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I can almost guarantee that JLR don't make the hoses, they are made by another manufacturer, possibly not even in the U.K., just like the Gates hoses that adorn Aussie Holden and Ford cars are made in the Philippines.
Diana
YarnMaster
Land rover incapable after 65 years to make bloody fuel and coolant hoses that don't bloody rub and chafe on everything? And crappy hard plastic rubbish fuel hoses bloody junk. Anyhow I've calmed down now end of rant
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More information please?
I can almost guarantee that JLR don't make the hoses, they are made by another manufacturer, possibly not even in the U.K., just like the Gates hoses that adorn Aussie Holden and Ford cars are made in the Philippines.
Diana
You won't find me on: faceplant; Scipe; Infragam; LumpedIn; ShapCnat or Twitting. I'm just not that interesting.
YarnMaster
My biggest gripe is with the hard plastic fuel line running from front to back
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Totally agree, look at the rubbish they are peddling as Valve Lash Caps for the 300TDi's, can't even get the surfaces flat or even.
Now I know what Lotza says is probably true and they have some Indian Urchins turning out these caps in their millions in some back alley in Mumbai, BUT they are putting the Land Rover name on this crap and charging top $ for it, Shame on you Land Rover Shame, my rant over, BTW I just purchased a set of (16) valve lash caps from Crane, so I have 8 spares for $38 + post., Regards Frank.
YarnMaster
Originally Posted by Tank
That's one part that I have not had trouble with but I know many do
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Have a look here Post #30, disgraceful,
300tdi valve lash caps disintegrating Regards Frank.
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Land Rover has been using hard plastic fuel lines since the 1960s, it is actually safer because it doesn't harden and develop stress cracks like copper or brass and doesn't rust like bundy tube.
It is however vulnerable to heat by poor routing or wrongly fitting exhaust pipes.
You won't find me on: faceplant; Scipe; Infragam; LumpedIn; ShapCnat or Twitting. I'm just not that interesting.
YarnMaster
"It is however vulnerable to heat by poor routing" the poor routing comes standard
Master
Have changed mine to flexible rubber fuel hose from tank to engine and back again. Hard plastic hoses and push on connectors are, I agree, rubbish. It would be nice if some auto manufacturer would produce a no-frills, easy to maintain, honest to God 4WD (Landies used to be like that)
YarnMaster
SupporterAre they a yellow'ish/clear colour. Ryslan maybe? My old Citroens have these. If you don't damage it, it appears to last forever (unlike rubber lines). The rubber bit between the fuel pump and plastic always needs replacing, but never the plastic part.
seeya,
Shane L.
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