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Bloody hell! Are you thrashing it with a branch!? My 4.6 generally pulls in around the 17 mark, squeaking up to a respectable ( :p ) 18 on longer runs...

I get a steady 17.1 mpg (according to the computer). The best I have seen on a long haul up the motorways was 18.

It is a push-on item. Will need a lot of twisting back and forth to get it off. Yes, it should come off to do the gaiter. I replaced mine earlier this year and the gaiter is secured to the above mentioned panel with a plastic clip and the staples. It is easier to put the gaiter on to this...

As has been mentioned, it's a personal choice thing. The two you have highlighted are, in fact, the standard p38 grille, with some tweaking. The first has a couple of rows of bars removed, then holes drilled into it, then (presumeably) painted silver. The second a similar has occurred, but...

What everyone else said. It sounds to me like you may be letting yourself in for a load of hassle with this one... I'm not sure what your budget is, but there are a number for sale on Auto Trader UK - Used cars for sale at reasonable (ish) prices. I got mine from ebay !

Bugger it, I didn't take any. The before and after may be a bit disappointing! Next time I'm tinkering I will try and take some for the benefits of everyone!

What he said.:D:D:D The problem with using cleaners, 'back to black' and so on (even certain veggy based breakfast spreads... :p ) is that it is an oily smear which won't solve the main issue. That is, the sun bleaching and potential staining from polish etc etc. I did my front grill...

Land Rover Range Rover for sale | Land Rover Range Rover Staplehurst | Diesel Centre Staplehurst Kent I'm not sure, but it seems a little bit steep to me - dealer overheads or is there a sudden upturn in demand?

Congrats on your purchase - I snapped up 4.6 with 45k on the clock and it has been pretty good to be honest. I am prepared to start the sweepstake on the first "guys, is it supposed to do xxx?" or "how do I stop it doing xxx?" at 9 days. Any advances?

Many thanks for that - I got the parts from my local main dealer, neatly rounded up to £1 a pop. Happily a few of the removed ones were still in reasonable shape! I also got a new plenum filter from them at a very reasonable £5.11. That, coupled with some light grade chicken wire from my local...

Hi Irish, and thanks for the tips on the plenum filter foam and the stainless self tappers. What I really need to wrap the job up properly is to replace the clip the screws go into - perhaps a well nut or something similar might do the job? Hope your wipers are sorted too - going to have a...

Hi all, Doing a bit of tidying up, including replacing the old scuttle foam intake. As some of the screws holding the scuttle down are corroded, I was going to replace these and the square nut affair that they go into (about 8mm across, 18mm deep with a small foam 'washer') Does anyone...

Hi everyone, Hope the weekend is going well! In response - no, the carpets are dry, so I doubt it is heater matrix o rings. I am content it is not the aircon drain either - the fluid is definitely coolant. I have had the front bumper and grille off in the last couple of days, and am fairly...

Hi all, A few thoughts please - 98 P38 4.6 petrol... Temp Gauge - good Top Hose - warm and firm (ish - has fluid in it...) Expansion tank - seems fine Small watery patch of coolant slowly developing under vehicle over a few days... check. Getting underneath with a torch, coolant...

Thanks for your thoughts - I have read elsewhere on this forum that the OAT shouldn't have any bearing on the actions of the rest of the hevac system, however, that has never stopped random acts of engineering in the past!!