I Bought a $150,000 Range Rover at Auction that Ran for 3 Days Before it Severely Broke
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I Bought the Most Expensive Range Rover Ever Made, the LWB Supercharged Executive Edition, and it broke almost immediately.
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Rich people buy new Range Rovers, super rich people buy used ones
Sam: I quickly came to the realization that there's no such thing as a cheap Range Rover.
Dude, I've been watching you for a couple of years now and I would have thought you learned that lesson well before now.
you would thank he would of learn by now.
He does it all for video content now, it is not hard to realize that.
Yup. Tesla also
Well actually the first one was cheap; the second one I lost my grAss and well, third time is a charm!
Well, just remember that pretty much any automobile is a Hyundai....
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Of course, some vehicles are worse about that than others.
Back in 2009 I was looking to buy a Suv with four wheel drive. The choices were 2000 4runner or 97 Range Rover. The Range Rover was selling for 3k and the 4runner for 6k. I'm lucky to have made the right decision as I'm still using the 4runner as my daily vehicle.
Runners are amazing as are Land Cruisers
Toyota is the best
What’s the mileage on the Toyota then and now?
4 runners are expensive now. You could be in the positive. Like a house that appreciated 👍
I bought a range rover at an auction. I had to replace the breaks, rotors and alternator. I took it to the shop to see what else was wrong. They told me I needed about $8000 worth of work plus a new transmission. I change all fuses, including the relays. The trans was off by a mere .01 seconds when the rover tech ran a diag. So I didnt replace the trans. That was 2 years ago. Replacing the fuses saved me thousands in supposed repairs. Ive had no problem since.
Do you think Land Rover had youtubers in mind when this designed these things? They are endless content machines!
The problem is that Rangies are a 1950s vehicle with a 1970s body, built on the cheap with a bunch of design corners cut and a lot of poorly designed electronics slapped on top (from the cheapest supplier) from a manufacturer with only a passing acquiaintance in quality control and iterative design (ie: driving it until it breaks then working out what broke and fixing that in the design - Rover worked on the basis that if it went 10-15,000 miles it was ok for production
They've ALWAYS been shitboxes.
As a kid in the 1970s I was living in New Zealand high country and every single farmers who had one traded the things for FJ55 Landcruiser station wagons (farm landrovers got replaced with SWB FJ40 landcruisers for the same reason - if you had a landrover you needed to have 3 in order to ensure one was working at any given time)
It's POSSIBLE to make a reliable Range Rover. It entails stripping the thing down to bare metal, redoing everything and replacing the OEM parts with much better quality items.
It's NOT possible to make a reliable landrover as critical parts of the design are deficient
Incidentally, a standard repair for government (ministerial) Jaguars was to replace the engines with an american smallblock V8. It was the only way to get a reliable one. They ended up all being replaced with Australian Ford Fairlanes
In both Australia and New Zealand, when Toyota landcruisers became available Landrover/Rangerover went from 98% of the 4WD market to under 2% in less than 18 months
Just came across your channel, great video! Now subscribed.
Yeah 😂😂
They probably didn't but the near constant stream of disasters has probably contributed to their sales collapse in many markets.
I literally lol'd when you said 'since the lifetime of most Jaguar/Range Rover products is 2/3 years'...! Fantastic
My 2001 LR2 Land Rover has 276,000 miles on it and still runs like a top! Might have done a 5.3 LS along with a t-56 trans swap at 110,000 miles. Might have gotten rid of the air ride and put 4" lift springs on it. Might have gotten rid of the hydraulic system, the diffs and transfer case, but it's still an LR2 on paper! The key to having a reliable Land Rover is to replace anything that Land Rover installed outside of the cab!
Lmaooo that's the ticket! Simple fix!!
You are a brave man, here in the UK the Range Rover does not enjoy a good reputation and the reliability
index is one of the worst.
Yes they are a wonderful form of transport when they are working, but they never stay that way for long.
Best of luck with repairing it.
I genuinely get disappointed when your videos end. they are AWESOME! informative, accurate, funny and very well shot. HUGE respect!
I love your Range Rover videos more so than any of your other fixes. It’s like this labyrinth of fault codes that keep you guessing till the last vid where you get fed up and send the car away!
Sam definitely does an excellent job making the complexity of LR RR vehicle malfunctions seem so simple and easy to diagnose.
You have a great way with explaining complex topics. Very logical and fun to watch.
Haven't been traumatized enough by the last range rover! Well at least it's a nice interior for when you're fed up working on it!
The Toyota Camry of all LandRovers @0.56sec of video😂 Toyota will be sending you a cease and desist letter shortly Sam📫
Faster than Ferrari 😂
Overpriced Junk
😂😂😂
I always wish Landrover can throw 4 cylinder honda engines in their car. So you can enjoy the “crab” while still moving from point A to point B .
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Me; 0.05% x 25 = 1.2% return.
Yup, sounds about right.
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It was a little hard to tell but I think the piston tool was in upside down. The curve of the tool is supposed to match the curve of the pad. Flip it around and it might have fit.
Any land rover with 100,000 miles is ready for the junkyard
5 to many noughts
Spoken like a man who’s never owned a single one 🤦🏻♂️
It's a miracle it got to that many miles.
True dude.any British made vehicles sucks.
Nonsense - people in America don’t seem to understand quality and sophistication.
There's nothing more natural than a Range Rover on a flatbed. Great closing, very very funny.
We have a Range Rover specialist garage near us and last time we passed my wife asked why the cars parked on the front never moved, naturally I told her it's because they don't like to stray too far as it's too risky.
You and Hoovie should collaborate about making a You Tube living off buying the least reliable but nicest looking vehicles available in America. Your collections both LOOK awesome. Your show would be even more fun if you were in the rust belt. LOL
Wow sorry to hear and see all your issues, hope you get it sorted out soon
I like the ocky way reference😂
Sam is a Range Rover masochist and needs help 😂
Or a YT content genius
Now, now, Gentlemen. The two aren't mutually exclusive.
I would say ferarri...but ok...
@@RatusMax let's just boil it down to "he's a masochist" period lol.....
Sam is the #1 Range Rover Ambasador on youtube
The old model Land Rovers..were great machines. Also the Nissan Patrol no longer sold here was unbreakable.
Great video. Did not know about Pennzoil Platinum warranty. For me that's the golden nugget I got from the video. Thanks.
Sam, you have come along way in your diagnostic abilities. Great deal on this unit even though you still have some issues! Looking forward to part 2 of this video. I am confident you will get this fixed and running fine!
We should not assume there will be a Part 2 video.
@@tennesseepride5255 You think he will give up that fast?
A classic Samcrac purchase 😀 I watch a lot of Range Rover repair videos, as they are generally entertaining, but the main thing I learn from them is to not buy a Range Rover!
never buy a potential headache
Agree....also if i may share my experience on it i can tell you in Saudi Arabian..this car you buy it brand new Starting fron 140,000 $..up to 230,000 $
The sad things only the Dealer can you do your regular maintenance..if you do it out...the warranty will be no longer available...to make a Oil change only in the Dealer shop it cost you easily aroun 2000 $ just for the oil Plus they told if there is anything else..so the car to reach 60,000 Miles..you may spend 25,000 $ only for the oil....after tow years...if you wanna sale it ...its maximum price would be 1/4 of the Original Price.....
If there's issues with Gear or Engine... Easly over bere gonna cost you from 5000 up to 7000 $
No matter what was it minor or major problems.....
To buy this car ..you need an open account 😁
"m an Englishman who has been driving Land Rovers products for over twenty years and can honestly say there is no place more comfortable to be.... ....whilst waiting for a tow truck!"
@@colinsmith3938 20 years? that sounds like an expensive repair.
@@henrykim4230 Crippling anxiety every time you get in the car.
Awesome. Love the ending, can’t wait for more.
Awesome video! I have the same exact car and it’s been quite reliable from 40k-68k miles so far. Only one issue with the fuel pump dying and leaving me stranded 😂. Love the car to pieces tho. Enjoy and hope you are able to fix it!
I've had a disco 3 highest trim level 50K all service records doctor owned and didn't get to keep it too long because a friend of mine wanted it so bad I didn't get to get to the hate part I only had the love part of the relationship so I guess that's all right. I'm slightly knowledgeable I guess you can say with the the Mechanicals and electricals with all the Jaguars I own and have owned as well as my tr8 convertible with the Rover 3.5 L V8 with a offenheiser intake and Holley four-barrel. Because you're not the usual person commenting after the fact such as high miles or some missed preventive maintenance and then the person has an engine issue such as head gaskets and losing coolant. So with that in mind perhaps you would like to be proactive and let me know how it goes over the years but if your vehicle is at 65 or $70,000 miles do some research and if you want some input I'll be happy to give it to you but you should run across some different cooling system sealers that use different ingredients that will coat the inside of your cooling system including that little edge of your head gasket your heater core your radiator your plastic cooling components with basically Metalized and fibrous coating that creates a bond and a layer and if you did have a pinhole leak somewhere what have you it closes them off permanently. So the point is is that if you add this to the system and there's two kinds there's the kinds that works with antifreeze and then there's the kind you have to drain everything out do a little flush add their elixir and then you run it for the recommended time and mileage and then you only have water with it then you flush all that out and then just top back up with your 50/50 mixed as it would have came from the factory and personally I recommend the prior version because it's easier sublimate, effective and efficient the primarily because you're not losing the coolant that you have in there you're not having to spend time doing the other steps plus you leave it in there so that means that little bits of it can continually work Beyond the initial process. And then when you have passed another couple of years or 20,000 miles of driving then add the same stuff unless something is recommended or comes on the market that is better and do the process again I just do that every 2 years or 20,000 miles and see if those little Coatings you can continually add keeps what would have been eaten away from happening thereby making your engine almost Bulletproof outside of some other calamity like a timing chain issue or something we won't get into that right now the better is something you'll want to check or have checked at around 100k to confirm that all your tensioners and guides are good and there's no stretch on the chain or wear. I think if you maintain a proper timing setup and the proactive head gasket repair cooling system repair coatings you'll get over 200 probably even $250,000 MI on the vehicle without the usual headaches from now until that milestone sorry this is a long and I'm just talking so there's not a lot of commas and periods inserted
@@lyleg.9192 Thanks man!
"m an Englishman who has been driving Land Rovers products for over twenty years and can honestly say there is no place more comfortable to be.... ....whilst waiting for a tow truck!"
Well it’s still brand new, you’re in for a whole
Hero of trouble after 100k shit you still got a factory warranty for Christ sake
nice work on the diagnosis Sam, looking at the CAN data to figure out it was indeed fuel related was very clever
While not too prevalent, this is actually a known issue with some of the earlier JLR 5.0 engine where the injectors will fail and when one goes, the ECM will over pressure the other injectors in the same bank. I had this happen a few years ago with a 2011 XKR with the same engine. FCP Euro sells the OEM Bosch fuel injectors as a kit; 8 injectors for nearly the same price that the dealer charges for a single injector. Due to how much you need to take apart on the engine, I'd recommend replacing all of the injectors and do the supercharger service (oil and spring loaded supercharger coupler which is known to fail) while you have it all apart.
FCP also offers lifetime warranties on most of their parts. Used it for my N54 and still do for my N52 bmw.
Thank you Brian 👍🏻🙏
"m an Englishman who has been driving Land Rovers products for over twenty years and can honestly say there is no place more comfortable to be.... ....whilst waiting for a tow truck!"
@@colinsmith3938😂
Great video, thanks.
Best way with ABS is to open bleeder valve and then push pistons back. Debris will empty out the bleeder and not go back up into the ABS valve body. Otherwise great risk of causing one of the ABS isolation valves to stick open, keeping brake lightly applied to affected wheel all the time. Seen it hundreds of times and gets expensive real fast when having to replace entire ABS hydro unit.
Exactly you don't want to just force that nasty stuff that's down close to the caliper piston to spend scraping back and forth on that steel collecting dirt and bits of metal and rust because brake fluid is hydroscopic so between driving in the rain and condensation Cycles there's going to be a little bit of water in there and you'll just force all that back up the line and if you do it enough through components that it could affect its performance or operation and if you're reading this and you kind of done that already it's not too late maybe to fill up the reservoir to the top pump the pedal have someone go around each bleeder several times you may have to feel the reservoir four or five times but just do it a whole bunch with the engine on with the engine off until it's really clean and you feel confident that you reversed the backflow that you introduced into the system back out through the bleeders and out of the system completely
Thanks, never thought of that.
Lots of death traps on RR. Best stay away from it.
The notorious Sam is at it again….. And the audience loves it!
I'm glad you love it because I'm getting tired smelling all these fumes over here...
all i want for christmas is for sam to finish one of these builds xD
Got himself another Hooptie
He needs to get his Stepmom over to help him ‘yank his injector’ me thinks. It doesn’t look like a DIY job to me 😂😂
DeRanged Rover content > Insert exotic car built
I think I know the reason why most luxury cars have such a nice interior it's a good place to wait for the tow truck lol The manufacturers wanna make sure it's comfortable while you're waiting
That ZF transmission has one temperature sending unit, and that unit most likely displays the temp inside the instrument panel. That temp will be the same temp displayed in the scan tool.
Thanks man!!! I need that scanner!!!
Diagnosedan had this issue turned out as leaky injector,your on the right track Sam 👍
*You’re
What sort of ant?
absolutely nothing wrong with that old discs literally as good as new from, a operational/performance perspective
Great info and an interesting scan tool.
On my SQ7 (the diesel one), the regulator "pressure too high & too low" was just a fried regulator sensor on the HPFP... no code about the sensor. Just the high and low pressure warnings
*Samcrac* What a hoot, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along with you. GOD Bless.
You bet
Your god doesn't exist. It's 2022. Grow up
@@TheRealCatof grow up
@@Samcrac would you please stop trying to fix that trash and get a classic American car for once!!!
You can have just as much headaches behind an old Buick as a Trash Rover
How much did Sam pay for the Land ROVER 🚗 🚘 🚔 🏎 🚓 🚕 🚗
That must be one of the most convenience neutral emergency release, at least they know you will be using it very often
Mercedes could learn from that with their ISM actuation countdown to failure system...I haven't had any problems with mine but it's kind of like SBC. Even if nothing breaks, after a pre-programmed number of actuations, it will force you to go to the dealer to replace.
beautiful video with all those why where how.... lovely
I enjoyed this video very much. I'm subscribing so I can follow the rest of the story. Love the look and features inside an Autobiography. What year model is the vehicle? Thanks for the great videos. Continued success and all good things, from new fan in TEXAS!!!
Thanks for the sub!
Classic Sam.
You crack me up mate.
I really enjoy your channel ,it's always very informative.
Time for a LS swap. And a custom ECU so most of the features keep working. Finally a Range Rover more reliable and with reasonable maintenance figures.
It’s literally the first thing I thought, people always Ls swap it
Well thats the engine sorted. What about the rest of the rubbish stuff? Wheels bearings electrical etc. Why not swap everything for a Land Cruiser and get a reliable vehicle right off.
@@ndlovulwazi in this case is probably needing a new injector.
Na, Coyote and a Whipple. Be different.
That thing needs a 2UZ with a TRD supercharger. Basic and reliable.
You sure know what you're doing, well done.
Another great video! Just as a note on that your generic brake piston tool...if you pause at 4:39, you can see the plate that pushes against the outside of the caliper from inside is upside down. The outer radius curve should be turned 180 degrees so it's toward the outside of the rotor arc (you have the curved area toward the inside). Turning that would allow the tool more room to be centered on the piston. I use this tool often and remember this happening to me when I first got it...until I realized the plate was positioned incorrectly. Anyway, looks like you got the piston compressed in the end so all is good.
Fun fact: 99% of all Rovers ever made are still on the road today! (The other one percent actually made it back to the shop...)
Thanks for helping keep these 2nd hand RR prices down for us plebs Sam!
LS swap it . I bought a 2011 HSE Sport with a blown engine and dropped in a Ford 351 Windsor. All the reliability and no maintenance nightmares, even have the center console fridge working too 👍🏼🏁
Sam, I love every single one of your rebuilds video and your channel is the only one I can say that to
“And since the lifetime of your average Jaguar Land Rover product is 2-3 years” IM DEAD 💀
Didn't actually think it was as long as that!
I have a 2011 jaguar XJL. Yes it does breaks down once a while. .. my words are.. u have to pay to play.. jaguar and rovers are good cars. If u have money.
Informative and funny at the same time. Such a rare beast to find in the wild.
These make amazing lawn ornaments!
Never a dull moment in Land Rover ownership, my l322 turned itself into a v6 by melting 2 pistons and my mother's l405 has had various issues with the hydraulic sway bar system.
Yeah. I get random failures with my sway-bar system, as well. It still happens so seldom, I haven't bothered to diagnose it properly, since it resets itself once I restart the engine.
Factory V8 landies are awful but most aftermarket conversions work just fine. That should be a clue about landrover designers
@@miscbits6399 Well, I wish JLR would have just used the coyote 5.0 instead of making that aj133. They were owned by ford at the time. But I wish there was an easy swap for my l322 to get it running again.
I thought by this time they would figure it out. Seems like still nothing has changed.
I hope you opened the master cycliner when your compressing those calipers in. You can ruin the seals in that brakes and cause job to cause more damage then just replacing your pads. Brakes will be spongy.
Doesn't the auto-retract also auto-unscrew the cap then?
You may need to do an oil and filter change as any unburnt fuel may've got past the cylinder bores and diluted the oil.
Sam have you checked the fuel pump in the tank and fuel pump relay,had a similar issue but with a diesel jlr.the relay works then can cut out.
Love both my rovers, 2017 svr, 2019 supercharged v8 hse, sold my 2017 lwb with 160k miles and my 2015 had close to 140k, never had any severe issues besides 1 of them I bought back in 2017 it was a 2013 with 80k miles and after 10k miles it had the timing chain rattle, either way, I love them and will always keep one in my driveway.
I wish I would've had the same experience my 2010 lasted 7k all kinds of elec trical issues replaced by rr with another 2010rr supercharged this was better lasted 30000 miles before issues started piling up specially not starting traded that in for the new 2014 rr supercharged this one turn out to be the worst rr the factory bought itback.never again
As luxurious as they are, I’ve heard nightmares about range rovers. Amazing content man I’ll be following you from now on for sure! Keep it up
In the UK you need to budget for £3k - £5k per year normal wear and tear running costs and just hope nothing major goes wrong!
I have a 2016 RR diesel. I love it. So far, one plus years, no problems.
The biggest problem i think is the dealer i do not intend to use them we have quality independent shops here
It's fairly new so shouldn't be an issue but always a good habit to loosen the fill plug before loosening the drain plug. This is in case you can't get the fill plug open you don't want to be SOL. With this that won't be an issue cause you can suck it out from the top but many cars don't have that option so just a good habit to get into no matter the vehicle.
"Ran for 3 Days"... Well done. That's impressive. You got a good one.
Ran mine for 45 mins
I love your vids. Sam, you work on rigs way above my pay scale or interest in buying.The vids however are very interesting, I love to learn about cars, I have been a car-a-hollic for more years than I'd like to say. Thank you for what you do!! (I'll stick to my Penstar junk;)
You are doing a godly job with these videoab
I sold one of these in 2010. 50,009 miles. The warranty cost for a 3 yr 36,000 miles was $14,960! If that doesn't tell you something I don't know what will...
Wouldn't be surprise if the way to fix the Range Rover, would be leaving it unlock in that parking lot. Somehow thieves get it to run almost surprisingly fast. Meanwhile breaking down in owner's hands.
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Yeah you'll have to leave some Jordans on the floorboard, a couple C notes on the armrest ,couple 40's(as in beverages)in the door pocket and they'll steal it then for sure even with everything on the inside saying don't we're not even sure it'll make it down the street without getting hot or outlasting the Hot Pursuit vehicle Chase
@@lyleg.9192 The keyboards showed the world who yall were. A bunch of Hating cowards.
Sometimes I have headaches for Sam, just looking at the complexity to get to the fuel injectors 😢😢
Always nice seeing a LR RR in its natural habitat. On the back of a breakdown truck.
That's really unfortunate! It can be really tough when you purchase a used car, especially if you don't have the chance to thoroughly inspect it before you buy it. Hopefully, you can get it repaired quickly and for a reasonable cost. Good luck!
just dont buy american junk or anything that india has its fingers into as all range/land rovers are total garbage.
my boy sam doing things the ocky way
That was really interesting. I liked the fact that you can retract the piston on the brakes through the diagnostic computer. It would be nice to know on what other makes of cars this can be done.
This is common for most modern cars with an electric E-brake/parking brake.
Only the actuation motor drive retracts you still have to push the pistons in the calipers back manually. Landrover technican 🫡
@@rhkavli I wasn't aware of that when I changed the pads on our Touareg. It wasn't easy to move the pistons back!
Mind you, I don't have a diagnostic computer for the Touareg.
@@nathancorbett6130 thank you
Well I thought it was actually sucking the front pistons back which would have been mind blowing.
Always aproblem to solvewith a R/R, but cutting corners is the usually problem. I did nor see the gears being cycled when the gerabox was being filled, hence the fault codes. If the supercharger drive has sheared, then the engine will overfuel when starting. Its also worth doing a supercharger overhaul at high mileage. New injectors might be in order. Its a Ford engine by the way, not BMW.
I’ve been waiting for this video for a long time!
I will get one of these at some point lol
That car is oozing luxury, and will be a great tow luxury rig. If anyone can fix it, it's Samcrac. Thanks for taking us along for your wild rides Sam!
In the meantime it's a luxury car that'll look great on the back of a tow truck...
Instead of towing, it will be a luxury towed vehicle.
@@Kevin-go2dw🤣🤣🤣 nice!
The V8 in the newer 2013+ models are much more reliable than their predecessors. Rare timing chain issues and no real issues asides from the water pump and supercharger. I saw one the other day ran up to 287,000mi. It was a 2016 one owner Vogue and it looked like it had 50,000mi. Even my 2014 Range Rover Sport had 120,000mi and didn’t have any mechanical issues the only problem was the suspension
I agree. Pretty much everyone who doesn't own a Rover will bag them with mistruths and bullshit from crap they have read on the internet. They are an excellent and reliable vehicle. If any idiot has any better ideas, perhaps they should turn up at Solihull and tell the design engineers that they know more than them.
My dad (rest in peace) had a 2019 or 2018 supercharged Land Rover Range Rover v8, it had more than 100,000 km and he told me that the RR was never in the mechanic
Congratulations.!!!
Bro I dont comment as much anymore but it's crazy to see how far you've came. Been here since the money pit jetta and I was talking about we need to get you to a mil subs and you commented back saying let's gets to 100k first lol
everyone: how may land rover lessons do you want?
Samcrac: yes....
Thanks for bringing us along during your diagnostic. My blood pressure would rise every time I drove a Range Rover.
I'm on my second Range Rover and I take prescription medicine for high blood pressure.
Ooh those wheels!! I can literally hear the grinding everytime the previous owner parked it by a kerb⚠️😲😳🤔
Sam, what year is that RR? I am looking at buying that code reader, the one I just bought doesn't have all the features that yours shows, for BMW and RR. I did notice that you had a low battery warning, which these are very sensitive since there's so much electronics on them.
I just bought two '16 Models with the TD6 diesel. These vehicles are amazing.! I've think a lot of people are afraid of them because of bad press. When looking at the '2000 - 2013 models, they typically have 150k -200k miles on them, so don't be afraid to get them.
I did a full service myself on both of these units. All in all, with Brembo Rotors, Ceramic pads, all new oils (trans, diffs (front/rear), transfer case, engine and filter), fuel filter (VERY IMPORTANT and easy to replace), I spent about $750 for a full service doing it all myself. As Sam says, these are the easiest and well thought out brakes I have ever worked on. There does seem to be a common problem with the boots on the front shafts that tear and the control arms ($90 each from Rock). Other than that, very impressed with RR units.
I'm averaging 32 mpg with these TD6 models. The TD6 engine very reliable and was a Ford/Pugeot Industrial joint venture. The only real problem is the timing belt service kit, can get from Aliexpress for under $200 shipped, which needs to be done at 115k miles. Plenty of vids out there on how to do it yourself. The Transmissions are very reliable also, ZF8 series and ARE NOT truly life time fluid units, per ZF service instructions.
Could I get my car fixed the Samcrac way?
Someone could make a fortune creating an LS swap kit and an air suspension conversion kit for these things.
The older ones already have cheaper fixes for the fragile suspension. I'm waiting for Land Rover to throw in the towel has just sell re-badged Lexus SUV's.
I've owned Range Rovers for 10 years now with a total of 600,000 km on the clock, and I've only had one air-strut failure in that time. I've had more rusted out coil springs go out on previous vehicles I've owned. Additionally, you completely ruin the handling of the car by doing the conversion, both on road handling and especially off-road, since the air suspension is simulating a beam axle, which you lose, after a conversion. It's not complicated either. There is one control computer, which isn't especially expensive, there are two valve blocks. Not very expensive either, then there are the air lines, the compressor and struts front and bags rear. The front struts are, sort-of expensive. About $400 apiece, but they are dead simple to replace compared to a coil spring. 20 minute job, compared to a 2 hour job.
4:19 for a moment I thought that was some kind of intricate artwork on the brake pad there, like a picture of Jesus.
Absolutely! Synthetic oil is the only way to go. My LR has 30,000 miles and will get the synthetic at the next service.
Do you have an extended version of you yanking on those injectors ;)
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I would start with the #4 injector, every cylinder past 4 had a misfire.
I’ve had friends with these and they spent a lot of time in the shop so it’s not unusual for them to have a lot of service history.
As soon as you pulled the oil drain plug and the thin oil came out so fast I thought it was full of gas.
Don't forget the extended warranty. Never, Never, Never!!
** Neva Neva neva
nothing to worry about those brake pads, i'm sure it'll stop by itself if need be :)))
Gr8 vid. Cheers.
Everyone talked shit on the 4.4 BMW engine Rover but it DOES NOT have these stupid Jag engine problems. 252k on my 2003 and still goin STRONG 💪🏻 transmission too after servicing all fluids
I LOVE watching your car pain. Please tell us more. ❤
Lifetime means it'll last the life of the car. The car lasts less than 100k miles 🤣
Exactly! People thinks "lifetime" means the owner lifetime 😂
In most cases, "lifetime" means the lifetime of the warranty. Manufacturers don't give a toss if the car fails catastrophically after the warranty is up. They just want to be able to brag about low maintenance costs.
Seems odd that it would only misfire on 3 cylinders with only 1 injector being bad. Can't see 3 injectors faulting at once either. Electrical gremlin gut feeling.
They do that..some Landrovers break down coming off the production line
But we still buy them
My buddy's 1966 Land Rover 88 ran forever and never broke down. Something to be said for simplicity.
The older ones were the best, I had a D2 , 2000 model auto TD5 , never had any issues except normal wear and tear. Sold it after 5 years for about the same price as I had paid
Can't deny it's a good looking vehicle, get it fixed and I'll take it off your hands Sam, let me use it for a few years and I'll give it back to you.