OFFICIAL Land Rover thread.

[Northern]

^ That looks great. any more pics?


I also see Powling acquired a new vehicle that's relevant to this thread...

[iansane]

My 90 is almost back on the road after new A/C, new dash, new seats, and a host of other things;

[Northern]

I decided I'm going to make a series of crappy videos to document my feeble attempts to fix this glorious POS.

Here's a super quick walkaround and replacement of the hatch button:

https://youtu.be/yvj1QDAVw6s

[Northern]

I think it'll be fun. I'd love a nice one but they're super hard to come by here. Went like 3 months without a single LR3 or LR4 on marketplace/kijiji/anywhere else.

Then there was that $6000 (CAD) one at the LR dealer that I bolted out of a meeting to go see, which ended up getting scooped out from under me.
That one was OK. Didn't have Lux or the 2-speed tcase (it became optional, tied to the HD package on the 2014+ cars), but had whatever option group gets the 360 camera, and the head unit is 'better'. Engine had been replaced but had a rough idle and codes for 'Suction control valve stuck' and a generic P008B 'Powertrain'...

I picked this one up for $7k (again, CAD) and I think it was a damn good deal. It runs like a champ, but shifts just a little weird when cold. Has 2-speed T-case, but not HD package so no locking rear unfortunately. Lux, so better seats, seat/column/mirror memory, fridge, audio and some other stuff.

PO owned an excavation company and bought this for his wife ~5 years back but there was a new 4runner in the driveway. He seemed to take good care of it mechanically. No CEL, everything works, has new brakes and was detailed for the sale.

If I did get a nice one, I'd be too scared to break it anyway. I think this is a decent one for me. Hoping to pick up the GAP tool over black friday if it goes on sale.

Unfortunately this will displace my clapped 4-door, but I don't have time to do all the work to fix that car anyway.

[MrBurgundy]

Jag AJ133 5.0 V8, makes (or at one point made) 370/375. I think they still use variants of this now, but the 2010-11 especially were known for chain/tensioner issues.
It must be a few chains in by now, so it probably has the updated stuff? I'm sure I'll find out.

In the 2014 facelift, they also changed to the 3.0 SC V6, which is that weird V8 with the two cylinders blanked off lol, but people love it and say it's more reliable. I think it also switched from the ZF6 auto to the ZF8HP which IMO is the real improvement.


Here's the bad (spare and some plastics missing). Looks gross but I don't see any holes. I'll get under there eventually and have a poke around. Not sure if I try to clean it up or just blast it with undercoating to try to slow the rust a bit and get a few more years out of it.

Yeah, I've done timing chains on those. Pretty good engine tho. Really the only PITA shit I've done on that 5.0 are the injectors.

Even the chain was easy to do, since the engine was developed by Ford

[Northern]

what engine is in that?

Jag AJ133 5.0 V8, makes (or at one point made) 370/375. I think they still use variants of this now, but the 2010-11 especially were known for chain/tensioner issues.
It must be a few chains in by now, so it probably has the updated stuff? I'm sure I'll find out.

In the 2014 facelift, they also changed to the 3.0 SC V6, which is that weird V8 with the two cylinders blanked off lol, but people love it and say it's more reliable. I think it also switched from the ZF6 auto to the ZF8HP which IMO is the real improvement.


Here's the bad (spare and some plastics missing). Looks gross but I don't see any holes. I'll get under there eventually and have a poke around. Not sure if I try to clean it up or just blast it with undercoating to try to slow the rust a bit and get a few more years out of it.

[MrBurgundy]

what engine is in that?

[Northern]

Pulled the trigger on a 2010 LR4 HSE Lux over the weekend.
Fun little road trip to pick it up and drive it back. No issues along the way.

High miles, rusty underneath, and first MY, but the price was right, it's inspected for another year, and the mechanicals are solid.

Plenty of small things broken. Already ordered a new hatch lid button, 3rd brake light, and a key shell because the key that works is held together with band-aids.

[808ETA]

I did a stupid thing recently.

Nice!!!! If you are having buyers remorse you can send it my way lol

[Powling]

I did a stupid thing recently.

[econti]

Bought myself a TD5 Defender ute a little while back. Hydraulic tipper and crane, 130,000km country car so no rust at all which is incredible. I am the second owner.
Already binned the EGR setup, and not in the pic but I fit a big dirty front mount intercooler as the stock one is shit.

Flash tune coming soon to make it not gutless. I love this little unit

[Jb325is]

Nice Disco! Pretty awesome rig you've got there for I would bet a pretty reasonable cost. Just be ready to do the headgaskets, luckily they are super simple.

I don't remember the last time I posted in this thread, but I bought an sold a RRC Hunter a few years back... Didn't quite hold onto it long enough to profit off of the '80's - 90's SUV boom that we're currently experiencing, but I can say for sure that I don't really miss the truck. Shortly after that, I ended up buying a cheap L322 S/C and it has been a legitimately awesome vehicle for me. I would not recommend owning one if you aren't mechanically inclined, and the proprietary scan tools are a must, but when working correctly they are fantastic trucks. Mine has 190k right now and is still going strong, it's currently my DD while I build up a new e30.

[BlackSpeed66]

Bringing this (and myself, apparently) back from the dead. Been a hot minute since I've been on here. e30 is still chillin.... been in "house mode" since i bought a place last year. Dragged this home last month:



I present to you the Disaster Transport. Looks prettier than she is.... kinda crusty underneath.... been in the midwest the past 10 years and it shows. Originally a west coast car. Also the lowest mileage vehicle I've ever owned at 95k. The local LR club out of Columbus created a Camel Trophy 'homage' event over the course of a weekend and I wanted to participate without destroying the P38 (177k and doing fine, btw). So - the Disaster Transport is the trail pig. First step was getting the Center Diff Lock un-stuck. Was able to use that as a bargaining tool to knock down the price some. Also the exhaust is only there in spirit. Some empty bean cans fixed that.

Never seen a vehicle with bolt-on shock towers before. It did make it easier...



2 inch lift and a Lucky8 bumper/winch combo and she's (mostly) good to go. Was hoping for tree sliders but they were 4+ weeks out...



Evening before at camp:


The 'Gatekeeper' - drove right out after finding a better line...


Bottom of the group obstacle - we were meant to tackle this one as a team. This being my second time doing any sort of real trails.... the one guy said i was white as a sheet going up!



Top of the hill!



Bonus round mud puddle. I gotta say for a month's work everything turned out fairly well. My only casualty was a busted tire sidewall on a rock. The D1 is a fun drive in its own quirky way.

https://imgur.com/smAQic1

[LJ851]

Any LR news out there? I hear crickets. What's the story on Loren's shorty?

We had a good experience recently at Mid-Atlantic Rovers in Columbia MD. Old ones, new ones, they know what they're doing. The guy said their record for a customer LR3 is 470,000 miles. My son asked, How many times was the engine out? He said the valve covers have never some off. He said if you keep the cooling system in good shape, and oil in it, that Jaguar V8 will go and go.

I’ve got a couple jobs in front of the 2a. Truck has been sitting a couple years but “ran when parked”. I have clutch hydraulics, new fuel system, starter push switch, battery sitting on the shelf ready to go on. The plan is to drive the 2a while I do some upgrades to my Scout.

[LateFan]

Any LR news out there? I hear crickets. What's the story on Loren's shorty?

We had a good experience recently at Mid-Atlantic Rovers in Columbia MD. Old ones, new ones, they know what they're doing. The guy said their record for a customer LR3 is 470,000 miles. My son asked, How many times was the engine out? He said the valve covers have never some off. He said if you keep the cooling system in good shape, and oil in it, that Jaguar V8 will go and go.