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 Service conundrum - why is oil change due now??? |
Soup Dragon
 1st Nov 2024 4:13pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 17 · Views: 1782 · Subject: Service conundrum - why is oil change due now??? |
Thanks Lightning, that’s useful info and also my experience.
My experience on how you know regen is happening:
- instant mpg halves. So on a flat road on a light throttle where it would normally ... |
| Service conundrum - why is oil change due now??? |
Soup Dragon
1st Nov 2024 1:33pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 17 · Views: 1782 · Subject: Service conundrum - why is oil change due now??? |
Thanks for all the replies to date.
I have booked the car in for an oil change, not worth ignoring as others say. Speaking to the call centre booking person, an intermediate oil service message is ... |
| Service conundrum - why is oil change due now??? |
Soup Dragon
1st Nov 2024 12:42pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 17 · Views: 1782 · Subject: Service conundrum - why is oil change due now??? |
An oil change light has appeared on my dash, despite
- car purchased from new in Jan 24
- done 12500 miles
- my understanding was JLR states oil change is done with the car’s first service at ... |
| All season vs All terrain tyres |
Soup Dragon
7th Oct 2024 10:19pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 49 · Views: 5726 · Subject: All season vs All terrain tyres |
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic89700.html
Useful comparison diagram |
| Differences Between UK & German Land Rover Warranty |
Soup Dragon
14th Jul 2024 10:34am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 14 · Views: 1525 · Subject: Differences Between UK & German Land Rover Warranty |
Wasn’t aware of the 5 year warranty in Europe. Disappointing that they can’t offer U.K. customers the same. Probably some JLR accountant worked out the liability and they balked at the numbers.
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| Collected today…and glad I went with Tasman! |
Soup Dragon
9th Jun 2024 9:30pm
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Forum: My New Defender (L663) · Replies: 18 · Views: 4496 · Subject: Collected today…and glad I went with Tasman! |
| Very happy with it. If you parked a ceramic and non-ceramic coated car side-by-side, I’m not sure you’d notice a big difference, except may be in bright sunlight. However I’d summarise the benef ... |
| Defender Octa |
Soup Dragon
6th Jun 2024 2:40pm
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Forum: V8 P525 Area (L663) · Replies: 98 · Views: 17745 · Subject: Defender Octa |
| Nice bit of parking by the RR |
| Rear wheel / all wheel steering |
Soup Dragon
27th May 2024 6:55pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 7 · Views: 1921 · Subject: Rear wheel / all wheel steering |
Rear wheel / all wheel steering is available on some or all models of the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.
Personally I’d welcome this feature on the Defender:
- I find the current turning ... |
| Advice and views on a D300 and DPF's |
Soup Dragon
27th May 2024 7:33am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 16 · Views: 2749 · Subject: Advice and views on a D300 and DPF's |
| DPF is definitely a pain. You can be 20-30 mins into a longish run and then without warning (no lights on dashboard), the mpg halves for maybe 5 minutes (you can see this clearly on the instant mpg di ... |
| Base model deleted? |
Soup Dragon
22nd May 2024 7:23pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 3 · Views: 851 · Subject: Base model deleted? |
Yes the MY25 changes are great for JLR, not so great for us.
You now have no option but to have the X-Dynamic pack if you want an SE or HSE. That’s an extra few thousand to fork out for us, for ... |
| D350 for MY25 |
Soup Dragon
9th May 2024 9:32pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 76 · Views: 19429 · Subject: D350 for MY25 |
Fancy spending over £142k on a MY25 (non OCTA) Defender? See spec below.
https://build.landrover/F929A30E |
| D350 for MY25 |
Soup Dragon
8th May 2024 9:28am
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 76 · Views: 19429 · Subject: D350 for MY25 |
Autocar are saying that the revised hybrid is a de-tuned 2 litre rather than the 1.5l. They also state that
“The Defender is now available in a simplified range of trims comprising S, X-Dynamic SE ... |
| How to identify solar windscreen glass - cracked windscreen |
Soup Dragon
23rd Apr 2024 8:01am
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Forum: Modifications & Maintenance (L663) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5861 · Subject: How to identify solar windscreen glass - cracked windscreen |
Defender windscreens have all the structural integrity of a chocolate fire guard.
Their failure rate should be obvious if JLR and/or the windscreen supplier would care to study the data in terms of ... |
| Washing/Detailing |
Soup Dragon
21st Apr 2024 9:08pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 38 · Views: 5618 · Subject: Washing/Detailing |
| I’m also a big fan of Meguiar's Ultimate Car Wash & Wax - tried different products but keep coming back to this. Might be worth a try. My Defender is treated with Gtechniq Crystal Serum Ultra - ... |
| D250 driven economically! |
Soup Dragon
19th Apr 2024 8:33pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 29 · Views: 4817 · Subject: D250 driven economically! |
With a VERY light foot, 49mpg is possible. A road, 10C temperature, engine 3000 miles.
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/30489/IMG_2895.jpeg |
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