First time LR owner and so far am blown away with this vehicle and it has only been me for 4 hours! Took few months of searching and some wheeling and dealing, but here it is.

As a first time LR owner and tips and tricks will be greatly appreciated.

 

Congradulations and welcome to the short bus crew....

1st; try not to mention the word blown, as they have a tendency to do that..

2nd; develop and thick skin and a real big sense of humor...

3rd; this will require excessive alcohol to help with fixing things on your truck

4th; read threw the 60k service and do it....if no mechanical experience, go find a indy LR mechanic and become his best friend. Bringing 12 packs by on friday afternoons will get you points... If not, your in for some real pain...mentaly....

5th; if you do have a question or problem, post it here after you read threw the posts, rave which you can download here, and post symtoms.... and then just beg....

6th; when you exhaust all 5 steps , go to step 3...that will usally solve it...

Welcome to ....well.....you'll figure it out and it's not disneyland...

 

Keep up on the maintinence, ALWAYS premium gas, and definately the 60k service and she will treat you well

 

The Truck just turned 100K on the odometer, I have the receipts from the work done about 2 months ago where the following was replaced:

Oxygen sensor Front:

Oxygen Sensor Rear:

Replaced Radiator:

Coolant Hose Rad Upper:

Coolant XLC Orange:

Replace Coil Assy W/bracket OEM:

Replace Ignition Cable Set wit A.I.R Pump

Ignition Coil (1 Bank)

Oil and Filter Change (4/10/2010)

Replace A/M Intermed Muffler OEM

Replace LC Converter California OEM
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This is all work that the vehicle had completed in April of this year, on top of these fixes what else should i be looking for? I know the Drive shafts need to be Rebuilt or replaced, is there a particular brand i should go with and what should i look for to see if it has already been done.

Thanks Again

 

rebuild the drive shafts and install an oil pressure gauge ASAP

 

good advice....

 

Glad you finally got what you were looking for.

 

the discovery will give you something fun to do during the upcoming football season when USC is on probation............ Phil

 

Thanks for all the tips, I am now going to spend my day researching the drive shafts and a place to have it done around here.
I don't have a house yet so i am at a loss for doing it myself, which i believe i could handle, but doing it in the parking garage of my building might not be kosher with the management.

Phil: I can see we will get along smashingly!

 

It was a grind and it only became easier once I found this forum and all the help it had provided.

Thanks again