What did you do with your Range Rover today

Good news everyone, George is mended

Here's the hose, quite spectacularly knackered




the replacement....





And umpteen hours of bleeding later, we have coolant in the bottle (needs another wee top up) and heating in the cabin





Happy now, but what a pullava

Might be worth chucking some UV dye in the coolant and checking the dipstick after a week.

RAW111111 said:

Finally finished reassembling, no light left now and the battery had been disconnected while I was away leaving, 'Key Code Lockout,' on so first start will be tomorrow. Manage to get the dog guard fitted in the dark though so that's one more job off the list. Got the other half's 306 to service tomorrow as well so seems like a busy day for me!

Rich

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I had a think about what you said about the FIP seeming to wear more on the Rangie than other cars it is fitted to. There is something different about the 994 pump. I wonder if they did something like reduce output flow to get higher pressure or something? Or spin it faster leading to more wear? The diesel is a lubricant so if less flowing through it would wear faster. @wammers might know. Or maybe tnseal?

Grrrrrr said:

I had a think about what you said about the FIP seeming to wear more on the Rangie than other cars it is fitted to. There is something different about the 994 pump. I wonder if they did something like reduce output flow to get higher pressure or something? Or spin it faster leading to more wear? The diesel is a lubricant so if less flowing through it would wear faster. @wammers might know. Or maybe tnseal?

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Only difference are the electronics fitted to it. You can't turn the pump faster relative to engine RPM. Think about it. Pump injects to all cylinders once per pump revolution. All cylinders fire every two revolutions Therefore the pump always revolves at half engine speed.

wammers said:

Only difference are the electronics fitted to it. You can't turn the pump faster relative to engine RPM. Think about it. Pump injects to all cylinders once per pump revolution. All cylinders fire every two revolutions Therefore the pump always revolves at half engine speed.

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That makes sense. Have they done anything to restrict outlet flow? Maybe they just work harder with the car being so much bigger.

Car finally arrived on Saturday- was very nervous as I did something I've never done before and bought it unseen and had it transported to me. I went totally on the word of the seller on another Forum but did get another forum member to check it over.
Would I buy unseen again ?? Probably not even though the car isn't bad.....interior filthy with receipts and car park tickets everywhere (wouldn't have taken much to clean it out). Suspension knocking which wasn't mentioned and brakes a bit squeaky. Bit of rust to sort out but for the age it's not bad.....bit more luxurious than the Defender.

Ordered a set of Upper and Lower steering knuckle ball joints for when the weather is better. One side the lower has brocken rubber and the other side looks sad. So needs doing at a bit over 200,000 miles. No mention of these having been changed in the service history.

Bought a second aerial to go the other side of the car. Meant to splice it into the existing aerial but the coax is too thin. So, an aerial female socket and some more coax plus a TV RF splitter and I should be able to merge it all just behind the head unit. Hopefully that will improve the reception for Radio 2. Just need a nice day to pull the car apart and route the cables.

Bought a new seat base for the drivers seat,fitting it tomorrow.

I drove mine to see my mate Ian at his garage. Booked the ramp for two days next week to do the fuel tank

Drove back had some old goat swing into my lane at 50mph while I was at 70mph. Then, she thought it would be a great idea to take both her hands off the wheel and wave them at me because somehow, "I" was the dick in all of this

Then, she stalked me for a few miles

Other than that, I lost her when I hoofed it on out of there

George goes like a bloody rocket when needed.

I also noted, on a journey to visit my sister, I did 50/60mph down and used 15.6mpg. On the way back, I did 60/70 (mostly 70) mph and returned 15.5mpg.

In sumation, faster is better, but not THAT much more expensive

Put the dog in , drove 30 miles to the dog hydrotherapy, let the dog go for a swim, paid the 'worth it' money. Put the dog back in wrapped in a blanket to keep her warm, drove home and parked her up. Don't tell anyone but I am happy to have my car back. After all the issues, any time I get in and she starts , I just smile.

gold rover said:

Put the dog in , drove 30 miles to the dog hydrotherapy, let the dog go for a swim, paid the 'worth it' money. Put the dog back in wrapped in a blanket to keep her warm, drove home and parked her up. Don't tell anyone but I am happy to have my car back. After all the issues, any time I get in and she starts , I just smile.

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Methinks I should be your dawg! It's defo getting better treatment than I am at present

Physio for the doggie. If she needs it she also gets infra-red, electro-magnetic or heat treatment. She also gets massaged by me several times a week. I think I should be my dawg

gold rover said:

Physio for the doggie. If she needs it she also gets infra-red, electro-magnetic or heat treatment. She also gets massaged by me several times a week. I think I should be my dawg

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Funny you should mention that!

Friday, I finally start my physiotherapy, over three months after I was almost (and there's no doubt about it) killed simply closing a gate at work. My wife has ordered some electro magnetic therapy thingy for me as she see's how close to tears I am most days with the sheer amount of pain I am in 24/7. I do my best not to complain, but some days I have to tell I can't do this or that

Other days, the tears are because I just cant imagine how I made it out alive or how close my son came to it when a few days before, he was right there with me... I used to scoff at those giving it "ooh, I am suffering because I almost died!" However, now I know it's for real and I will think twice before judging someone

Anyway, I am looking forward to the magnet stuff, it may negate the fact I am currently a fanny magnet...... If there is a fanny out there, they currently make their way to me and make my life a misery

Electromagnetic thingy? You're thinking of zapping your brain with transcranial current?

Well, if it doesn't come with snakeoil then you can always try a hot poultice of comfrey and slippery elm.

Grrrrrr said:

Electromagnetic thingy? You're thinking of zapping your brain with transcranial current?

Well, if it doesn't come with snakeoil then you can always try a hot poultice of comfrey and slippery elm.

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Ha ha ha, cheeky bugger

Nah, it straps round the knee and does some sorcery to negate soft tissue swelling or some such (I was on the other medicine last night, courtesy of Dr Tomatin ) I wasn't paying much attention

Anyhoo, am thinking of popping out since they are away to fooze ball training (she doesn't want me going in case I give grief to the assholes who go there and there's no seating anyway). So I may be back later chaps

Doo said:

Ha ha ha, cheeky bugger

Nah, it straps round the knee and does some sorcery to negate soft tissue swelling or some such (I was on the other medicine last night, courtesy of Dr Tomatin ) I wasn't paying much attention

Anyhoo, am thinking of popping out since they are away to fooze ball training (she doesn't want me going in case I give grief to the assholes who go there and there's no seating anyway). So I may be back later chaps

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Seriously, try the poultice of comfrey and slippery elm. I used to train with a 'roid head who had ground his knee joint away squatting in the "horse-stance" and he reckoned it was the only thing after a heavy workout that took the pain away.

Changed the nearside engine mount thankfully the offside one is OK as that looks a bugger to change out

Doo said:

Drove back had some old goat swing into my lane at 50mph while I was at 70mph. Then, she thought it would be a great idea to take both her hands off the wheel and wave them at me because somehow, "I" was the dick in all of this

Then, she stalked me for a few miles

Other than that, I lost her when I hoofed it on out of there

George goes like a bloody rocket when needed

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I had a similar experience a couple of years ago, a 'mature' gentleman decided to fuuq with me on the alluringly named 'Interchange De La Millburn', admittedly I attempted to undertake him but only because he abruptly veered into the fast lane as I motored on up going south about 80, I did slow to his speed wondering what was the matter, then I became conscious of his face in HIS mirror, he was playing me!!!.....what happened next was unbelievable, I made a dart to undertake the fool but he slewed left to block me,,,,,WTF,,,, at this point I fought to maintain a dignified constant speed and trajectory , (eye on RVM, no one else in danger), Jesus, he almost flipped his little tin can as his n/s/r wheel burned into my bumper.
He then had the unfortunate bravado to pull up a bit further on and pop the hazards on, all I dare say about what ensued is his hand knitted pullover is now a rather fetching turtle neck.
I don't do nice on Monday's.

myfirstl322 said:

I had a similar experience a couple of years ago, a 'mature' gentleman decided to fuuq with me on the alluringly named 'Interchange De La Millburn', admittedly I attempted to undertake him but only because he abruptly veered into the fast lane as I motored on up going south about 80, I did slow to his speed wondering what was the matter, then I became conscious of his face in HIS mirror, he was playing me!!!.....what happened next was unbelievable, I made a dart to undertake the fool but he slewed left to block me,,,,,WTF,,,, at this point I fought to maintain a dignified constant speed and trajectory , (eye on RVM, no one else in danger), Jesus, he almost flipped his little tin can as his n/s/r wheel burned into my bumper.
He then had the unfortunate bravado to pull up a bit further on and pop the hazards on, all I dare say about what ensued is his hand knitted pullover is now a rather fetching turtle neck.
I don't do nice on Monday's.

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That'll be the Raigmore Interchange... Aye, I've had a few old b@srards do similar tricks over the years. This guy in a Volkswanker Passat lost the plot at me because I had the temerity to go round the Milburn roundabout while he was racing up to it (I had right of way since I was already ON the roundabout) so he had to brake like fuuuuuq... Anyway, I was heading to Nairn, so I'm off up Milburn road heading to the Raigmore interchange and since the Doblo boasted 177bhp, I accelerated so as I wouldn't hold anyone up. But yer man took it as a personal insult that I was "racing" him in my e wheelchair taxi and caravan combo

So next minute, he's doing about 60, flys past jinks in front and stamps on the brakes but because he cut in so tight, I too was forced to brake HARD. He then gets out of the car, comes over to punch ME for his ****ish behaviour I pointed to my dash cam and said aye, crack on fool He called me a w@nker told my (then) 5yo son his daddy was a w@nker and strolled off! It was your mention of jumper that reminded me of it. It was hilarious, which made me point and laugh at it I still have the footage somewhere... Worra knob