Cheesed off :( in need of help please guys sorry....

[Grrrrrr]

Datatek ---One thing for sure mate i have certainly learnt my lesson to double check and treble check that the battery is disconnected no matter what im doing in future a lesson well learnt there and will never be forgotten i can tell you.....

Good lesson for all of us. I'm never going to risk cutting corners again. When I started work on her last week the first thing I did was take that battery lead off!

 

[neo2]

Yeah the battery is off the rangie now anyway its been off for 2 weeks sitting on the floor lol

Ricks posting two ebcms back and two engine ecu's back tomorrow so i will have them tuesday hopefully...

On a lighter note i fitted my detachable towbar today with renewed enthusiasuim and the two bolts that fix it that apparently are hard to get out, ****ed out dead easy and the tow bar was fitted and all back tether in 2 1/2 hours...

Just hope its a runner on wednesday ....

Ref the battery taking off i well and truely have leant a lesson but to be fair when it happend i thought it was already off, but lesson learnt double chect it next time..

 

[neo2]

15th of september was my first post bloody hell its the 5th november tomorrow lol.....

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

Yeah the battery is off the rangie now anyway its been off for 2 weeks sitting on the floor lol

Ricks posting two ebcms back and two engine ecu's back tomorrow so i will have them tuesday hopefully...

On a lighter note i ...

On an even lighter note - we're nearly on page 60 - go on, you can do it, becm, BECM! Body Electrical Control Module.

 

[gold rover]

Every day I look, I hope. I can only imagine what it must be like for you. However, it has to be said you are an inspiration. :clap2:

 

[rodntod]

Hey Rob i just saw the new avatar pic and thought you had changed it for more trouble

 

[neo2]

Rodntod.... Your not going to believe this i sold my range rover sport for two reasons,

1. Wasnt really using it much due to where i work and parking etc..

2. Was sick of spending on it i alwas wanted one sold my soul to buy one and it just kept going wrong all the time, it was a 57 plate 08 3.6 TDV8 diesel with 33k miles and in the 7 months i owned it it had..

1, Battery £90
2, Alternator £220
3, Door locking catch and motor £110
4, 4 tyres £600
5, Set of alloys £800
6, Rear doscs and pads £220
7, Handbrake motor and cables £550
8, Service £249

£2839 in six months on a car i paid £24500 for then another fortune below to get it right.

then at service it was reported it required bottom arms both side and anti roll bar links or bushes or something, another £650 worth then taxing at £245 bollocks to that i got rid...went back to older version then got shafted again lol......

Range rovers and me dont seem to mix like....

 

[strange_days]

Rodntod.... Your not going to believe this i sold my range rover sport for two reasons,

1. Wasnt really using it much due to where i work and parking etc..

2. Was sick of spending on it i alwas wanted one sold my soul to buy one and it just kept going wrong all the time, it was a 57 plate 08 3.6 TDV8 diesel with 33k miles and in the 7 months i owned it it had..

1, Battery £90
2, Alternator £220
3, Door locking catch and motor £110
4, 4 tyres £600
5, Set of alloys £800
6, Rear doscs and pads £220
7, Handbrake motor and cables £550
8, Service £249

£2839 in six months on a car i paid £24500 for then another fortune below to get it right.

then at service it was reported it required bottom arms both side and anti roll bar links or bushes or something, another £650 worth then taxing at £245 bollocks to that i got rid...went back to older version then got shafted again lol......

Range rovers and me dont seem to mix like....

And you thought a P38 would be more economical?

 

[rodntod]

Ouch!!!!!
That kind of money buys a 1 bed flat,and they hardly ever break down

You RR owner experience is hopefully about to get so much better Rob.

By the end of the week i am expecting to see a message on here saying"first turn of the key"
Fingers are currently bandaged as i had bitten my nails to the knuckles,now on diazepam to ease my tension,waiting for this thread to conclude with a happy ending.

 

[strange_days]

Ouch!!!!!
That kind of money buys a 1 bed flat,and they hardly ever break down

You RR owner experience is hopefully about to get so much better Rob.

By the end of the week i am expecting to see a message on here saying"first turn of the key"
Fingers are currently bandaged as i had bitten my nails to the knuckles,now on diazepam to ease my tension,waiting for this thread to conclude with a happy ending.

I'll go first

"first turn of the key...................................


the doors fell off..."

:monitor_punch::lol:

 

[aerofabrique]

..or first turn of the key.....it started! Now I can drive it to it's MOT test....

Good luck mate, all rooting for you!

 

[Grit Valve]

Even when it does get going its going to take two years to get over the Paranoia of every little noise and click and sluggish starts when cold and wet lol, even a normal range rover driver has this let alone one that's sat in you drive for weeks

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

Every day I look, I hope. I can only imagine what it must be like for you. However, it has to be said you are an inspiration. :clap2:

Certainly wins the prize for perseverance - I would have torched it by now!

 

[neo2]

RODNTOD....It certainly does lol, but i though get a newish one low miles all will be fine but no not the case lol....
STRANGEDAYS.... I hope your right mate im on the ragged edge myself waiting lol.....
DEFENDER300TDI....Your so right as well lol. i want it running and everytime i go to start it for months i will cringe till it fires hah ha
STUCKAGAINSTEVE....Bonny night might be late this year here yet.....

 

[jt_armstrong]

Even when it does get going its going to take two years to get over the Paranoia of every little noise and click and sluggish starts when cold and wet lol, even a normal range rover driver has this let alone one that's sat in you drive for weeks

Do you ever really get over the paranoia? Other than a failed starter motor and a dodgy fuse box neither of mine ever left me stranded. Didnt stop me worrying every time I drove them though..

 

[Wiganerdan]

It adds to the thrill of ownership the lottery of is it or isn't it. Bit like Russian Roulette.

 

[neo2]

I hope my Range rover P38 friendship gets off better than it started but in essence its not really the rangies fault this time, well 50/50 shall we say Ebcm fault then my fault on top lol.....

 

[neo2]

Today could be the day all be it going to be later on if it is...

 

[marcinbrighton]

can't wait to hear...

 

[Bix]

Do you ever really get over the paranoia? Other than a failed starter motor and a dodgy fuse box neither of mine ever left me stranded. Didnt stop me worrying every time I drove them though..

That is why Range Rovers have a great stereo. Turn up the tunes enough and you can't hear any of the creaks, clunks, bumps or wind noise that come with owning a Rangie.