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Faith in human beings
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Its not so much the fitting, its the total time spent, get the car in, up on the hoist, open the boxes, find the instructions, work out whats what, try and fit them, play hung the drill etc etc then park the car up and thats your two hours.
Ps thats an unusually dry land rover, have you got any oil in it!?
Ps thats an unusually dry land rover, have you got any oil in it!?
Turboman
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That looks to me like it has had a full professional rebuild in the not too distant past. Could be why it isn't leaking.
Yeah, I got all the garage receipts for the stuff done. Rebuild was four years ago, but you know what it's like when you buy something. It's wise to have someone independednt ust check it over.
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Need to change the tie wrap for an exhaust rubber. 
Looks a tidy motor underneath.
Just think how long it would take you to fit? Do you think it was value for money?
This is why most LR owners do/attempt most jobs
Looks a tidy motor underneath.
Just think how long it would take you to fit? Do you think it was value for money?
This is why most LR owners do/attempt most jobs
you forgot the clean up time and put tools away after wiping them off and wash there hands and then write the work order up
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As above, learning to do the maintenance is part of the joy
Turboman
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It looks a fairly tidy job if it was 4 years ago, you have to expect the odd bit of wear and tear since.
Obviously, I can't see the engine internals etc, but if the inside is to the same standard, I doubt if you have to worry too much.
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As for your £140, it should be warrantied work, so you have some comeback if they fall off....
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I'm gonna move house in the new year. Got a small gravel hardstanding at the front at mo. Anything to do with a house I do myself. I'm used to turning my hand to anything except cars (at the moment, which is why I joined LZ but it's gonna take a while to learn). I was seeing it like this: It's a LR specialist garage. Every mechanic has fitted hundreds of steps. The holes were pre-drilled and it is 6 nuts and 6 bolts. In these garages, they're called to speak to people on the phone, consulted on other cars others are working on, Joe bloggs drops by to ask them to have a look at their ignition or whatever .. (all the variables that occur). I always pay cash and I'm not obsessed by receipts. I thought £15.00 per nut and bolt x 6 was fairer. Anyway. Not gonna dwell. It's just the initial blow. He defo didn't wash his hands, and a chap in the office write a quick receipt.
Incredibly well spotted. An exhaust bracket was on the MOT advisory. The chap who sold it me said he'd had it done that morning but his face knew I knew he was telling a porky lol. The chap today was supposed to do it with the steps (another reason I was a bit flat after picking it up)Need to change the tie wrap for an exhaust rubber.
Looks a tidy motor underneath.
Just think how long it would take you to fit? Do you think it was value for money?
This is why most LR owners do/attempt most jobs
I defo don't expect anything for chips. I think some mechanics should definitely work a bit faster than they do, methodically and in an uninterrupted fashion. You wouldn't want a brain surgeon on a piddling 100k a year for an 80 hour week farting about on your hippocanthus the way some mechanics fart about in the garage. And don't say some don't, because I've seen it,
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If it was £140 for labour only then I’d be a little p*ssed off, you’ll need to find a more realistic mechanic or get some spanners for Christmas and tackle some of the simpler jobs yourself, you’ll be bankrupt within a year otherwise!
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£140 , well come black friday , that will probably buy you a nice set of halfords tools.
Then you can tinker to your hearts content. Or pay someone else to do the work.
Cheers
Then you can tinker to your hearts content. Or pay someone else to do the work.
Cheers
I agree with this moderate response. It was labour only. Tools on the Christmas list.
+1 - one of the reasons land rovers stop leaking is that there is none left in
- hopefully not the case here ... but I'd be checking the levels all the same So, two jobs then ... All oil levels, and an exhaust bobbin
At the risk of causing a storm, don't bother with waxoyl - use Dinitrol or Bilt Hamber - do a search ( if it's working
) ... certainly looks tidy underneath And, as above, get yourself some tools .... £140 quid for that job is a bit steep in my book too.
The steps are great anyway. I can get in the flippin thing without looking like I've just had a hip replacement. Just quickly on another matter, I'm going to do the rubber tube on my engine myself. Is it called the return intaker? I've typed in rubber tubing on google and ebay and there's loads of different types.
