) then the in tank fuel pump is dead but still running. speak to my motorfactors tomorrow dealer parts take 3days. I was away to use a rover v8 efi inline pump but decided against it
 
Upset it and went a baught a bucket to save the rangie having to tow or rack up so many miles or have to carry ladders

Heres the bucket
 
Took Range Rover off sorn and started up fist hit after 4 months laid up.One problem was getting the tailgate to open as the dust from Mongolia had coagulated and clogged up the catch. Got a new battery so now I have 2 just got to wire it in and booked it in for a MOT next week.O it had a flat tyre as well. Will be fitting a new radiator next week and will be ready to take it to Iceland and the Faroes at the end of May.
 
And the poor little rangie has a run to aberdeen and back tonight (100miles) then to keith and back (94miles) poor little rangie fair racks up the miles thats 890 so far this week. Still 2 days of work too
 
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