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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
Good observation. Multi weight oils especially those with a wider viscosity separation, 10/50 vs a 10/30 they slowly break down with use by heat. Wider the separation the faster the breakdown vs single wt oils maintaining their viscosity numbers rather well. Cold climate starts with single wt a... -
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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
If you want the oil to come out like new or only a light tan is to run straight non detergent oil but then without detergents scrubbing and eating away sludge, varnish and combustion acids, it's a failure oil. Black or dirty dark oil drains has me thinking the engine for one is running way too... -
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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
Not only the above differences note different smells with new oils. For some unknown reason to me Valvoline has the smell of a refinery mixed with sulfur base gear oil. On the bright side I have used Valvoline for over 45 years resulting with cleaner engine interiors that are in service at 150... -
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Transmission swap
No, it's better than Christmas especially if it's a me to me picked out gift. A transmission hell yeah, keep your checkered shocks and Tee shirt gifts. Original untouched pair of Medium Riser 427 Ford FE was a surprise gift from the wifey for Christmas. Only took three years of wish list notes... -
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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
ktm525, whatever your doing do not change a thing with your maintenance. Only thing I would change is your 10K mile filter change schedule with being replaced by the 5K mile interval. You or others way up north running block or oil pan heaters?.....~o&o>...... -
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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
Cold starts with cold thick oil then any revving at all can cause these modern day tiny oil filters to go into bypass which is the emergency oiling system vs starving any bearings and destroying an engine. On the smarter thinking side vs manufactures using the smallest and cheapest oil filters... -
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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
cperez, your living in a far wider temperature swing zone than I here in Kalifornia which is rather mild. Summer lows in the high 40's, days from 68*F to 89*F. Winter lows in the high 30's with a few lows touching freezing, days from 50's to 60's. Very little desired oil viscosity changes... -
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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
It depends a lot on how your driving your vehicles not just your LR but any vehicle. Stop and go in town soccer mom short trips 4-10 start and stops a day vs 4,500 mile 90% highway driving, it makes a big difference in how soon your oil gets dirty loaded up with carbon, acids plus normal metals... -
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LR4 5.0 Chain Guides actual problem?
Chatting with a British lad I ran across on our Norton motorcycle restoration forum he mentioned working at the Ford manufacturing plant in "Jolly Old England." All they do is manufacture parts to LR's engineer's specs no matter the design flaws or inferior quality of materials used and having... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
Have you checked into Summit's offerings, they have several brands of studs as well a chart with measurements of studs to narrow down your search... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
What you need here my friend is not longer studs costing too much money and labor but "just longer bodied lug nuts", from the base of washer of the parallel shank area lengthened the amount of the increased thickness of your new rim centers. BTW, how much thicker material we talking about here... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
Cool, that explains your adventure. These rims must still maintain hub centric alignment with transfered stresses to the hubs vs the studs. These new rims secured by flat and washer vs cone nuts? If by flat contact mounted lugs, "what if" you had lug nuts with a longer body from the flat of the... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
I forgot which LR forum member I replied to several months ago, I mentioned Dorman studs and he's back running again. I recall he was told he had to remove the hub just to remove the broken stud. No big thing, drift it out with a air hammer on the vehicle. Install and pull in the replacement... -
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2003 Disco II engine replacement
Even a normal clean running cross bolted 4.0 or 4.6 engine is a time bomb once it had been overheated. A pressure checked block that has not cracked would be a perfect donor block machined and fitted with "Top Hat" cylinder liners vs the standard OEM cylinder sleeves. No more blown head gaskets... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
Check into ARP as they have a vast selection of wheel studs besides other fasteners. ARP head bolts are the best you can find for any racing engine applications. I run ARP cylinder head studs in the 4.6 powered 95 D1 with blown head gaskets a thing of the past. They are far superior to LR's OEM... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
djkaosone, did you get squared away locating replacement studs? Word of advice, stay away from tire shops and impact guns. I've seen more broken off with them by any installed or removed manually. Best one a tire shop impact gun operator breaking off three studs and being stopped by a fellow... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
Quijote, I fully agree with your "LOL" reply. Sad how many people go through life having a low or zero mechanical ability like a "Soccer Moms" never enjoying the world of fabricating, machining, repairing anything mechanical to their personal standards. Even scratch building and machining a... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
I beg to differ Quijote as the older Swiss made Brown & Sharpe have been the "gold standard" for over 60 years. Not owning or supporting modern day Brown & Sharpe calipers being farmed out to other countries still maintaining "Swiss Made" on their dials. We were issued Mitutoyo's back in the day... -
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Transmission swap
I bet your frustration hit its peak about now. On the bright side you've become more intimate with your LR plus finding out its goofy quirks. Bier time and lots of it is due.....~~=o&o>...... -
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Tread depth & differential question
For those off road in the mud adventures after installing new tyres or mounted used tires during rotation time. Wash clean the outboard and inboard sides of the wheels and rims. Use a wax, I prefer Mirror Glaze's pure carnauba wax to the outboard sides of the rims protecting the paint finish... -
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Transmission swap
Screw that crap (LR prices). I'd take a not too favorite box wrench, cut off then Tig welded a square drive onto it. A cheap tool you'll never use again anyway. Sunnen 1/2 ton transmission jack the best tool to own when owning a LR. Eight 9" x 9" x 24" long structural beams (EFCO SUPER STUD)... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
Any mic, better yet manual mic having a Verner scale. Also a manual Verner Caliper will also never fail you. Next step down in durability a dial caliper reading in fractions of an inch (0.001") scale as well having one reading in metric or mm's, it's now a metric world. Dial calipers can also... -
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LR4 wheel studs?
Backing up 8-9+ months ago I replied on this forum about wheel stud replacements to another LR forum member. I mentioned Dorman, a common manufacture of high quality automotive parts. Your stud replacements check out Dorman... -
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Local Tire store refuses to install S rated tire on 2015 LR4
Perfect, cash and carry walk in dismounts, mount and balance. A little bit of extra trouble and time with another vehicle to transport wheels and new tyres. Savings alone purchasing tyres from someone else more than having another vehicle transporting.......Try dealing with changing tyres on...
