Thread: Range Rover Sport

I have an '08... If Bell's Auto gets out the dongles before I need to do one, I'll def blank them. So far so good though. I give the MAP a clean every service though as it does get oily crap all over it.

Originally Posted by Rich84

I have an '08... If Bell's Auto gets out the dongles before I need to do one, I'll def blank them. So far so good though. I give the MAP a clean every service though as it does get oily crap all over it.

they can be blanked as long as the EGRs are still serviceable.

Hi Garry,
I was told on the late 06 - 07 on they couldn't be blanked. If blanked you get the engine fault light and the engine runs like a dog. I had seen somewhere on this forum someone leave the old EGR valve in place and put a new one in a plastic bag tied to the inner wing connected to the wiring. This seemed OK and a good idea just not a good selling feature.

Don't believe everything you read - they can be blanked with no EML but the EGRs have to be serviceable. Of course most people only think of blanking when their EGRs have already failed and it is then too late.

As an enthuesiast you'll be happy with two Green Ovals on the drive...one for the ruff stuff/camping etc and the other for pure driving pleasure.

If you're going for an early 4.2SC Sport then make sure the service history is upto date and all the TSB's (Technical Service Bulletins) have been implemented. They are expensive cars to run but if you keep the mileage down and don't drive it hard you'll reap the benefits.
My 08 4.2SC has only 90,000km on the clock and hasn't had anything wrong apart from the electronic tail gate release motor failed a few months back.
Brake discs are expensive, the suspension bushes clonk on cars that haven't had the TSB's done, and a few other things...the electronic parking brake motor is a known failure too.

Originally Posted by Nomad9

Hi Micko,
I loe Land Rover and everything they stand for which includes the people you meet on LR forums. However, on the side of the road with a broken fuel pump belt lying on top of a hot engine trying to figure out how to get the new belt on is not a pleasant place to be. On your own, bearable, wife, kids end of the day.......your views change sometimes.
You have an interesting decision ahead, I wish you the best of luck.

Geez Marty, Please don't take offence, but story telling may mislead people. It misled me until questioned and clarified. Talking about RRS and you post this, which didn't even happen, instead it was a tyre change on a D3.

Hi Mungus,
You are correct, no offence taken, story telling when it wasn't actually the case isn't the right thing to do. Didn't mean to confuse people or discredit the brand. I have just sold my RRS in favour of another brand. One reason amongst some other lifestyle reasons was the "what would happen in the bush in an outback place if something electronic broke" I know it basically the same with any vehicle these days and one reason why eight months ago I bought a Defender. The Defender whilst being a TD5 with engine electrics was a tad more basic, (that has got to my understatement for the year) was to big a shock to the system, the original idea was to keep both, RRS and the Defender, financially OK for a short time, now it is just not realistic.

I suppose I was just trying to justify selling my RRS to myself in a public forum, a bit dodgy.........One day I will buy another one, I now regret selling mine it just had a presence which the vehicle I have now got hasn't got in the same way.

Good point Mungus.