Rover Man Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 This wont help but at least youll no your not alone. June 2004 brought myself 1995 Range Rover 4.6 hse. Never spent so much on a car before £10000. January 2005 go to start car one morning wont turn over think flat battery so get a jump start still wont turn over. Call out AA 2 hours later still wont turn over tow car to Land Rover dealer. Two days later get a call from dealer to go in for a chat. Found the problem block full of warter i think head gasket about £500 to fix. Not my lucky day craks in block need new engine total cost £4650 ouch ! Had it fixed been fine since. DAVE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-wrx Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 ouch, thats gotta hurt. well, the ol gal is booked into special scoobies in colchester next weekend, not sure how long i'll be without her gonna cost 2k, then she's gonna have to be run in at 3000rpm for 2000 miles, thats gonna be hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-wrx Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 lol, mate at work made this coincidently, hes a mitsi evo 1 driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revorussell Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 damm £2000k ouch that's gotta hurt.at least you still get to keep it.i had to sell my evo so the wife could get a 7 seater (4 kid's) now all i've got is a fiesta rs turbo and cav gsi but on the plus side as least i don't have to clean them.one good thing about having kid's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE69 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 lmao @ the blue peter style money pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 lmfao at the Apeal... Unlucky bout the rebuild matey Your gonna be soooo dying to put ya toe down when running her in :... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-wrx Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 well, she's back down at special scoobies in colchester for her rebuild, hope to see her soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom56 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 how did you get it down there then? or did you to the 1 mile rac call help trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-wrx Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 how did you get it down there then? or did you to the 1 mile rac call help trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 ... but it doesn't answer the question ofhow he got the car outside the 1 mile borderline! I'm guessing he got towed by a mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-wrx Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 the engine wasnt a complete meltdown, the pistons were only just slapping/knocking. she would reach about 1500rpm without too much fuss, but at 2000rpm she cried. i drove her at a top speed of 28 mph (35 mph downhill in neutral) to the nearest section of dual carriadgeway, around 3-4 miles, where i stopped in a lay by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Great idea. But if it was me, I wouldn't do it as it could make it worse. *shrugs* Either way, hope it will be fixed soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom56 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 loved it when you said its making a funny nosie he looked and said mate your engine blown lol rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderwolf Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 hope you get it fixed soon mate, scoobies rule!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_TiGGer Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Sorry to hear your scooby got engine problems I understand the pain. Not nice to lose your wheels, I replaced all 16 valves on my cosie myself back in '90. So keen to see if all was well I got 3 miles down the road, then total power failure rev counter drops instant and the tinkling sound from under the hood . (We all know that sound) In my distracted state I forgot to actually tighten the bolts that hold the crank wheels in place on the cranks ..... only finger tight STOOPID thing is, if I'd put the cam cover back on, I would have heard the bolts as they worked their way out and rubbed against the cover. So I ordered another set and paid my garage on top to do it properly and check the damage, before I lost my rag completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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