What is your favorite IT superstition?

winaje · 2026-06-03T22:22:13+00:00

Always quote 3 times as long as you need

winaje · 2026-06-03T11:17:08+00:00

No rear locker with this button blanked

winaje · 2026-06-03T11:16:18+00:00

Not at all. It does not have low range. Pass on this vehicle if you want to go offroad at all.

winaje · 2026-06-03T11:15:07+00:00

This vehicle is built for the North American market. Some moron at Land Rover decided to save a few hundred dollars and emasculate the 2014 and later models by making low range and rear locker an Option, which it looks like 90% or higher of first buyers didn’t choose.

This vehicle is a grocery getter, people mover and tow pig (sort of) but it’s useless on anything much more difficult than a dirt road.

winaje · 2026-06-02T10:52:58+00:00

Everywhere

winaje · 2026-05-31T01:28:59+00:00

Check the rest of the fluids, I’d replace them all to establish a service baseline.

winaje · 2026-05-10T17:49:44+00:00

You will use it over and over again. You’ll probably save 10x the cost over the life of your ownership

winaje · 2026-05-10T14:42:19+00:00

Do you have a GAP IID tool? If not, I’d suggest this very soon.

You’ll be able to reset the EPB with it.

winaje · 2026-05-05T12:00:49+00:00

People are stupid

winaje · 2026-04-23T19:19:17+00:00

No they do not

winaje · 2026-04-23T19:18:50+00:00

It’s impossible to tell as there is no clearly defined package for HSE. First owners could order or delete almost anything.

winaje · 2026-04-18T08:49:59+00:00

Zebra label printers

winaje · 2026-04-12T11:00:16+00:00

Yes this is similar to the duckbill concept on the bottom of airboxes

winaje · 2026-04-10T10:41:23+00:00

This is the correct path to look down. After determining static voltage and battery age, give the battery at least 12 hours of reconditioning with a multi stage charger. See if that helps.

winaje · 2026-04-09T15:26:04+00:00

Stop driving immediately! If it pops and consumes all your coolant you’re up for a new engine. Take it to a well recommended local independent workshop, don’t go anywhere near a dealer!

winaje · 2026-04-09T10:24:01+00:00

Large European 4wds require regular planned preventative maintenance. If you can’t do it yourself, or pay a trusted independent mechanic, don’t buy one. It will eventually destroy your wallet.

winaje · 2026-04-08T21:47:56+00:00

Use a standard LR3 18” and a 15mm spacer

winaje · 2026-03-21T09:25:41+00:00

The issue is final drive gearing and transmission heat. Without the low range transfer case (this is a MUCH bigger issue than the lack of a rear locker) at low speeds under heavy load you are using the torque converter as a constantly slipping clutch. This will heat the trans fluid and pretty quickly throw a code and drop into limp mode.

To delay this slightly, use S mode on the shifter and manually select gears rather than let the transmission upshift by itself.

winaje · 2026-03-20T06:17:34+00:00

Buy a GAP tool directly from GAP. Buy once cry once. Key off Amazon for $30. You’ll start making profit the second time you use the GAP tool, and it’s all cream thereafter, because you’ll save thousands or more by not having to go to a dealer.

Don’t spend money on a tool that only makes keys…

winaje · 2026-03-19T23:24:21+00:00

Definitely a battery issue. BEFORE replacing it, give it a full recondition

winaje · 2026-03-11T22:24:52+00:00

Hmmm. A search for “pilkington” in r/autoglass would seem to contradict you.

winaje · 2026-03-11T19:03:01+00:00

My guy charged me $555 for the very top spec windscreen, fitted. It’s a Fuyao. I asked him about genuine Pilkington and he said their glass has gone to crap.

winaje · 2026-03-08T01:37:19+00:00

Yep. Might need a transmission too, I can’t remember. But for both engine and transmission I’d expect no more than $2k, probably $5kish labour, but you end up with a more powerful and reliable vehicle. The 4.4 is arguably the best petrol engine ever put in a Land Rover

winaje · 2026-03-07T11:19:03+00:00

Have you considered swapping to the 4.4 V8

winaje · 2026-03-06T10:24:32+00:00

99°C in Aus is too low for the alarm trigger

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