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Old 02-08-2016, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by saintdel
Replaced the leaking oil cooler lines. A moderate pain in the ***, would have been completely tolerable except that I managed to cross thread the last of the four fittings, the one going up into the block next to the oil filter. Maybe it was already buggered, I don't know, it started easily by hand then got difficult. Now it leaks even though tightened hard. Will have to restore the threads somehow.
Did you replace the o-ring? Mine did not come with an oil cooler(03) and the plugs were leaking. I installed a new oil cooler found on eBay and the new lines had 0-rings on them. That was the only leak i had, now it is gone.

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Old 02-09-2016, 08:05 PM
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Yes, thanks, the o-ring was replaced. When it leaked, I knew the problem was buggered up threads. I disassembled it and replaced the provided o-ring with one slightly fatter hoping that would work. It didn't. I'm hoping a thread chaser will straighten things out enough to work, otherwise I'll have to think harder. Hate when a simple thing turns into a nasty problem.
 
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Old 02-10-2016, 12:25 PM
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Hate when a simple thing turns into a nasty problem.
Story of my life.
 
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Old 02-10-2016, 06:42 PM
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When I did the oil cooler lines on my truck, the new o-rings cracked when I was tightening the lines. Swapped them out for some o-rings from an o-ring kit and it's been fine since.
 
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Old 02-11-2016, 11:39 AM
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Driving home from work at 11PM, the heater fan quit working. temps outside were just below 0, and I made it home but I was a bit cold to say the least. Yesterday I pulled the control apart and found the fan switch had melted and is beyond repair. I used a couple of jumper wires to make it blow full blast for now. Had to change to larger wires as the ones I first used got a bit warm (not melted, just warm) Temp outside should be up to around 10 degrees today.... Anyone got an extra switch laying around??
 
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Old 02-14-2016, 09:47 PM
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I'm a damn Land Rover mechanic. Got both sides done. New seals, gaskets, bearings, oil and grease for the front hubs and swivels. This job wasn't that hard. Just a bit hard on my back. I had my brother help me.
Both sides move so smooth now. Just tie rod ends to snap back and done.
 
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Old 02-18-2016, 10:45 AM
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With temps this morning above 30 degrees, (and a 17 mph wind) I was out in the snowbanks installing a new (to me) fan switch. I am getting faster at taking apart the center console, which worries me a bit, but switch is in and works great! now on to the other bazillion things to get working on my truck...
 
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Old 02-19-2016, 01:13 AM
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I cut the back of the rear wheel wells to clear my new rubber. Also installed a new (to me) headlight on the passenger side. Had to get creative straightening out the core support to line up the headlight mounts. That winch on front comes in handy
 
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Old 02-20-2016, 11:03 PM
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Replaced the four tie rod ends and the steering dampener bushings.
 
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Old 02-21-2016, 11:36 AM
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I cleaned my MAF and replaced the air filter. The Rover's throttle response had been hesitating when cold lately but was fine after it warmed up a bit. I was searching for some troubleshooting tips based on the behavior, and came across my own post from > 5 years ago. LOL

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The light bulb then went on in my head! It seemed like I had just cleaned the MAF, but nope. So all is good again and throttle response is great.

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