What did you do with your Range Rover today

PPP38vouge said:

Got the pads and discs cheap, some one had purchased them but never fitted, whilst pushing in one of the pistons on drivers side calliper it was more stiffer than the others, took her for a test drive and the drivers side disc was hotter than the others.

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That is possibly because the rubber cover has split or become porous and the piston has rust on it's outer edge causing a bind. These are things you should be sorting, you can get new piston and seal sets.

Totally agree wammers, if I change calipers, may as well do both, will I have to do a complete bleed or just pump pedal a couple of times to bleed fluid back through, should loose minimal fluid when I clamp hose above calliper. Thanks for your advice wammers.

PPP38vouge said:

Totally agree wammers, if I change calipers, may as well do both, will I have to do a complete bleed or just pump pedal a couple of times to bleed fluid back through, should loose minimal fluid when I clamp hose above calliper. Thanks for your advice wammers.

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Clamping flexi is way to go, just need to bleed each caliper then no need to do full system.

Started my new commute today, which means that the Rangie will once again be a proper 'daily', rather than just pootling around a few days a week and the odd long trip at weekends. Hopefully it will be all the better for more regular use.

PPP38vouge said:

Totally agree wammers, if I change calipers, may as well do both, will I have to do a complete bleed or just pump pedal a couple of times to bleed fluid back through, should loose minimal fluid when I clamp hose above calliper. Thanks for your advice wammers.

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P38 calipers are so cheap - may as well replace 'em every 5 years!

230 mile shake down run over 24 hours after range rover classic having new bits fitted and to really test the lpg theory
thoroughly impressed on all fronts

Finally got it started...

Rover 3.5L V8 in Range Rover Classic - YouTube

Replaced the oil cooler pipes (rubber parts) by grinding off the leaking swages and re-connectoing using compression fittings and hose clips.

I appear to be oil tight again....

Drove it to get a wheel bearing for the VW. I then spent 3 hours getting a b'std snapped bolt out of the upright.

Reinflated a slow punctured tyres. Trying to work out how long I can leave it before getting it fixed.

Hi just reset my eas yippee

Bailed 3 litres of water out of sparewheel well....again!


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</smug mode>
Drove it - again, got there - again, got back - again.

This P38 ownership malarkey is boring!

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Parisien said:

Bailed 3 litres of water out of sparewheel well....again!
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I've got a rubber bung in the bottom of my wheel well.
Well to be perfectly accurate, I used to have a rubber bung in the bottom of my wheel well.
hint, hint

Cruel taunts like that will get you nowhere.........

So apart from fiddling at edges of upper tailgate......how else I can I end up potentially bungless too!!??


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Today I fixed my poor radio signal and bought a new auto gear box sump + oil + filter

I know what I'm doing on Saturday

(Is it sad I can't wait?)

Littelwill said:

Today I fixed my poor radio signal and bought a new auto gear box sump + oil + filter

I know what I'm doing on Saturday

(Is it sad I can't wait?)

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.....what did you do to fix the radio Littelwill?

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Hello Parisien,

I removed the parcel shelf plastics in the boot on the drivers side (RH) and where the radio amplifier attaches to the boot window it had corroded the actual plastic of the wire. so I cut out the damaged section and replaced with a new bit of wire using heat shrink joiners it's worked for me and I can now pick up all radio stations I want.

Also for what it's worth I'd been have battery drain issues and traced it to my radio so maybe I shouldn't be blaming the head unit maybe it was this wire all along? Tomorrow morning will tell I guess lol

Hope it helps you mate.

Will

Drove from Sheffield to London.....London to Sheffield, no drama & still have a quarter tank of LPG left.

Thanks Littelwill....will get my mechanic to sort, along with a few other bits and bobs


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