Did some preventive maintenance of the 04.

Changed break-in oil and filter.
Changed trans fluid, filter and fluid will happen soon, just wanted to check and fill (had about three quarts).
Drained transfer case (about a half quart drained out) and filled.
Changed starter.
Swapped out tie rod bar and drag link with a HD TF set l had.
Changed both axle fluid.
Greased driveshafts.
Aired tires.
Road test, checked codes - none.



Brian.

 

@The Deputy I got about 2 quarts out and back in to mine but man it takes forever to drain.

Went with the Amsoil and some Blue Devil stop leak - see if helps the input shaft leak

 

started on the motor mount replacement and they old ones were in pieces. Pass side came out fine, still have the motor side nut/fractured piece with stud to break loose. That one is a pain in the *** to get a hand on a wrench with any force from top or bottom..Have trans mounts to do next but those look much simpler.

 

I ended up using an angle grinder with a cutoff disk to remove one of the two engine mount nuts/studs.

As for the trans mounts, the passenger-side mount was easy to replace but I still haven't figured out how to get a wrench on the upper nut for the driver-side (LHD) trans mount nut. Happily that mount is still intact, but if anyone has the "secret sauce" to get to that nut please let me (us) know.

 

I have no clue how I would even begin to get any sort of tooling in where I need to get this nut off. Trying to be patient and hit it with PB blaster every so often and will try again tomorrow morning...I'll take a look at the left side trans mount and see if I can come up with something.

 

Went out in hopes of finding the leak in my AC system so that I can order the appropriate replacement parts and have an enjoyable summer in the truck. Turns out that the system only holds a vacuum for a couple minutes - there's a really substantial leak somewhere. On top of that, the can of refrigerant/dye that I'd purchased turns out to be defective so I couldn't check to see if my compressor works or where the leak is.

I'm really close to just having the local Rover shop deal with this - I shudder thinking about spending $1k on air conditioning but this just seems like a nightmare to work with.

 

Also if anyone is thinking about buying the Bearmach STC50026 headlight guards that screw into the fender/front grill - I can't recommend against them enough. The hardware is all non-stainless so it fuses together and it's impossible to remove. I need to source some alternate hardware so that it can easily screw in/out and I can, for instance, change my headlight bulbs without a dremel.

part number STC50026. Don't do it.

 

Painted the rims black

 

While there's nothing wrong with using a local Rover shop to diagnose and repair the A/C there's also no need for a specialty shop. The A/C system is generic, meaning it's not Rover-specific. Any shop competent in A/C work should be fine.

 

Remove your grill and look at the small A/C line that runs between drivers side headlight and radiator to condensor, common place for a leak. The line is held in place with a mounting clip there and rots out from salt and corrosion.

Brian.