Replace Spark Plugs P400 Defender
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TReK
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Best of luck with it.
I have no doubt someone more competent than I will have little trouble with that intercooler. That’s really the crux of the whole thing.
The only thing not in the attached pdf is the front cowl removal. But that’s easy enough. Two clips, 3 bolts, wipers and the wiper hoses.
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TReK
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It was Saturday night 21st December and right as I got that malevolent hose on the intercooler back on, the choir in the churchyard up the road began to sing Christmas hymns. I had the garage door open and could hear them in the distance. Seemed very apt as I'd almost lost the will to live carry on at that point.
Beer was cracked right then and there.
One should probably sprinkle the beer step in a bit more liberally than I've outlined.
Beer was cracked right then and there.
One should probably sprinkle the beer step in a bit more liberally than I've outlined.
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TReK
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I lived in Cairns for a few years and love the place.. A wannabe QLDer so to speak. I have family in Sydney. I'm from Dublin, but now live in the states pining for QLD and the Top End. Lived in Darwin too for a bit.
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Thanks mate. Much appreciated. Hopefully it will be of some use to some folks in the future. I tried to title the thread to make it a big more googleable. Not really worth being a sticky I reckon. Too niche. I put it in my home servicing thread too. That one covers more routine, easy to do DIY and more widely performed stuff. That might be sticky worthy.
Had the ancient Greeks been Defender P400 owners, Sisyphus wouldn't have gotten off so lightly. The gods would have an eternal supply of charge air coolers to de-hose/re-hose.
Go Maroons!
- Oil changes
- Filter changes
- Brake Flushes
- Tire rotations
- Diff and transfer case drain/fill
- $3 Wiper blade refresh
Had the ancient Greeks been Defender P400 owners, Sisyphus wouldn't have gotten off so lightly. The gods would have an eternal supply of charge air coolers to de-hose/re-hose.
Go Maroons!
Where can I find the home servicing thread you mentioned in your post?
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TReK
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The thread is here and in my signature.
Home Servicing Thread
Last edited by GavinC; Dec 29, 2024 at 12:23 AM.
One thing that we've done over at the H1 forum I run is to collate some useful and commonly referenced posts/information into PDF's that are downloadable and easily referenced. Indeed we have our own "maintenance manual" that was compiled by one of the longtime member knowledge gurus. Another very popular document is "New Owners Information and Common Issues" doc which is 100 pages long.
Perhaps @GavinC 's amazing posts could bc assembled into a single document and put into a sticky post at the top of the forum so people who are ready to dive into the DIY pool have a springboard that is easily referenced.
Perhaps @GavinC 's amazing posts could bc assembled into a single document and put into a sticky post at the top of the forum so people who are ready to dive into the DIY pool have a springboard that is easily referenced.
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One thing that we've done over at the H1 forum I run is to collate some useful and commonly referenced posts/information into PDF's that are downloadable and easily referenced. Indeed we have our own "maintenance manual" that was compiled by one of the longtime member knowledge gurus. Another very popular document is "New Owners Information and Common Issues" doc which is 100 pages long.
Perhaps @GavinC 's amazing posts could bc assembled into a single document and put into a sticky post at the top of the forum so people who are ready to dive into the DIY pool have a springboard that is easily referenced.
Perhaps @GavinC 's amazing posts could bc assembled into a single document and put into a sticky post at the top of the forum so people who are ready to dive into the DIY pool have a springboard that is easily referenced.
The full shop manuals for the P400 and P300 are in the thread too. It’s really a great resource to have. It’s a massive file and the search function is not great on it but all the info is there. Covers most anything it seems.
I managed to cut out and collate the bits for the spark plugs but I have similar files for diff drain/fill. Transfer case etc. the spark plugs was more of a rabbit hole as so much stuff had to be taken off.
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Was a bit confused when you said you were in the states… until I realised that Kirkland isn’t a city in Western Australia - it’s a city in Washington 