New to the Group and... help!! (In LA)
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New to the Group and... help!! (In LA)
UPDATE: My High/Low issue is well covered in the thread - "Transfercase or Transferbox High/Low shift issues" (It's the Solenoid)
Much appreciate any further recommendations on good LR D2 Mechanics in LA area.
Original Post:
Get your jokes out now about having a Disco II in Los Angles. I have a boring car too for my city life.
Any tips on good Land Rover service for 2001 D-II models like mine in the LA area? I'm striking out.
Really enjoying reading everyone's post. And saw a few regarding my problem - shifting into Low Range. Hope you don't mind revisiting with a few additional notes in here that the other posts/responses didn't seem to address. Here it goes -
Had a blast in the snow yesterday but... once again, I wrestle for 20+ minutes trying to shift into Low Range without any luck.
Then, after I go snowshoeing - I try again and Viola! It shifts into Low and I have a blast on the uncleared snow covered roads. That's when I get the lightbulb moment - I ONLY have real trouble getting into LOW when I've been driving for an hour or more. I often throughout the year, shift into LOW once a month just to keep it lubricated since I mostly use Low range in the winter. And when I do successfully shift into Low, I've been driving for a short while to keep everything lubed and the battery charged.
Any trick combos out there other than what the user manual says to do? By the way - not always easy to maintain 0-5mph unless on a slight downhill.
And - for most off-road/ snowy roads, isn't shifting the transmission to a lower gear while in Hi range 99% as good since it's AWD already? Thoughts?
Thank you! I see a lot of older model Land Rovers out here in LA. Somebody's got to have good mechanic recommendations.
Brian
(Adding a Pic from Snowshoeing Yesterday - Couldn't have got here without the Disco II)
Much appreciate any further recommendations on good LR D2 Mechanics in LA area.
Original Post:
Get your jokes out now about having a Disco II in Los Angles. I have a boring car too for my city life.
Any tips on good Land Rover service for 2001 D-II models like mine in the LA area? I'm striking out.
Really enjoying reading everyone's post. And saw a few regarding my problem - shifting into Low Range. Hope you don't mind revisiting with a few additional notes in here that the other posts/responses didn't seem to address. Here it goes -
Had a blast in the snow yesterday but... once again, I wrestle for 20+ minutes trying to shift into Low Range without any luck.
Then, after I go snowshoeing - I try again and Viola! It shifts into Low and I have a blast on the uncleared snow covered roads. That's when I get the lightbulb moment - I ONLY have real trouble getting into LOW when I've been driving for an hour or more. I often throughout the year, shift into LOW once a month just to keep it lubricated since I mostly use Low range in the winter. And when I do successfully shift into Low, I've been driving for a short while to keep everything lubed and the battery charged.
Any trick combos out there other than what the user manual says to do? By the way - not always easy to maintain 0-5mph unless on a slight downhill.
And - for most off-road/ snowy roads, isn't shifting the transmission to a lower gear while in Hi range 99% as good since it's AWD already? Thoughts?
Thank you! I see a lot of older model Land Rovers out here in LA. Somebody's got to have good mechanic recommendations.
Brian
(Adding a Pic from Snowshoeing Yesterday - Couldn't have got here without the Disco II)
Last edited by Brian's '02 Disco 2; 12-26-2019 at 11:05 AM. Reason: Updated with Solve
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