Have only recently subscribed, but love how you actually love fixing these vehicles rather than taking the easy way out and breaking them down for parts. I'm in NZ, and many of these cars still cost a fortune, not only to buy if you can find them, but servicing & parts as well. I'm jealous of what's available in the UK & USA car markets. You do a great job & the cars look great when repaired.
Excellent video and fantastic to see someone who repairs things like this. We live in a throw-away / write-off culture so to see this magnificent vehicle get the once over by someone who knows what they are doing does help restore some of my faith in our manufacturing / engineering prowess. Best of luck getting this back up and running! Paul
Rob, this is a chance to show your mechanic skills and have a real interesting series of videos. They say luck is when preparation meets opportunity - well, you are prepared and here is the opportunity... Go For It!! 😁👍
Have watched the complete rebuild which I found very interesting and informative. It was nice to hear that you would do appx 200miles prior to selling so you could ensure that the car would have no faults. Thank you.
Great video Rob, what tremendous skill & knowledge you have to be able to take this on. No doubt you’ll have a fantastic car for the money spent once you’ve got it all sorted.
Great video. I own a 07 hse same engine for the last 2 or 3 years. I love it but I’m always conscious something could go wrong. So videos like this are very informative ! Look forward to more of the same.
I am constantly learning new ways bay watch honest videos on RUclips. Taking the time to consider the option of repairing or replacing the engine, and explaining things by the weather as you find them, is very instructive! Continue this process, and I will follow up on commenting / asking! Thanks for a great start on this engine!
I would've given him 3 grand straight away. Just parting out the seats,rims and the Brembos will get my money back. All the rest is profit. It's beyond any logic why anyone would sell his Range for the same price as his last service,when he can easily get half grand only for them wheels!
You cant say no to a £1550 range rover, parts alone will see you alright! Looks like you've well into getting it done, I'd like to see the rebuild but let's see how the other side looks.
The main reason that Range rovers have stunning interiors and heated seats is that your always waiting in comfort and heat for a tow truck to pick you up😆
NOT bollocks mate, have the evidence to prove it, I have two relatives that work in the engineering department of Land Rover, they say that JLR use the cheapest outsourced parts possible to build their cars, its these parts that fail, I have know of several people here locally whom have handed their vehicles back to the dealers for a refund because they had nothing but one issue after another and they haved over to other brand 4x4........so NOT BOLLOCKS!
I had the misfortune of owning one of these and a Vogue, I found a guranteed way to avoid all the expensive,endless issues whilst keeping the amazing off road ability and towing ability-I bought a Landcruiser!, never had a single issue, does exactly what it says on the tin, added bonus that they don't have the severe image problem Range Rovers unfortunately have too.
No lie this is still my dream car. When I first saw these in 2007 especially in this colour and black with the beige interior. There are so many around but they are battered and bruised.
Rob - I'll keep my fingers crossed that the bottom end is ok - I look forward to seeing part 2 and your assessment of the damage - great purchase though - Clay.
Almost choked on my green tea when you said £1,550! Absolute bargain mate. Crazy to think 4/5 years ago I gave £13k for a 55 reg HSE. These are super popular cars at the moment, think my old video on here has almost hit 150k views Best of luck with the journey on this one 😁
Had two brand new ones, they were the worst vehicles I have ever bought. Both needed to go back to the main dealers far too often. Never again. Toyota lc since .... never a problem
Great video, good to listen to no nonsense information. Had an 07 V8 Rangie, best car I have owned and I’ve had a few. Look forward to the next videos.
ONLY the British can do a RUclips Channel where the focus is actually on the cars ... well done & the accent is tops (kinda Del Boy meets Noel Fielding) ... Just Subscribed !
I’ve never pressed my notification so fast love your videos I currently live in Kent myself set up my own business fully qualified light vehicle mechanic and I’m currently an apprentice for the fire brigade as a heavy vehicle mechanic and I’m only 21. keep up the good work mate .
Definitely just the cam belt tensioner. Oil pump is driven by a chain off the crank. Looks like that has seized but should have need replaced when the cam belts were done.....
Would love the mechanical side of things aswell even if it means the video becomes ridiculously long. Would love to see your work and how you fix cars rather than just flip it! Don’t skip the bits, those bits you skip are the best bits!!!! Keep it up fella
That dashboard panel tells more of a story than you can imagine. I had an ‘06 RRS HSE V8 (US) and the leather on both the dashboard and the steering wheel were split and stretching from the heat of it sitting outside. This has surely been a garage kept vehicle, from that & the paint alone, stunning!!!
So important to change your cam belts every 50k to 60k. It will save you a hell of a lot of money in the long run. They can also check your pumps etc to see if they need changing at the same time.
I would fix the tensioner, replace cam belt and carrier bolts then check compression as a way of checking valves without taking head off but there will probably be some needing to be changed. 100% worth fixing - great buy.
Yes and when they are not running they become a beautiful piece of "installation" artwork that can often sit on your driveway for years because a garage fix is fantasy money but they are "too nice to scrap". Its a flip car if you can get it running and a slow drip parts dismantle if you can't. Same story for any 10yr+ luxury car The only saving grace of having a broken RR in your driveway is that you are saving hundreds of pounds in Road Tax and Fuel the longer it sits there ! Having to lift the cab off the chassis means that it's only those with ramps that can tackle these when they need a new gearbox or lump.
Bloody hell most expensive shiny copper washers purchased Nice purchase Just shows if you look outside the copart website Private bargains to be had My recent 200 quid Laguna with a garage quote of 1600 quid to fix the handbrake was a wiring repair and codes cleared Just full mot yesterday on the rank within the hour cash in hand with profit two hours later
Nice video, nice car , I own exact same model ,I am the second owner , car has covered 77.000km since new and no problems so far. Everbody else comments repair it flip it quickly , so on. My advice to you is to repair and drive the car, İt is one of the nicest suvs to drive, I hope you enjoj the experience .
This definitely a great project for the channel ,and apart from the engine issue,very clean example of this type of car and year ,I'm sure you'll get it sorted no probs ,I've got a lot of faith in you already !!😀
Haha, I love to be this sort of man that can say.... "ill just buy a new engine, it's not big deal"... I just managed to cock up putting a new letter box on my front door.
I'd love one of these, but I like being able to sleep at night more. I've literally never even driven one because I know my heart will overpower my head and I'll get one!
Nice SUV save that engine it's worth it, that engine has a better chance than buying a used one that hasn't been serviced as well as that one. 💯💯💯💯🙋🙋🙋🙋 Nice project
Reading it in Haynes workshop manual lol put new tensioner on a new belt time it up 9 and try to start it without taking their heads off you could be lucky or you could be really unlucky good luck
Hi Rob greetings from Ireland Great RUclips channel you should fit the 3.0 tdv6 a lot more reliable than the 2.7 not sure if it would be a big job but these came with the 3.0 tdv6 so may be an option keep up the great work
Try diesel filter unless its already started as our old one people said its the pump in the fuel tank and it wasnt it was a mucky filter after putting a new pump in then reliseing but ours still turned over
That looks as if it’s just had a cambelt change not long ago , it will be good for the channel, I don’t think I’ve seen one of these being done on RUclips before,
Nice channel mate seems like you really know ya stuff. I am not a mechanic but it amazes me how a company like RR who have shed loads of experience building cars with huge price tags still seem able to produce shit like that. I mean come on oil pump tensioner snapped whats it made of toffee. I dont think I would ever want to own RR maybe an old defender but nothing like that HSE.
@DDS Software I dont but from what I have read tons of RR have reliability issues and at the end of the day the buck stops with RR. Seems like even German quality is crap as well these days, hence people being Japanese for reliability.
I have the 2008 Sport (4.4L). Bought it new in the US (US specs, fully loaded). Later exported it to Chile (where I live now). Been totally reliable and the locals refer to it as "James Bond's bosses" car.
Just come across your channel mate and glad I have. The American channels are annoying and have 20 minute conversations with them selves about fuckall on camera
Really looking forward to the next video, I'm looking for my first range rover sport atm, and worried about all the problems that come with them around this age...
Be sure you use Castrol engine oil when refilling. Always use the number one brand, it's our job to look after your engine so it delivers the most efficient performance for you.
New subscriber. Like your easy style. Gather you must be from Gillingham or Rochester. Look forward to the next update, be interesting to see if any further damage has been done. Fingers crossed. All the best. Mick🇬🇧
i had the exact vehicle (in canada). it, too, would stall periodically (thankfully at very low speeds) but would then restart and no issues for days or even weeks. [ had just over 90,000kilometers!!] the local dealer could not find anything and my independent mechanic (who serviced my mercedes) could not find a problem to correct. my mechanic said "get rid of it" . i bought a ford explorer (same cargo capacity, some similar styling cues) which i still have and have had no issues with. (much better gas mileage and a much softer ride, too). i'd love to get another LR RRS HSE but won't take another chance with LR.
I love rrs ,had one the same as that ,black hse, mine was faultless for the whole time I had it ,then got half my money I paid for it 5 years later ,iam lucky enough to still drive a rrs ,i now have 3rd generation autobiography dynamic,and never get bored driving it ,, think you got a bargain ,even if it needs another donkey,so good luck
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Have only recently subscribed, but love how you actually love fixing these vehicles rather than taking the easy way out and breaking them down for parts. I'm in NZ, and many of these cars still cost a fortune, not only to buy if you can find them, but servicing & parts as well. I'm jealous of what's available in the UK & USA car markets. You do a great job & the cars look great when repaired.
Excellent video and fantastic to see someone who repairs things like this. We live in a throw-away / write-off culture so to see this magnificent vehicle get the once over by someone who knows what they are doing does help restore some of my faith in our manufacturing / engineering prowess.
Best of luck getting this back up and running! Paul
Good of you to fix the broken part's in the engine..it's a great looking range..👌🏽 can't wait for part 2
Rob, this is a chance to show your mechanic skills and have a real interesting series of videos. They say luck is when preparation meets opportunity - well, you are prepared and here is the opportunity... Go For It!! 😁👍
I like the fact you go straight to the point with the video, no silly intros just straight to it. 👍
Nice project rob ,love that this takes the channel in a different direction from just doing accident repairs 👍
This guy is a genius and knows almost everything about cars.
This was the 1st salvage rebuilds video I found randomly 3 years ago and I’ve been watching ever since 👍🏻
Have watched the complete rebuild which I found very interesting and informative. It was nice to hear that you would do appx 200miles prior to selling so you could ensure that the car would have no faults. Thank you.
Great video Rob, what tremendous skill & knowledge you have to be able to take this on. No doubt you’ll have a fantastic car for the money spent once you’ve got it all sorted.
Great video. I own a 07 hse same engine for the last 2 or 3 years. I love it but I’m always conscious something could go wrong. So videos like this are very informative ! Look forward to more of the same.
I am constantly learning new ways bay watch honest videos on RUclips. Taking the time to consider the option of repairing or replacing the engine, and explaining things by the weather as you find them, is very instructive! Continue this process, and I will follow up on commenting / asking! Thanks for a great start on this engine!
Great work so far. That is a ton of work to do just to tear down and inspect. Will be looking for the next one in this series.
At £1550 you are laughing mate, great purchase, easy profit
Kazizilla Gaming those are only 5k anyway at best. That’s a good 2k in parts/labour anywhere. £1550 is the right money for it.
It’s a money pit
Was expensive at 1550
I would've given him 3 grand straight away. Just parting out the seats,rims and the Brembos will get my money back. All the rest is profit. It's beyond any logic why anyone would sell his Range for the same price as his last service,when he can easily get half grand only for them wheels!
@@eleonik76 absolutely, and if engine is in good nick that's worth over a grand on it's own.
Louis James
Exactly . Not sure how it’s “ easy “
Excellent video! I enjoy the down-to-earth way in which you deal with the issues. Many thanks!
You cant say no to a £1550 range rover, parts alone will see you alright! Looks like you've well into getting it done, I'd like to see the rebuild but let's see how the other side looks.
The main reason that Range rovers have stunning interiors and heated seats is that your always waiting in comfort and heat for a tow truck to pick you up😆
Too right, the most unreliable 4x4 you can buy!
You could never have said a truer word so glad I got rid of mine.
Yep the most unreliable 4x4 you can buy, can get a lot better for £70k and more!
Absolute load of bollocks.
NOT bollocks mate, have the evidence to prove it, I have two relatives that work in the engineering department of Land Rover, they say that JLR use the cheapest outsourced parts possible to build their cars, its these parts that fail, I have know of several people here locally whom have handed their vehicles back to the dealers for a refund because they had nothing but one issue after another and they haved over to other brand 4x4........so NOT BOLLOCKS!
respect to you even trying to sort that lot out if i get more than 2 parts im lost as how they go back together good luck
2??? You're bragging.....1 and I'm screwed....
I had the misfortune of owning one of these and a Vogue, I found a guranteed way to avoid all the expensive,endless issues whilst keeping the amazing off road ability and towing ability-I bought a Landcruiser!, never had a single issue, does exactly what it says on the tin, added bonus that they don't have the severe image problem Range Rovers unfortunately have too.
No lie this is still my dream car. When I first saw these in 2007 especially in this colour and black with the beige interior. There are so many around but they are battered and bruised.
Rob - I'll keep my fingers crossed that the bottom end is ok - I look forward to seeing part 2 and your assessment of the damage - great purchase though - Clay.
I could listen to this man all day. There's something soothing about his delivery
Almost choked on my green tea when you said £1,550! Absolute bargain mate.
Crazy to think 4/5 years ago I gave £13k for a 55 reg HSE.
These are super popular cars at the moment, think my old video on here has almost hit 150k views
Best of luck with the journey on this one 😁
But it doesn't start.
@@jackjay3517 for the price he's paid it's worth more in parts. Nobody could say no to a Rangie this cheap, I absolutely loved my old one
They are shite cars.......
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Had two brand new ones, they were the worst vehicles I have ever bought.
Both needed to go back to the main dealers far too often. Never again.
Toyota lc since .... never a problem
The wheels and brakes are worth more than you paid for the car, fair play my friend 👍🏼👍🏼
Very Informative and interesting video straight to the point and easy to follow, I enjoyed watching without getting my hands dirty!
Great video, good to listen to no nonsense information. Had an 07 V8 Rangie, best car I have owned and I’ve had a few. Look forward to the next videos.
You sound like jays dad from the inbetweeners.
chrismate16 😂😂😂
Hung like a chipolata
@@JM-dp1nl 😂😂😂
YT comments never fails to make me laugh 🤣🤣
A bloody gay vicar
There is a company in Essex that refurbs the 2.7 engine. From memory, about 1.5k all in.
Whats the name?
You’re a genius mate literally amazing work
ONLY the British can do a RUclips Channel where the focus is actually on the cars ... well done & the accent is tops (kinda Del Boy meets Noel Fielding) ... Just Subscribed !
I’ve never pressed my notification so fast love your videos I currently live in Kent myself set up my own business fully qualified light vehicle mechanic and I’m currently an apprentice for the fire brigade as a heavy vehicle mechanic and I’m only 21. keep up the good work mate .
Range Rover, my dream car. That is why I watched your video, easy to follow and very interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on.
Great video with solid commentary, your one positive chap around engines, more please.
Oh my days! I think I love you! What an honest, passionate and professional legend.
Am an amateur mechanic with great interest in rebuilds especially range rivers in Kenya, can't wait to see the rest of your videos,cheers matr
Definitely just the cam belt tensioner. Oil pump is driven by a chain off the crank. Looks like that has seized but should have need replaced when the cam belts were done.....
Would love the mechanical side of things aswell even if it means the video becomes ridiculously long. Would love to see your work and how you fix cars rather than just flip it! Don’t skip the bits, those bits you skip are the best bits!!!! Keep it up fella
Dirty old bag.
Excellent videos and your attitude is just perfect, proper Gezzer well done love your videos.
That dashboard panel tells more of a story than you can imagine. I had an ‘06 RRS HSE V8 (US) and the leather on both the dashboard and the steering wheel were split and stretching from the heat of it sitting outside. This has surely been a garage kept vehicle, from that & the paint alone, stunning!!!
joshxkerrigan were in the uk mate it’s never that hot lol
So important to change your cam belts every 50k to 60k. It will save you a hell of a lot of money in the long run. They can also check your pumps etc to see if they need changing at the same time.
I would fix the tensioner, replace cam belt and carrier bolts then check compression as a way of checking valves without taking head off but there will probably be some needing to be changed. 100% worth fixing - great buy.
Great series of videos, really enjoyed watching the journey!
Rob, love the videos, no hype or rambling on, doing what I did 40 years ago, luvin it.
I don't care what anyone says, but this is one of my favorite Range Rover models and in prestige condition, you can't beat that!!
Glad I got recommended this channel, nothing better than a whole chunk of knowledge - good work good luck.
Great result and would be nice to see her back on the road.
Excellent work! All these Videos on the Range Rover good viewing..
In my humble opinion the most beautiful Range Rover ever. I absolutely love the looks of it, inside and outside.
Yes and when they are not running they become a beautiful piece of "installation" artwork that can often sit on your driveway for years because a garage fix is fantasy money but they are "too nice to scrap". Its a flip car if you can get it running and a slow drip parts dismantle if you can't. Same story for any 10yr+ luxury car
The only saving grace of having a broken RR in your driveway is that you are saving hundreds of pounds in Road Tax and Fuel the longer it sits there !
Having to lift the cab off the chassis means that it's only those with ramps that can tackle these when they need a new gearbox or lump.
Bloody hell most expensive shiny copper washers purchased
Nice purchase
Just shows if you look outside the copart website
Private bargains to be had
My recent 200 quid Laguna with a garage quote of 1600 quid to fix the handbrake was a wiring repair and codes cleared
Just full mot yesterday on the rank within the hour cash in hand with profit two hours later
Nice video, nice car , I own exact same model ,I am the second owner , car has covered 77.000km since new and no problems so far. Everbody else comments repair it flip it quickly , so on. My advice to you is to repair and drive the car, İt is one of the nicest suvs to drive, I hope you enjoj the experience .
Just found your channel! Love these cars and your simple no BS editing style is so easy to watch! Well done! Subbed from Australia.
ZED 🇦🇺 🤝 🇬🇧
Great job mate. I wish I had your knowledge and tenacity. It will be a great vehicle for price.
Another cool video! Bring on Parts 2 and 3. Thanks for posting, bro!
Love that you trust the uk weather enough to work outside! Lol
Nice buy Rob nice car shame about the oil pump tensioner breaking like that hopefully not to much damage for you.great video.
Rob Linkin you can learn a lot when you have to dismantle cars given your actual iq level
Informative video. Clearly this chap is a proper geezer.
Vishal Vora thank you
Channel is growing fast, you deserve it man!
Great video. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next update
Very nice motor for that price, you look well capable of repairing the engine too. Subscribed and now following this project 👍🏼
robbieshaft thank you
Good purchase in parts alone you’ve made a few quid
I have the same model and it is so much fun driving it. I really love this giant SUV.
This definitely a great project for the channel ,and apart from the engine issue,very clean example of this type of car and year ,I'm sure you'll get it sorted no probs ,I've got a lot of faith in you already !!😀
ashley kipps 👌👍
Wow I will absolutely love this channel!! Can't wait for the rest
Haha, I love to be this sort of man that can say.... "ill just buy a new engine, it's not big deal"... I just managed to cock up putting a new letter box on my front door.
Tommo1983ful best comment so far 😂😂😂 thank you for the support
Lovely job, great commentary!
I'd love one of these, but I like being able to sleep at night more. I've literally never even driven one because I know my heart will overpower my head and I'll get one!
Class motor 👍 Good luck with the rebuild
What a lovely motor be a real bargain if you can rebuild the engine best of luck will be watching rest of the progress
Nice SUV save that engine it's worth it, that engine has a better chance than buying a used one that hasn't been serviced as well as that one. 💯💯💯💯🙋🙋🙋🙋 Nice project
Well done on the channel. Very informative
Keep it up
Finally a channel worth watching keep up the good work pal 😎
That's cool you must be very talented, good work💪
Reading it in Haynes workshop manual lol put new tensioner on a new belt time it up 9
and try to start it without taking their heads off you could be lucky or you could be really unlucky good luck
James Latimer that would not be possible wen the tensioner and mounting points are both broken
Hi Rob greetings from Ireland Great RUclips channel you should fit the 3.0 tdv6 a lot more reliable than the 2.7 not sure if it would be a big job but these came with the 3.0 tdv6 so may be an option keep up the great work
Try diesel filter unless its already started as our old one people said its the pump in the fuel tank and it wasnt it was a mucky filter after putting a new pump in then reliseing but ours still turned over
That looks as if it’s just had a cambelt change not long ago , it will be good for the channel, I don’t think I’ve seen one of these being done on RUclips before,
1 million views !! ... A milestone worth mentioning to the community.
Nice channel mate seems like you really know ya stuff. I am not a mechanic but it amazes me how a company like RR who have shed loads of experience building cars with huge price tags still seem able to produce shit like that. I mean come on oil pump tensioner snapped whats it made of toffee. I dont think I would ever want to own RR maybe an old defender but nothing like that HSE.
@DDS Software I dont but from what I have read tons of RR have reliability issues and at the end of the day the buck stops with RR. Seems like even German quality is crap as well these days, hence people being Japanese for reliability.
I have the 2008 Sport (4.4L). Bought it new in the US (US specs, fully loaded). Later exported it to Chile (where I live now). Been totally reliable and the locals refer to it as "James Bond's bosses" car.
4.4, plenty out put, how much bhp. You must be in a filling station 24/7
@@rajrenuka6666 Compared to US cars it is very economical - about 22MPG as against around 12MPG for my V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Loving this channel. Great choice for a UT project.
Great buy sir!
The Aussies say " If you want to go into the Outback go in a Land Rover, if you want to get back out go in a Landcruiser "
Excellent video look forward to the next part
Great video! I'd love a project like this. A seven year old kid dictates otherwise, so I'm stuck watching vids like this!
Very good video BTW.......most informative and highlights the pitfalls of these Chelsea tractors
Just come across your channel mate and glad I have. The American channels are annoying and have 20 minute conversations with them selves about fuckall on camera
Clobi Rml thank you 🙏
Clobi Rml 😂 spot on
I’m American and I agree lol
Yeah I fucking hate this. I don't care about your mum's new boyfriend or what you got at Walmart. Just show me the car for god sake lol
Lol truest comment of the year. Love this shit 😂
Best video yet ... great work
Eye opener! Great vid mate. Don't forget to change the oil sump and filter, bound to be s**t in that. Gpx
A great project. I looking forward to seeing the next video
Really looking forward to the next video, I'm looking for my first range rover sport atm, and worried about all the problems that come with them around this age...
Be sure you use Castrol engine oil when refilling. Always use the number one brand, it's our job to look after your engine so it delivers the most efficient performance for you.
New subscriber. Like your easy style. Gather you must be from Gillingham or Rochester. Look forward to the next update, be interesting to see if any further damage has been done. Fingers crossed. All the best. Mick🇬🇧
Mick Boakes thank you Mick appreciate the support I’m in sunny Sittingbourne 👍
Great vid, well explained. Looking forward to seeing how you get on 👍
i had the exact vehicle (in canada). it, too, would stall periodically (thankfully at very low speeds) but would then restart and no issues for days or even weeks. [ had just over 90,000kilometers!!] the local dealer could not find anything and my independent mechanic (who serviced my mercedes) could not find a problem to correct. my mechanic said "get rid of it" . i bought a ford explorer (same cargo capacity, some similar styling cues) which i still have and have had no issues with. (much better gas mileage and a much softer ride, too). i'd love to get another LR RRS HSE but won't take another chance with LR.
Asaaand this is why you’re a good RUclipsr
Very good teaching tool, thanks
I really enjoyed this ,,so much I subscribed 😀😀👍👍🇬🇧 PS,,who TF would give this the thumbs down,?? It was so interesting 👏🏻🇬🇧
David Boulton thank you 👍
Very inspiring work ! 👍
Great video love the flash forward hours of work in seconds 👍
I love rrs ,had one the same as that ,black hse, mine was faultless for the whole time I had it ,then got half my money I paid for it 5 years later ,iam lucky enough to still drive a rrs ,i now have 3rd generation autobiography dynamic,and never get bored driving it ,, think you got a bargain ,even if it needs another donkey,so good luck