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[Marks DTM Calib]

It has been a useful little contraption for commuting as I get over 60mpg from it.
It has really tried my patience recently though. One more episode like this one and the swan vestas are coming out.

On a diesel?

That might take a bit of lighting.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I always have a spare can of petrol sitting around. 

[Doctor Gollum]

It has been a useful little contraption for commuting as I get over 60mpg from it.
It has really tried my patience recently though. One more episode like this one and the swan vestas are coming out.

On a diesel?

That might take a bit of lighting.

It will burn for days once it is up to temperature 

[TheBoy]

You'll miss it, but if you don't want to fix it, then it's time to let it go

It is fixed.  Not withstanding the rear arches, and TBH, the discs haven't taken well to lack of use, understandably.  Its actually getting used as our little runaround car to use the fuel up, because I'm tight

If it wasn't for the LPG situation in these parts, it would stay 

[Tick Tock]

Sucked out 3 litres of rainwater from drivers side front and rear footwells. The car hasn't moved for a couple of months, so seeing as we're in for a few dry days I'll be investigating where it's coming in. I've done some homework on the problem, so it won't be the first or the last time that this problem has been mentioned on here.

[Doctor Gollum]

Had a coolant level warning on the way home yesterday.

Dug out my pressure test kit and discovered an active drip from behind the waterpump pulley.

The coolant pump looks to be the only thing that engine has had replaced on it At least the bolts should undo

Topped it up with distilled water pending the next step.

Also topped up the ATF as it was a little low. Technically that's due a filter change which would also take care of the weapy sump seal on that... And also a new connector seal, as that's probably the actual leak source (it's an established issue on the 722.6 box).

And as I was on a roll, checked the engine oil too... And added a quarter litre to that Camcover seals are starting to get sweaty, so that's that.

None had needed, nor been, topped up in the year I have had it, in fact, beyond the brakes/oil and filters* it has literally only required a track rod end, two lower arm ball joints and a headlight bulb upto this point

*getting it up and running notwithstanding 

[Raeturbo]

Distilled water why?

[Doctor Gollum]

The block is aluminium, it doesn't need an excuse to disolve

[Raeturbo]

👍👍

[Shackeng]

Looked in the garage to make sure it is still there. 

And is it? Don't keep us in suspense 

I’m getting excited, I get to drive it in 3 weeks to get jab Mk2.   

[TheBoy]

The block is aluminium, it doesn't need an excuse to disolve

And exactly why it needs a good strong antifreeze mix...   ...if the car is a keeper.

[TheBoy]

Plugged the Battlebus into the mains at lunchtime.  Then decided I needed a sit down (before I fell down), so logged on here .

[TheBoy]

Oh, and had to endure a rant by Mrs TB over her trip to Tesco this morning.

Apparently there was a hard frost overnight and:

Removed all personal possessions from TBE

included the ice scraper and all the bags she uses for shopping.


Oops!

[Rangie]

New battery fitted in the Range Rover had low battery warning sign come on a couple of times last one fitted in 2014 according to the service history , so about due I reckon, £143 from Halfords  5 year guarantee but we had a £120 love to shop voucher so only cost me £23..👍

[TheBoy]

New battery fitted in the Range Rover had low battery warning sign come on a couple of times last one fitted in 2014 according to the service history , so about due I reckon, £143 from Halfords  5 year guarantee but we had a £120 love to shop voucher so only cost me £23..👍

Just be aware that all JLR products are a bit sensitive to battery voltage, and that added to the periodic purposely discharging the battery condition checking by the BMM can cause these errors to appear.

Generally, when the battery is dying on JLR products, you tend to get other electrical glitches - on mine, its the bloody tyre pressure system shuts down or the passenger mirror doesn't fold, though I have had it reboot the dash before which is a bit inconvenient when PC Plod is up your arse whilst driving through town, and you have no speedo, no rev counter and hoping you are near enough to 30mph to avoid getting tugged.


My battery for the XJ came from Hellfrauds, probably same you got looking at the price, a Yuasa one?  Was £105 on trade just over a year ago, paid for entirely by vouchers from Topcashback, and itself earned about a fiver on Topcashback.  So given the other bonuses you get, I reckon it cost me abouy £90 of my free topcashback money.