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new members and what you get The people behind these pages Our addresses Landr Rovers and parts wanted or offered |
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| REGULAR MAINTENANCE | |
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Maintenance
Intervals |
Overview of the regular
intervals Weekly or before longer trips Once a month Once every 3 months A guarantee for long engine life What the official dealers check during inspections More than a dozen further maintenance themes (checklists etc.) |
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BASIC MAINTENANCE KNOWLEDGE |
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Defender
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Where to find the important
things on Defenders Where to find the important things on Discoveries Draining and changing the diesel filter What's a weak spot and what can be tolerated A drop of oil Checking and topping up Often forgotten Essential for your surviving I can't do wrong here- or can I? Easy Also rarely done Vital check The lost art of injecting oily slime What to look for and how to test them |
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The Series mainpage |
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SIII |
Series Three main page |
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MAINPAGE | The Defender mainpage What makes us drive these machines Problems built into Defenders The 110 pickup with double cab as introduced in 2000 The Defender as it is used in the armed forces The very first coil sprung vehicles Australia's answer to special requirements Technical details Very modified NAS D90 The 90 that reaches 1300 on the ramp! Special suspension setup Excessive heat on the V-8s Includes wiring diagram Futuristic Defender How to cut your fenders to fit bigger tyres Alternative 'fast' engine for Defenders Quick removal of the door hinges Negotiating the Golden Crack in Moab Sean Murphy's 90 with Safari Gard Stage III Armored Defender |
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The Discovery mainpage Driveable cutup Discovery Often this problems arises Long travel suspension for Discoveries Unprecise steering and its cure Some electrical problems Master page on the Disco II Options for the Discovery II |
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The Freelander mainpage The problems page A short look at the Freelanders used in the 1998 Trophy This page was made almost a year before the V6 appeared Some Freelander problems Special version of the small 4x4 |
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Range Rover mainpage The first pre-production Range Rovers On short overview of the first 30 years Scheduled for release in 2002 we had already pictures in 2000 30 years of the best luxury 4x4 The Range trouble page Many conversions, some basic and a lot aimed at the luxury market Range with on fiberglass body What to do if you lose your transmitter key? Same for the new models Using a coil spring |
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Unusual Vehicles |
Start page with many
unknown models Official and parade Land Rovers Ambulances and emergency vehicles based on Land Rovers Firefighting Land Rovers Land Rovers in the armed forces Armored Land Rovers Overview of the worlds' most famous 4x4 track A bit more on the vehicles used The official press release of the end of the Trophy in 1998 Racing the Rover Building on a budget Mixing different parts Making the best 4x4 even better Built under license in Belgium Land Rovers for railway maintenance |
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The
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Translation
English-German-French-Finnish-Swedish What to keep in your Rover at all time The new 'must-have' in the workshop On the Disco II The anti-lock brakes and their components as introduced from 1999 on As used on Disco II and later models The Active Cornering Enhancement Air bags and how to handle them On board diagnostics system In the Discovery II Several more 'extreme' modifications A small company that makes special parts Conversion from Mpg to l/100km How to install a revcounter on a TD5 How to find serial numbers What's the difference and what do the numbers mean? What the acronyms like ACE, ABS and so on mean |
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Engine and drivetrain |
Mainpage on engine, trans and axles About V8 and TDi's 'fast' engine for Defenders The first of the modern direct injection diesels The 2nd generation had frequent trouble with the timing belt The new standard diesel engine The petrol-burner at its best A very good homemade system |
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Tyres and Wheels |
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Rollcage |
Do you need a cage? Accident analysis Deciphering the inscriptions What fits and what hits What's the difference in materials? All about snow chains |
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Suspensions and axles |
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Suspension Modern suspensions ARB Lockers PU Bushes Steel qualities Spring rates Suspension modifications Stock suspensions Lee suspensions Rovertym suspension install RTI - Ramp Travel Index Safari Gard Stage II Safari Gard Stage III Wheel wobble cure Four Wheel steering Swivel housing Shock Change The Ashcroft Underdrive Overdrives Back to top |
Mainpage on
suspensions and modifications On the Disco II How to fit ARB Air Lockers into a Rover axle What's the difference between plastic and plastic? As used in axles The different coils, lengths and capabilities A page which shows different possibilities The genuine Land Rover suspensions Some excellent stuff Detailed how-to on installing a new suspension What the ramp is and how to interpret the figures Safari's medium suspension Radical modifications Get rid of the wobbling steering wheel Making your 'other' axle turn How to choose the correct lube Basically easy but with some pitfalls Modern crawler box for coil spring vehicles For modern Land Rovers |
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Electrics |
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Battery
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What to look for and how
to test them Considering a high drain and it's influences - part 1 Considering a high drain and it's influences - part 2 How to find the problem if your battery slowly dies Adding long range beams Very rewarding easy transformation Decrypting the letters and numbers on spark plugs (pdf-file) And about the inner parts Check procedures, hot wire ECU Check procedures, flap type ECU |
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Noises
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What the 'unusual' noises from the
engine bay mean The noise a valve makes and how to diagnose it Main crank bearing noises Unusual but not unheard noise Double knocker Very nasty but common noise The rest in the engine bay |
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PDF-Files * You need Acrobat Reader for these! _________Back to top |
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| The important numbers on a small card | |
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| Maintenance | |
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to check More than a dozen further maintenance themes (checklists etc.) |
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| Lubricants and capacities | |
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90/110,
2,25 liter petrol, 1983-86 |
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Jon-the-Pom |
Australian Outback legend Venezuelan jungle recovery Mexican SII travel story Sequels to Tequila sunset more sequels Series Two war story A different Land Rover meet... |
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Australia |
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Main page on traveling in Australia Hints what to take with you, which companies you should avoid etc. Ever fancied the idea of getting a driver's license from Down Under? What are the fuel prices in Oz? Practical tips on do's and don'ts when venturing off the beaten track. Which 4x4 to take, how to prepare and which gear to pack Here you get all the info you need Checkpoints and their meaning On this page you find an overview of the main tracks The Birdsville track - famous but not difficult Famous but easy track in South Australia Another famous road in the Outback From Alice Springs to Rabbit Flat The CSR - still a challenge. And it can be very dangerous to the unwary The Great Central route crosses some of the driest terrain on earth Made by Len Beadell this track crosses the Great Victoria Desert Via Cordillo Downs A scenic byway The last of the great explorers - and a damn good writer Our personal recommendation on 4x4 guides and books on Australia |
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France- more in the member's pages |
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General
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What's generally to say about on-
and off-road driving Our first taste of one of the nicest regions of rural France Returning to 4-wheelers heaven One of the highest gravel tracks in the Alps Gentle 4-wheeling with great views |
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Italy
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| Some advises about 4-wheeling Also general and 4-wheeling related tips |
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99' edition Alain's report on the world's largest LR meeting in 2000 Annette's report for Planete Land Takeo's was not very impressed |
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The
Tauern Tunnel Fire |
12 deaths, May 29, 1999 41 deaths on March 24, 1999 Near miss |
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Part
1 -Roadbook Basics |
First considerations Which ways and how long What to do before starting The most common symbols More drawing Even more symbols Special considerations Alternatives:Maps, Compass, GPS and fishbone How a GPS works Can a GPS be helpful? Maps -important facts for beginners |
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Recovery |
Recovery main page Fording - in emergencies and for recreation Read this before you head for the desert Fun in the snow The triple Land Rover To winch or to be winched Recovering a 110 with a Tirfor What IS Kinetic Energy - how to use it safely Recovery straps and kinetic energy ropes Basic considerations and preparations Off Road tyres, part 1 |
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Main page on travel
vehicles Land Rovers to live in Foley, well-known transformer of Solihull products High quality trailer for the outdoors South-African made roof tents Some excellent off-road campers based on Land Rovers Establishing the trailer weight, wiring (European old and new system) Overview of off-road trailers Another camping trailer Traveling in the good old times Camper conversions in the old times Very nice conversion |
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Our starting points
for searching the links Every month a new special site The Sollihull and US official sites Nutters worldwide united ;-) Clubs for Series vehicles, Discoveries, Rangies etc. Clubs in Europe including the UK Clubs in the US Clubs up North Clubs Down Under & New Zealand Other countries Links to mapservers Rover and non-Rover racing The main magazines Not exclusively on Land Rovers Frequently asked questions pages A small selection of car-related Museums Some have nice LR pictures too |
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proofing and so on Cheap tricks for working on and around engines Emergency tyre repair Some tricks on nuts and bolts Tricks that make changing your oil easier Tricks around your tools |
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The
Land Rover Cult |
Why do we drive Land
Rovers Advertising - The Early Years Advertising in the 80's and 90's THE hilarious movie featuring a Land Rover Not so great sequel to the above The well respected King was escorted by his guards in Land Rovers An overview of 50 years of production The official exporter for Land Rovers Some pictures of the delivery lorry of the 50's The biggest collection of unique Land Rovers The foundation of the British Motor Industry At Bovington (UK) The Australian adventurer Milestones of Land Rovers History |
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Wrecks |
The wreckers' delight
Really bad Defender 110 Hit by an Eucalyptus tree One of the most spectacular wrecks Stopping a large truck Rolling over in Greece A good deal of luck was involved here Dumping it in the desert Badly hit army XD Hit by an large truck Range hit by an drunken hooligan This Range did an excellent job by protecting it's occupant Not much material damage but no safety belts The most dangerous part of a voyage is near home At least in Luxembourg A good deal of luck Various Ben's Whiterovers doing it the rough way |
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OOPS |
Shit happens Pictures nobody really wanted to see The technical inspection prescribed by law Links to all the silly pages What makes us drive these machines Animals and Rovers don't mix - or do they? You know, beyond all doubt when... Love and hate in the fast lane Hilarious and silly stickers A LOT of funny pictures from all over the world What people say about their Land Rovers Did you know that Murphy drove a Land Rover? Glorious. Not Land Rover but that was a true nutter. Lucas or the Prince of Darkness Deutsche Land Rover Witze Ever wondered what that beep-beep-beep meant? Ever been asked why you own a Land Rover? What they tell us about the people who put them up Technology is not intelligently planned... What does "almost new" really mean? All over the world. Simply great. Simple problems and simple nutters True but hilarious stories |
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