Micheal Adamson
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Hi every body I'm a avid Land Rover fan and had a few land rovers over the last ten years. I currently own a d3 se I am also a mobile Alive tuning dealer
Micheal Adamson
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Thank you mate it's been a while coming only got it last year but I love it puts a smile on my face every time I get behind the whee
there's a few of us that have just bought ours 2-3 months ago
must admit is an awesome landy to drive
Micheal Adamson
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At the moment I'm using my phone but I will pop over to the discovery forum and introduce myself
Micheal Adamson
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Micheal Adamson
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That's a nice looking disco mate mines had the head lights changed to xeons re mapped egr valves blanked off drives really well
hi mate
just had all the cam belts etc changed, made sure i got the upgraded oil pump and water pump done at the same time , watched them do all of it in 5 x hours , was very impressive
still got to do the egr blanks
only thing i've done with the headlights was to fit some osram night breakers
also just fitted a range rover supercharge grill , looks abit better , have now fitted the land rover badge
may i ask what kind of mpg are u getting since doing the egr blank plse
thought about a remap, but in all honesty find it powerful enough as it is,
useto have a synergy box fitted on my old hippo but been told it's not a good idea with these engines
Micheal Adamson
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Hard to say because I blanked them off and did a re map about a week later dependent on how I drive it I get around 32.2 mpg on a run and any where from 20.5 to 24.5 mpg around town. I thought the same as your self about a re map but I did it any way made it much more of a better motor to drive. I fitted a pair of genuine Land Rover xeons to mine the egr blank is worth doing it shouldn't really affect mpg too much if anything a slight improvement in mpg as it's going to get cleaner cooler air instead of warm waste gasses
that's what i'm getting now, for some unknown reason since having all the belts done the mpg has improved , wonder if the rear fuel pump belt may have been out
but am extremely happy , came back on the motorway and pulls like a train, smoother and quieter too
still got a lot of bits to do, not looking forward fitting a set of silicone intercooler hoses
but just getting through them in stages ,
will u be coming to our annual lz13 get together in june , great event where we put names to faces along with a greenlane day
how have u found the xeon headlights
seen some good led lightbars fitted , like the way this one has been fitted
Micheal Adamson
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The rear cam belt isnt timed. The silicone hoses are a nice touch to be fair only one that you will have fun with will be the one of the turbo it's self the other two aren't that bad to get at. Taking the passenger side arch liner out will help massively with access to the passenger side intercooler hose. I have yet to change mine when I get the time to change them I'm not sure yet to be honest depends on if I can get some time of work plus at the moment I am trying to get the Mobile tuning of the ground. The head lights came from the garage i work for
thks ref the rear belt, was impressive watching the rear belt being changed
seeing land rover want to take the body off to replace them
intercooler hoses feel quite soft , so just thought in changing them , along with getting the t bar stainless steel hose clamps , won't have to worry about them anymore
the small turbo one does indeed look fun, if that's the case of removing the inner arch can also spray and clean the 3 x connector plugs at the same time
most important job i've got coming up is getting the headlining out to replace the curtain airbags, once there done will be extremely happy , long story , lol
nearly finished the suspension rebuild, got an air tank. reservoir valve and inlet / exhaust compressor silencer to fit , then that lot will be done and dusted
good luck with the tuning , is it just landies u do
Micheal Adamson
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The belts ain't that easy to do the rear belt at the moment yes I can re map just land rovers at the moment I liked my Alive map that much I decicded to become a agent for alive on a mobile basis its hard but a hey it's going to be fun. Why are you replacing the curtain air bags lol I haven't had to do that with mine just the std normal bits that wear out and go wrong.
they done front and rear belts, water pump, upgraded oil pump, tensioners front and rear ,aux belt etc in 5 x hours
only had mine 4-5 months, found out the drivers side curtain air bags had gone off, previous owner removed them, so got to fit new ones
haven't heard of the alive map tuning , will have a look
does seem reports with tuning in how there supposed to improve the mpg
Micheal Adamson
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Wow that's sly is that they are fairly easy and stright forward to replace just time consuming that's all. That's good average mpg mines mainly around town but last week I went up to Cumbria on the back roads and managed 32.2 there and back so I was happy at the moment I am getting 28.8 mpg around town so i am even happier. The Alive tuning can help improve mpg but the extra power and torque makes it more drivable
Micheal Adamson
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Best way to sort it preventative maintenance is always a bloody good idea
they had it down to a fine art, was also good being able to see it being done from start to finish
that's really good mpg, is there a web site i can look at please ref the alive tuning
found my map sensor was blocked solid , so dread to think what the egr pipes etc are like
