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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3645   
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crankcase vent pipe heater to stop it freezing, there is a thread on here regards them DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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14th Oct 2018 5:58am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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How cold ?
If you are going to be -10c or colder, definitely breather heater, insulate your battery box underneath Silicone spray your door rubbers Don’t bother with a rad muff Check coolant and power steering fluid Gun oil in locks Replace key fob batteries Have s great trip |
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14th Oct 2018 7:39am |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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It's the alps through Switzeland, Austria and onto Germany so i'm not expecting massivly low temps.
Locks are paramount as the truck managed to lock itself this winter just gone with the keys in it 
Battery box i'll do as well as that's being re jiggled about i'll search for the crankcase vent pipe heater |
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14th Oct 2018 10:35am |
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| NickMc Member Since: 01 Oct 2014 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 1632  
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Check your anti-freeze most simple and important
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14th Oct 2018 10:36am |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039
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It's the simple stuff we tend to forget
I seem to remember my wiper blades clogging up constantly this year with the snow and ice driving around all day and someone mentioned full strength windscreen wash |
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14th Oct 2018 10:46am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Spare door key in a relatively secure place. Place key in sealed bag zip tied to chassis inside rear fog light etc. Somewhere it will not readily fall of/ disappear into an impossible crevice.
Brendan |
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14th Oct 2018 11:44am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20479
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Motul Apple screen wash is good at high concentration.
No Guts, No Glory.
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14th Oct 2018 11:58am |
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| Marks Landy Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 299 
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We go up to French Alps every year and take-
Fuel filter heater Snow cowl Radiator cover Snow chains Vaseline / DC4 on door seals Shovel |
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14th Oct 2018 12:12pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039
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Have you needed the snow chains Mark?
I'm fitting Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT's to the truck and looked at snow chains as well, but cost for any decent ones are not far off the cost of the tyres due to their size! |
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14th Oct 2018 2:47pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039
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14th Oct 2018 2:51pm |
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| Marks Landy Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 299
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Yeah, fitting chains without gloves on wasn’t fun...
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14th Oct 2018 7:32pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039
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Where did you get yours from Mark? I found a jacket from Nakatanenga, however they wont deliver on an order under 49 euros ( but charge you 22 euros for delivery ) |
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14th Oct 2018 7:38pm |
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| Marks Landy Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 299
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14th Oct 2018 8:00pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Blimey, do I have to teach grandma to suck eggs 
Or should that be grandad? OK, we at 4x4overlander do not have every Nakatanenga item on our shelves but we get regular deliveries from them so we can always add items on to the pallets coming from Germany. International courier costs are not exactly cheap which is why we try for pallets up to 2 metres high to reduce individual item carriage costs. Brendan |
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14th Oct 2018 9:54pm |
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