mot due next week

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johnsteele said:
2004 4.4 petrol 127000 miles what are the typical mot problems at this age?
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Anything and everything !!!

Bulbs, tyres, bushes, ball joints the list's endless.

I always book mine in for 3-4 weeks before MOT expiry date so gives me a little time so I can still use the RR (unless it's something serious/dangerous IMO) to rectify anything it fails on ;)
 
My first MOT fails were rear suspension arm bushes upper and lower which I changed myself and I spent £300 on new headlight wiper motors as i didn't have time to source used ones for about £20 off ebay. I also had to replace the handbrake shoes and all the moving parts as my handbrake was very poor and all the guts fell out when i took the drum off and I also had to repair the backplate as the shoe retaining posts had pulled through it.

As Rob says, i now take mine about a month early so it gives me time to set fire to it, i mean repair it......

Any warning lights up on the display will be a fail as will front suspension bushes or cv joint boots.

Good luck :)
 
it is about a month before i class that as my due date to give myself time or save up last year was £600 for brake pipes full length up and over ect
 
Could be worse, we have seen people turn up on here with £2500 bills after taking there beloved RR for it's first MOT since they have owned it.
 
the rangie was booked in at 8.30 this morning for the mot and i havent heard any thing yet? could it be good news ?
 
One thing i have learnt is to make disappointment my friend, it's a kind of built in safety factor, hopefully if you have had your car awhile you have don't all the nasty stuff.........
 
Good for you, when I did my aircon rad it was quite simple as I followed somebodies earlier thread of removing the slam panel and sliding the old rad out and the new back in, that's if you need one of course.

I had mine recharged the first time at kwikfit and it all leaked out again but the good thing being they refund you if it does.

I then replaced the rad and they did it again and it's been fine now ever since.
 
holidaychicken said:
Good for you, when I did my aircon rad it was quite simple as I followed somebodies earlier thread of removing the slam panel and sliding the old rad out and the new back in, that's if you need one of course.

I had mine recharged the first time at kwikfit and it all leaked out again but the good thing being they refund you if it does.

I then replaced the rad and they did it again and it's been fine now ever since.
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Yep, aircon condensor replacement is a piece of cake on the L322, just lots of bolts:)
Nissens are coating theirs now to try and make them last longer.
 
the problem i have got is im not sure where it leaking it lasts a few months and registers fine when they fill it (last two years)
 
I had a free diagnostic done on mine by a specialist and I think they used a camera, I was out but they told my girlfriend that's what they did, but they wanted £400 to fix it so i bought a Nissens and did it myself.

I contacted Nissens regarding what looked like weld spatter as I was concerned I had been sold a refurb off of Ebay and I was actually contacted by their manufacturing manager who had a look at their production process and agreed it could be improved and as far as I know they did it.

I bought mine off the link below who were also very good at contacting me, very pleased by them and Nissens as it's rare to find good customer service these days :)

RANGE ROVER AIR CON CONDENSER 4.4 i 2002 ONWARDS | eBay
 
holidaychicken said:
I had a free diagnostic done on mine by a specialist and I think they used a camera, I was out but they told my girlfriend that's what they did, but they wanted £400 to fix it so i bought a Nissens and did it myself.

I contacted Nissens regarding what looked like weld spatter as I was concerned I had been sold a refurb off of Ebay and I was actually contacted by their manufacturing manager who had a look at their production process and agreed it could be improved and as far as I know they did it.

I bought mine off the link below who were also very good at contacting me, very pleased by them and Nissens as it's rare to find good customer service these days :)

RANGE ROVER AIR CON CONDENSER 4.4 i 2002 ONWARDS | eBay
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just waiting for him to get back to me if he has any in stock cheers chicken
 
Lovely, when i did mine I used a 1/4" hex male to 3/8" square drive and used my cordless drill that has torque control to spin the bolts out, saved a bit of time and is really easy to do compared to a boring old ratchet

keep us posted :)
 
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