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Hi all, The old girl has been neglected and forgotten, for which I deserve all the abuse you care to dish out, but she's now hopefully headed for a new and better home. However, I have two urgent issues: one, she's pi**ing petrol on the floor from a ruptured fuel line, second I can't enter the...

Hi all, I'm in trouble here. The following issues all appeared at the same time: - Steering wheel does not return when ignition is switched off - Steering is as it should be for the first few seconds after starting, then goes heavy as if the speed-sensitive assistance is told I'm going fast...

Car is a 2007 tdv8 with the brembo fronts. How likely is it for all four calipers to go sticky at the same time? I had the front pads off today and had to wrestle them out. However, once I had them out, the pistons moved easily. I just find it slightly incredible that all four should go at the...

Hi all, It's been a while. My purchase of a newer vogue tdv8 has left the old girl stationary for a few months and now she won't run. Here's what happens: I connect the battery, sync the key and turn the ignition to start. Engine cranks, catches and runs for maybe 2-3 seconds, then dies. It's...

Hi all, My key fob is acting up. The lock button works fine, but the unlock button is intermittent at best. Replacing batteries did not help. If I stand next to the car, furiously pushing the unlock button dozens of times it will finally unlock, but I can see the day looming when it doesn't work...

Hi all, I've had an issue with the engine pretty much ever since I got the car. In short, it sometimes refuses to start on a warm engine. This usually happens when the engine has been shut off for between 5 and 15 minutes. Anything shorter or longer than that, and it works perfectly. When this...

Hi, Car is a 97 4.6 HSE. I have been loosing washer fluid and today discovered why. I thought I had a leaking bottle, but today after washing the windscreen in the dry, I noticed a fine mist coming over the bonnet. I pulled over and what do you know - the headlamp wipers were still running, as...

Hi All, Just took delivery last week of my new pride and joy, a full-fat 2007 tdv8. I'm very pleased! Now, I have found out how to pair my phone with the bluetooth (although I haven't tried it yet), but will I be able to play music and podcasts over this same connection, or will that require a...

Hi all (1997 4.6 HSE,) I won't be using the RR for the next 6 weeks and I wish to avoid a flat battery. Can I leave it disconnected without losing sync or getting key-code lockout, provided that I follow procedure when I disconnect? (ignition on, then off and remove battery lead within 20 sec)...

Hi all, Car is a '97 4.6 HSE. As posted in an earlier thread, I have an intermittent fault with my EAS. It works perfectly most of the time, but every now and then, it won't rise back up from highway mode and goes into beep-beep fault. I have now acquired the cable and EAS software from Datatek...

Dear all, I ordered a flange and seal kit from Island to replace this weekend. It arrived in time, but some dimwit has mishandled the padded envelope to the point where it was ripped open and one part of the kit is missing, the seal ring. I'm in Norway, where no land rover dealer will have...

Hi all, Has anybody tried this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/151130848279 If it works OK, it seams like a steal, compared to a faultmate or nanocom. Cheers, Henrik

Hi all, Car is a '97 4.6 HSE. Over the last few months, it has thrown up an EAS fault on approximately every 3 or 4 drives. I thought maybe my compressor was going weak, so I have just replaced the cylinder and piston seal, but that didn't help much. It does pressurise quicker and raises...

Hi all, I have bought a replacement hvac panel for my '97 HSE. Is this a plug'n'play job or will it need to be set up somehow before it will function? I'm thinking about the positioning of the blend-flaps and so on. Thanks!

Hi all, I haven't noticed any difference in the ride as such, but I have noticed that when coming to a halt at a red light, the car seems to rock up and down maybe twice before coming to complete rest. It may have been like this since I got it, but I only noticed it recently. Are my shocks gone...

Hi all, Anyone know a source for new rear door seals, the part that attaches to the door with useless plastic clips and goes between the door and the wheel arch? Thanks! Henrik

Hi all, Car is a '97 4.6 HSE. It has now developed a problem where the ignition lock barrel fails to pop out when the key is withdrawn. This results in the steering lock failing to engage and I get the "key in ignition" message on the display. If I tap the barrel a few times with the tip of...

Hi all, Car is a '97 4.6 HSE. This only happens after a short drive, never when completely warmed through or when cold. Typically, if I drive for 3-5mins and park up, then try to start again after a couple of minutes, it only catches and coughs then dies completely. Starter is churning away...

Hi all, Car is a 97 4.6 HSE automatic. I was under the car to replace the radius arm bushings. I have been wondering if I have a worn bearing somewhere in the driveline, because there is a slight vibration that I can feel through the soles of my feet and I don't think it's always been like...

Hi all, I'm currently on a '97 P38 4.6 and I'm getting itchy to replace it with an L322. There is a vast price difference here between the early BMW-engined versions and the later Jag powered ones. Does anyone have a shortlist of improvements between for instance a 2004 4.4 and a 2006 S/C...