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Cheers Saint. Cheers warmers. I can't turn the ykey at all so can't do that disconect method. The battery was new earlier this year and i paid for the best i could find. I would've thought it would be ok but obviously not. Another battery it is then. Not worth getting upset over. After all...

Hi guys. My car has been sitting still for the last 6 weeks or so. I have started her up a few times since though to keep the battery up etc. Yesterday though, the alarm started going off. Or at least i think it was the alarm. It was just a loud beeping noise. At first i thought it was a lorry...

cheers guys. Just did a google search and they seem to be a bunch of gansters! I just rang the driver up and gave him some excuse and said not to come pick it up. He was only 5 mins round the corner! You guys have saved me! There were so many complaints about them on google it's unbelievable...

I've managed to find a company in Heathrow who claim to be the UK's largest suppliers and fitters of re-manufactured engines and can do everything for 3k!! They are picking it up in about an hour and i only rang them this morning so that's good. They are also able to provide a 5 year/60,000...

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Oh well that small hope has been put out. He said it is indeed the engine :( I found a few second hand engines for around the 3k mark. I also came accross a brand new engine passed down from LR for 4k. It has 0 miles, still in it's box and comes complete with everything. Going to have a think...

I do try my best to check the oil often. Learnt from mistakes in the past. Sometimes when life gets too much, checking the oil is the last thing on your mind. I've serviced her 4 times in 18 months. Thats twice as much as the average person would. Plus i've spents what i paid for the car fixing...

Just got back from the garage and my mechanic took it for a spin and thinks the engine is ok. He said the low oil level indicator on the dash was working fine. He is going to strip it back this afternoon and he said he thinks it could just be the drive belt and/or some pulleys that are making...

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i put 4 litres in which was easily enough. It's a tapping noise with the odd knocking sound now and then like lose bits of metal floating around inside. I'm off to the garage in a minute to get it checked but i'm sure it's nackered. It could be the VANOS unit or even a CAT but i'm not that lucky.

You would've thought so! lol I did get "stop oil pressure" yesterday when i had to slam on my brakes for some wally who pulled out on me. It just flashed up for a sec then went when i stopped. But that was only yesterday. I had already noticed the knocking sound by then. Something as simple as...

It just so happened to have worked out that way. It was fine last week. I just had the rear bushes, rear disks and brake shoes done the other day. The rear bushes were making an annoying squeeking sound. That squeeking sound must have drowned out the first faint signs of the engine running a bit...

Does this seem right to anyone? Seems too cheap? Land Rover Used & Reconditioned Engines - Engine Solutions Ltd, Colchester, Essex.

yeah i have been. Do you know if the M62 out of a BMW will EXACTLY fit into the Range Rover with no hassle? I know they are the same engine but are they slightly different in some respect? Will fitting just be a straight swap?

BMW M62. 4.4 Cheers mate, i'll check them out....