Well after buying my D2 V8 and then being told by my local LR specialist it needs more than £2k's worth of work doing I decided, with great support on here to tackle the jobs myself, which included:
1. Front renewal of ACE Ram and torsion bar as bushes were shot - I found a second hand one on ebay fully functional for £40 delivered, my ACE is now working again even though the system bled itself after a few twisty turns
One comment though if you decide to do this job yourself get someone to help you as its a proper bitch to do on your own, as I found out, took me an hour to hook back in the torsion bar brackets
2. Full brake rebuild front and rear, I replaced the front discs and pads, a very easy and straight forward job once you've done one, well worth doing yourself and saving a few quid
My next challenge is the rocker cover and inlet manifold gaskets, along with possible coil pack renewal as there is a definite misfire, sure its firing only on 4 cylinders lol !
Now, i've been quoted £250 to do this job as I have all the parts and sounds very tempting, but I have come this far I may take up this challenge
other than oil / plugs / leads service its pretty much there and ready for the MOT ?
In total i've spent just over £300 on parts (ACE actuator £80) but saved circa the same on labour and VAT.
All in all i'm happy I stuck with it and considering i've hardly lifted a spanner historically i'm well chuffed...
Morale of this story...........don't be afraid to have a go :clap2:
Thanks to all memebers who given me advice thus far :clap2:
1. Front renewal of ACE Ram and torsion bar as bushes were shot - I found a second hand one on ebay fully functional for £40 delivered, my ACE is now working again even though the system bled itself after a few twisty turns
One comment though if you decide to do this job yourself get someone to help you as its a proper bitch to do on your own, as I found out, took me an hour to hook back in the torsion bar brackets 2. Full brake rebuild front and rear, I replaced the front discs and pads, a very easy and straight forward job once you've done one, well worth doing yourself and saving a few quid
My next challenge is the rocker cover and inlet manifold gaskets, along with possible coil pack renewal as there is a definite misfire, sure its firing only on 4 cylinders lol !
Now, i've been quoted £250 to do this job as I have all the parts and sounds very tempting, but I have come this far I may take up this challenge
other than oil / plugs / leads service its pretty much there and ready for the MOT ?
In total i've spent just over £300 on parts (ACE actuator £80) but saved circa the same on labour and VAT.
All in all i'm happy I stuck with it and considering i've hardly lifted a spanner historically i'm well chuffed...
Morale of this story...........don't be afraid to have a go :clap2:
Thanks to all memebers who given me advice thus far :clap2:
