The reserve capacity on my Land Rover brand (Interstate) starter battery started to dwindle and after opening the doors 3 times after a long drive the starter was noticeably slow. That was even with a battery tender Jr on it. I need to throw that thing away so I don't keep using it lol. The new battery has 10 CCA and 10 more reserve capacity. I would like to disable the door sensors so that they are wired closed even with the doors open. That way I won't worry so much when I open the door... Read more ..read more

So...in preparation for a long trip (Washington to Michigan), I decided to have a local shop change all fluids, and while they were changing the transmission filter and fluid to go ahead and install a zip kit. I'd been getting occasional sloppy shifts between 1 and 2, and it's a 2016 with the 8 speed, so not unreasonable to assume that the O-rings might be shrinking or dodgy. They did the work, but are now finding it won't go past 5th gear. They've already had it much longer than they were... Read more ..read more

2015 LR4 Luxury. The small switch on the left side of the steering column above your right knee that controls the up/down and in/out of the steering wheel/column is not working. Any ideas on the problem/fix ..read more

I have a 2013 LR4, now 60K miles. Some out of town trips but mostly in suburbia. Kept under regular maintenance by an experienced Land Rover shop (not dealer). The issues keep to be piling up specially in the last two years: water pump replacement, rear hatch issue, front control arms, and most recently the engine oil cooler replacement to rectify an oil leak issue. This required the car to be with them twice: first for a few days so they could identify the source of an engine oil leak... Read more ..read more

Anyone here worked with this independent mechanic in the Portland Metro area? Good mechanics? Avoid them? Someone better to work with north of the river ..read more

I bought new belts at purchase in april, just haven't gotten around to doing them.about a week ago( after doing plugs) I noticed a squeak that sounded like a glazed belt. Looking at engine bay i saw this. And it was after I did plugs because i cleaned and aerospace 303'd the engine plastics. Anyone know what it could be? Coolant when i purchased was green, so i dont think this is dried Dex. It looks like dried rubbing compound. Belt looks slightly frayed on one side too. Looks like the fan... Read more ..read more

2012 LR4 190k miles, 40k on reman engine. Recently developed P0430 code. Ran 2 cans of Cataclean and still comes back after I clear it with my GAP. What diagnostics can I do (GAP Gen 1 no BT) to figure out if I need a new cat ..read more

Going to admit that I was a little slow digesting why someone would need a bushing that can withstand a direct hit from a rifle round ..read more

Hello I have the dreaded rattling timing chain on my RR 5.0 SC engine. Contemplating my options and I could use some advice on the particulars. The "ziptie method" of immobilizing the cams appeals to me, as I prefer to not remove the injectors and valve cover. Have others here done this repair and does replacing the timing tensioner and blade generally fix the rattle? I don't think the chain has stretched so much as it has too much slack. Thanks ..read more

What’s up, everyone? Thank you for chiming in on this thread. So I’ve had this Land Rover discovery five for about eight months, and I am constantly hearing every now and then this thump clump from the rear end of the vehicle. At one point, I thought it was the tire replacement that is, I no longer have one in there so it’s not that. I am really worried that is the rear differential as anything that has to do with differential is super expensive. Who else has heard this noise? Who else has... Read more ..read more