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I had a 2002 911 …. Great car - sold
It and got a Tesla a couple of years ago though …..

Check pick and pull locations in the Bay Area - they sometimes have landrovers. I had someone pull a transmission for my daughters bmw - $125 - and ran well! Engine is also cheap - of course it can be a crap shoot ..look for a car that hit a tree ! Engine was probably running at the time

I had a 2002 911 …. Great car - sold
It and got a Tesla a couple of years ago though …..

I had a 2002 911 …. Great car - sold
It and got a Tesla a couple of years ago though …..

Check pick and pull locations in the Bay Area - they sometimes have landrovers. I had someone pull a transmission for my daughters bmw - $125 - and ran well! Engine is also cheap - of course it can be a crap shoot ..look for a car that hit a tree ! Engine was probably running at the time

you mean this Rover Ron

The 4 ramp trick worked for oil change -  not needed though - off road height is good enough. I found out the same for rear diff - off road height and slide under the car from passenger side rear. Fluid change was pretty easy. Filled to spec with 500ml lab syringe from Amazon. Old fluid with about 45k miles on it still looked pretty good. Some gunk and metal particles on mag drain plug - but also not too bad:  will add pic when I’m on my other computer.

The 4 ramp trick worked for oil change -  not needed though - off road height is good enough. I found out the same for rear diff - off road height and slide under the car from passenger side rear. Fluid change was pretty easy. Filled to spec with 500ml lab syringe from Amazon. Old fluid with about 45k miles on it still looked pretty good. Some gunk and metal particles on mag drain plug - but also not too bad:  will add pic when I’m on my other computer.

Thanks for the replies guys - I went with the Castro’s gtx hm 10w40 - amd mann filter - seems to have Reduced the leaks from sump pan and oil cooler lines - and running fine so far .....

Had random alarm going off events - especially parked in the afternoon sun. A quick forum search suggested hood sensor micro switch is common failure - ordered one off amazon, 20 min install, and all looking good. Let’s hope that was where the issue was and it is fixed now.

Had random alarm going off events - especially parked in the afternoon sun. A quick forum search suggested hood sensor micro switch is common failure - ordered one off amazon, 20 min install, and all looking good. Let’s hope that was where the issue was and it is fixed now.

Had random alarm going off events - especially parked in the afternoon sun. A quick forum search suggested hood sensor micro switch is common failure - ordered one off amazon, 20 min install, and all looking good. Let’s hope that was where the issue was and it is fixed now.

At 6pm - new season - Landrover 2A episode. On mototrend channel (Comcast 754) 

Today I put Babe the Blue Ox to work hauling a bunch of rover parts.
 
Had I known they were coming in today I would have driven the truck into work
 

2002 4.6 HSE 
 
What do you guys run and how many miles between oil changes ? I'm thinking to go with Castrol GTX HM (semi syn) 10W40 .... doesn't get too cold around here .. 

Also - I don't think 18" wheels fit with SC brembo brakes without some caliper modification. The only way to tell if you have locking diff is to see if there is an electrical cable plugged into the diff on the passenger rear underside ... (there may be a way to tell from the info screen but I'm not sure) 

I have the '06 - I did get a set of 18" wheels and AT tires - which would maybe make it even better on the trails - but I didn't;t get a chance to try that yet ! Our of the box with stock 19" Pirelli's it was already pretty good - Brenton only had to pull me out of the sand once ! Locking diff would be nice - but hard to find - and the electronic brake locker works pretty well. And, yes Ac blows cold, Harman stereo is good -  and you can drive ant 85MPH+ to the events in comfort. Johnson rods are available for these also to give you 2" extra lift - and remove the front spoiler lip for offloading - gives you more clearance. 
 
I would get the 4.4ltr 06-09 - model however - 300HP is more than enough. SC engine has more issues , and the early 5.0l engine '10-'12 also had major timing chain issues which is expensive to repair. Budget to replace the air shocks, rebuild compressor, and lower control arms (front) at around 100K miles - and you will have a good and pretty reliable rig ... 
 
You can see some pretty nice looking '07-'09's for under $10K these days ... 

Oil change day for me - going to try valvoline high mileage full synthetic 5w30 - also put in new Mann air filter and tyc cabin filter. Total cost $67 .... wonder what that would have cost at the dealer !

I got the lower arms from graham .... bearmach - had them on for more than a year now - no issues - check with him for the uppers .... it was better than Atlantic British options for sure ....

Latest auto car article and pics from U.K.
 
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-land-rover-defender-2019

Highly recommend service at Los Gatos Goodyear

Brake pad sensor lit up on dashboard - funny I just changed the pads recently ... turns out the sensor wire had chaffed and was intermittently shorting out. Lucky I had a spare one in the garage - remove wheel, fender liner rivets, disconnect old one inside liner , thread new one in - fixed ! 
 
 

Brake pad sensor lit up on dashboard - funny I just changed the pads recently ... turns out the sensor wire had chaffed and was intermittently shorting out. Lucky I had a spare one in the garage - remove wheel, fender liner rivets, disconnect old one inside liner , thread new one in - fixed ! 
 
 

Did rear pads today - decided to leave rotors to avoid playing with EPB ... rotors look ok and measured at close to 20mm. Used powerstop z31 ceramic pads - came in nice kit with new spring clips. Pads are thermally scorched to help bed in. Easy job. ( used harbor freight caliper compressor - 15mm wrench, 13mm socket and torque wrench ) so far brakes smoothly.

I think that just helps sell them.  The first time you put the brakes on at the end of an off-ramp, and go from 65mph to zero, I'm pretty certain you'll scorch them a lot more than they did at the factory ....
 
Graeme