zagatoes30
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Only way to stop a RR rusting is have an oil leak or two although over here its a NCT failure so ours has none just a libel coating of undesired protection every couple of years or so
That’s not the diff it’s the bellhousing I’d guess it’s a sump or rear main seal leak, could be an engine out job. Could also be the gearbox/torque converter but it does look like it’s coming from front to back.
I’d be more worried about rust on a classic Range Rover to be honest.
Difficult to tell from the picture if the oil is fresh so a big leak or just accumulated over time.Thanks. Yes, bellhousing of course. Seems odd to have so much oil all over it - a few random oil leaks make sense, but how is this happening? I'm not afraid of having to fix a few things, but don't want a £5k bill!
Overall the RR looks pretty good for age. A lot of surface rust underneath, but doesn't seem to be seriously rotten.
They are lovely things. I very been looking for a while, wanted a petrol , looked at a few 4.2 sc and all rusty. Ended up with a jag 4.4 , High mileage 160000, but full land rover main dealer service history from new, including them doing the bodywork and everything on it works.I've had this supercharged 4.2 RR for 11 months now and nothing has fallen off , no breakdowns
I thought about letting it go as it needs some money spending on a list of minor jobs
heated seat/wheel/ front screen , they don't do any of that , annoyingly the passenger seat is fine
it needs welding , rear arches and sills , panels are about £320 plus fitting
new rear prop
gearbox flush
wheel refurb
4 new tyres
I'd think £2000-£2500 would sort that out which means I'd have about 6k in it
I look round at what 10k buys you in range rover world and they're all over 10 years old with the same mileage as mine so i may as well keep it and spend the money over a few months
MOT is up at the end of July so I'll see how that goes
I saw a new one when I was out in my smart carThey are lovely things. I very been looking for a while, wanted a petrol , looked at a few 4.2 sc and all rusty. Ended up with a jag 4.4 , High mileage 160000, but full land rover main dealer service history from new, including them doing the bodywork and everything on it works.
Such a hard search to find a good range rover , unless you can buy a new one with main dealer warranty
The new one is too big, a l322 size is the limit for it not to become a pain to take outI saw a new one when I was out in my smart car
The smart looks like a toy car next to it , its massive
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I doubt it would even fit in a standard parking space , if it did you'd never get out of itThe new one is too big, a l322 size is the limit for it not to become a pain to take out
I had some of that paint laying around somewhere in touchup and rattle can formatBuckingham blue, almost black apart from when the sun out
You'll miss itProbably going to be selling ours in the next few weeks, it's a 2009 S/C 5.0 Autobiography with loads of options including electric side steps, TV screens in rear head rests etc. etc tax here is stupid but there are so few S/C versions here they still command a price. Will stick it on at a silly price, what we paid for it 5 years ago, and see if I get any bites (the local 4x4 specialists thinks I will).
Love the colour of the leather.Used to have a 4.2 S/C and now have a 5.0 S/C Autobiography.
The first 4.2 S/C was getting a bit scabby but was a lovely thing, thought about going away from the L322 but love them and it’s only for occasional use.
Ours is grey with I think “cappuccino” leather Lovely wafty old bus and practical too.
Not so good is how noisy the 5.0 is on idle, I worry that it may suffer the timing chain issue at some point, have had it checked…
The 4.2 is bombproof and much more reliable than other engines I think, but it does have a drinking habit!
I find the step off quite comedy, seems to take of quite sharply if you are not used to it and the nose rises sharply like a boat and the front wheels scrabbleThis is ours, agree with noise on tick over but also had the timing chains checked and touchwood all seem good. Engine really never gets stressed it rarely gets above 2k rpm although when it does it really flies for something well over 2 tonne
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