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Do you do your own work on your Land Rover? |
Yes - everything |
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Yes, but only small service items |
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In the process of learning to |
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No |
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hotrodjacko Super user


Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 1248 Location: Northants/Surrey
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:01 pm Post subject: Servicing |
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Hi all, just wondered how many people on here work on their vehicles themselves or take it to a garage to get done? Whether it is just basic filter changes and servicing to fitting new swivels or springs etc? _________________ Ross. Oxford club night organiser.
Membership no.: 5777.
1980 88" 2.25 petrol - Build thread here |
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AndyM Super user


Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 279 Location: Kington, Herefordshire
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Yes everything. But i do restoring for a living  _________________ Currently
1976 Series 3 Truck Cab 2.5D
1985 90 Truck cab: Sold
1964 88" Grey truck cab series 2: Sold
1972 Triumph Spitfire: Sold
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Captain slow Super user


Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 1469 Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Pretty much everything. In fact this weekend I fitted new shocks & springs all round on my Volvo, plus a big brake kit.
I do take the car to a trusted mechanic for the bits I find too awkward or for which special tools are needed - but he's the only person I'd trust with my car. Forget main dealers, specialists, etc - I've had far too many bad experiences of them. In fact I became so disillusioned that I went to night school to study for a C&G 383 (Motor Vehicle Engineering & Repair)  _________________ Currently:
1982 Stage 1 109 V8
Previously:
1981 Series III 109 2.25P on LPG, 1973 Series III 88 2.25D, 1999 Disco Td5, 1998 Disco 300 Tdi Safari Edn, 1983 110 2.5 NAD, 1983 110 V8, 1986 90 2.5 TD
Membership Number 5747 |
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midlife Super user


Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 553 Location: ramsey
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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today done diff pinion oil seal and rear uj  _________________ if it aint broke hit it wi hammer if it still not broke hit it harder |
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Chromefire Super user

Joined: 01 Feb 2010 Posts: 446 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Everything I can, I do myself- it does get an annual service with a mechanic in the next village just to be sure- and to get the MOT of course The mechanic I use took an old sluggish Corsa I have, serviced it and delivered it back like a new car- some sort of black magic I assume- he's even a classic Landy enthusiast to boot!  |
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cinstone Guest
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:11 am Post subject: |
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Mine being and 08 it's still under warranty, so has had two dealer services, but next time it'll be out of warranty, so I can break it and bodge it myself without the cost. The cost being the difference between me bodging it and the dealer .
Chris. |
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Sparky Big Talker


Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 47 Location: Leicester
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:29 am Post subject: |
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Time permitting I do everything.....
Worst job tackled -
New clutch on my 90" 300tdi...
On the drive....
between xmas and the new year...
without a crane....
4 days in sub zero temperatures.
Then got it nicked 4 months later  _________________ 1983 88" Series III Gwyneth
1996 Dicovery 300Tdi
1996 90" 300Tdi *Stolen* |
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Hovis_211 A Hopeless Case !


Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 222 Location: King's Lynn (Norfolk)
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Hopefully in the coming years ill learn to do it all my self But isnt doing it your self all part of the fun  _________________ Landrover Series 3 88" Petrol
Landrover Defender 90 300Tdi
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chuggernought Super user


Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1345 Location: derbyshire
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:59 am Post subject: |
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everything from minor service to full rebuild, restoration,special build, plus many other peoples motors. built my first v8 racer when i was 6 with my brother, grew up with landies and rebuilt dozens. then became a mechanic specializing in landies, wouldn't trust anyone else to work on my babies, and to be honest, on some of them no one else would know how to work on them! _________________ 1972 s3 lwb (dreadnought)
1971 s3 lwb stw (chuggers)
1995 discovery 3.9v8 auto(the dog trolley)
1985 rangerover/dakar v8(as yet unnamed)
1977 101 fc ambi v8 (mr boxy)
100" v8 hybrid (roargasm)
1949 series 1
daimler 4.0l(old smoothy) |
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Captain slow Super user


Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 1469 Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Sparky wrote: | Time permitting I do everything.....
Worst job tackled -
New clutch on my 90" 300tdi...
On the drive....
between xmas and the new year...
without a crane....
4 days in sub zero temperatures.
Then got it nicked 4 months later  |
Now that would make me quite mad... Did you get it back? (Sorry there are many many tales of Landies being pinched recently ) _________________ Currently:
1982 Stage 1 109 V8
Previously:
1981 Series III 109 2.25P on LPG, 1973 Series III 88 2.25D, 1999 Disco Td5, 1998 Disco 300 Tdi Safari Edn, 1983 110 2.5 NAD, 1983 110 V8, 1986 90 2.5 TD
Membership Number 5747 |
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Sparky Big Talker


Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 47 Location: Leicester
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:30 am Post subject: |
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No - gone but not forgotten...
Was the 5th defender to be taken in the area so far that year..
Insurance eventualy paid out but I needed transport so with the money I could scrape together I ended up with a 88"...and here I am.  _________________ 1983 88" Series III Gwyneth
1996 Dicovery 300Tdi
1996 90" 300Tdi *Stolen* |
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frank Site Admin
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 1830 Location: Cannock Staffordshire
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:04 am Post subject: |
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On our Series 3 everything including a rebuild with a new chassis, parabolic springs etc.
On the 110 everything
On the disco 2 as much as possible
Mind you I have owned, driven, trialed, broken and repaired Land Rovers for 40 years,
The worst job changing a wheel bearing this was how ever on the side of the road in deepest Wales and had to find a farm with Oxy acetylene torch to heat it up because it had seized solid, that was the hard bit the wheel bearing was easy _________________ Why do I run this club?
Because there are loads of great friendly people in it
Membership number 0001 yes I did start the club!! |
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fluffle-valve Guest
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I do it all.. |
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