Thread: Series 1 noises, smells & fun!

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I've always checked it from below! One advantage of Landrovers is you can work underneath without a hoist or similar.

John

Originally Posted by numpty

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You chaps must be contortionists to be able to top up a Series 1 transfer case from below the vehicle!

Originally Posted by Scallops

Folks - had some real fun this weekend gone. Kat and I took Matilda away to the Border Ranges to camp, which was the first time we have really gone any real distance and used the little truck for camping. Tea always tastes better served off a Series 1 tailgate.



It was really lovely. I was very aware of the vehicle during this drive - perhaps a little over anxious; the last time I had an issue - the infamous water pump debacle, I could smell the vehicle getting hot - old car smell as Kat put it - this time, it was odorless! The vehicle went as it always does, but I thought I'd ask a few questions and report on what I found.....

1) We have done 260 km on just over half a tank of fuel - that seems very good to me. What do you think?

2) When we left home, the dipstick showed the oil level about a quarter below the full mark. It had dropped, when I checked it again, (120km later) - it was now about a quarter above minimum. That's driving it about 120km, some of it flat out.

3) I added oil to around the max line the next morning, checked once cold at home again - it doesn't seem to have used hardly any coming home?

4) When powering up hills etc, the engine makes a rapid clacking/clicking noise - I think this noise is the valves (or valve stems) - will an additive help with this? It does it to a much lesser extent just cruising along and has always done so.

5) It doesn't seem to blow any smoke - even chugging up hills. It always starts very easily. It doesn't seem to have much power, but seems to pull up hills, even in top gear, albeit slowly. I did have to drop back to 3rd from time to time, but it is a torquey engine. We also had all our camping gear so it was loaded up. My iPhone suggests top speed is about 80-85km/h.

Do these observations sound about right? I worry I should investigate the clicking noise from the engine under load, but no one who has driven it had really made mention of it - and these are folks who are used to driving these vehicle. And - how do I check the transfer case oil level and top it up if necessary? The gearbox has it's own dipstick and filler.

makes-one feel proud to be an Aussie in the best country in the world............Oi Oi Oi
ps : and I'm a pommy!