The OP has a problem never experienced by me with the ownership of one 3.9 & three 3.5efi's. Just fill the oil filter as much as possible without spillage & screw on, oil light off within 5 seconds .. job done. Hope his problem gets sorted.

I seem to recall the rules changing for double cab pickups as they were a popular way of dodging the tax?

Doesn't sound like a liner, that is more of a distinct 'tap' commensurate with engine revs. For reference such a noise would start quite suddenly as the engine starts to warm up & is at piston speed, rather than valve gear which is half of that. Out of interest, is the car running on LPG?

True, that's probably the simplest answer. I'll check if my other 'arfs smartphone can help as I know she has a satnav app. Meantime I'll rely on my knowledge that the 'clock is 5mph 'fast' & the rev. counter.

My conviction that the speedo is over-reading by around 5mph is based on the fact that I had previously noted the readings of my original 'clock against the rev. counter. Although the seller sent me the complete cluster I only swapped the speedo over, so the tacho is still the original. A...

Now that I've had a chance to use the car I have two problems with the replacement speedo. Although the 'clock has a steady needle it appears to read around 10% fast according to the rev. counter (but at least I won't be done for speeding) which is strange as the coding on the instrument is...

I appreciate everyone's input, the replies have left me deciding to leave well alone for fear of damaging the instrument plus I don't want to remove & then dismantle the entire binnacle again. In the event of a sale I'll rely on my stack of documentation as to the true mileage. Thanks again...

Thank you for your reply .. what method would you recommend? Strange that the original odometer & trip packed up at exactly 63k, the specialists seem to think it was caused by the trip-reset device, which is possible as it always needed more than one press to align all the zeros. By contrast...

Auxiliary heater burning fuel from the tank ? I have read that the Chinese products are good value, but I guess you get what you pay for.

I have recently installed a used speedometer into my '87 RRC after the original become far too erratic to judge speed & neither of the mileage recorders would work. I sent the instrument to a 'specialist' but apparently spares cannot be sourced. The replacement works & records the mileage...

Essentially all OEM trim items have been obsolete for years & stocks run down with the aftermarket filling the gaps in some cases, but generally it's of poor quality. As for service items I decided to treat mine to new ign. components last year, plug & leads were no problem but the distributor...

Welcome ! What has always puzzled me is how was it possible to get 5 litres out of a 3.5 block, when even boring it out to 94mm to achieve 3.9 led to the infamous liner slip syndrome. Yes you can stroke the thing as well for a larger capacity (as LR did for the 4.6) but there must be...

I stand corrected, I thought my owners handbook described them as tie-down eyes though it's a long time since I browsed the publication. nb: regarding the speedo, I should know for certain this coming week if a repair to mine is possible.

'Oops no offence intended; my remark was really aimed at people who hoard old vehicles on farms etc. & stubbornly refuse to sell to enthusiasts who either want to restore it or at least save rare parts. Eventually the vehicle dissolves into rust & is lost forever.

Actually a lashing eye, might not be strong enough with the brakes almost certainly seized .. no evidence of towing gear (an optional extra in period) but there's always the axle. Lets hope the owner isn't one of these 'it's not for sale 'cause I will do it up one day' morons.

Pre '87 MY judging by the lower tailgate release outside. Actually the top & bottom 'gates look pretty good considering .. at least from the distance the pic was taken.

I know nothing about Rave but do have the manuf. W/S manual .. weighing 3kg :rolleyes:

That's fine, I can take a closer look at my current by way of comparison.

That was quick! Really appreciated Can I get back to you?

Thanks for the reply, but no Rave.