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cdodkin
Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Location: Ex Pat Brit in California
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Went out to the Lr3 last night to find my rear drivers side tire flat as a flat thing 
Out with the genuine Halfrauds compressor, and back up to 42.
SWMBO came out to see what all the compressor noise was about - and she actually spotted the nail in said tire - so at least the problem was  obvious!
Off to Discount Tire at 8am this morning for my FREE tire repair - laughed hysterically as they tried to jack the LR3 without setting the suspension to 'off-road' first.
I get my keys back after 35 mins - with the usual 'there you go sir, all good'.
I get in, start the engine, and have the TPMS system telling me there's still a low pressure issue! 
Back into the shop - get the manager - he says 'oh, those Land Rovers are tricky' and goes hunting for the gadget that wirelessly resets the TPMS sensors!!!
Unconvinced, I reach into the glove box, and RTFM on the TPMS system - figure out it's seeing just low pressure, not a system fault.
Stop manager boy from attempting to reset my TPMS, and suggest he gets his tire pressure gauge out and 'actually check the tire pressures they've just set on all 4 tires'....
Well, what do you know, they've set the pressure wrong (low) ON ALL FOUR TIRES!!!!!! 
Idiots!
The manager did the old 'that's what our system says is the correct pressure for your vehicle' routine.
Amazingly, when they set the tire pressures back to the settings on the sticker in the door well - the TPMS went off. 
Now I know they don't hire Harvard Grads at Discount Tire, but when it's your job to fit tires all day - CAN'T YOU EVEN GET THE PRESSURES RIGHT?
08 LR3 SE - 02 D2 SE7
Porsche 911 (03 996) - Porsche Boxster (99 986)
03 MINI Cooper S - gone but not forgotten!
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CFB
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Thackley, West Yorkshire.
Posts: 2737
 
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TBH I cringe every time i have to use Kwik or a similar outfit and watch the greasemonkey pumping away on the trolley jack under god knows which bit of the D3
Last time I went in they seemed to know the car a bit better as they put it in offroad height, left the tailgate open (and the hazards on - not sure why) but still put the jack under all the wrong places on the car
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 6:05pm |
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simon
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
Location: ...
Posts: 15015
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On the side of the D3 with the compressor they tend to use the suspension arms (not the jacking points) with a trolly jack as if the thing does slip off... it doesn't puncture the air compressor... that costs them much to get fixed.
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 7:05pm |
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
Location: over the edge!!
Posts: 4616
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Sorry guys ... the answer is..
Don't Use Grease Monkey's!!!
LR dealerships are bad enough!!!
 slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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"The BEAST"
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 7:09pm |
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MacLeod 313
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 1598
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I know where the jacking point are if I want to use the D3's jack, but if I use say "KWIK FIT" who always seem to know better, when they shove the industrial trolly jack under, is there anywhere else that the D3 can be jacked up safely without damage.
Only asking as I am ordering MTR's through them soon PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 7:10pm |
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CFB
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Thackley, West Yorkshire.
Posts: 2737
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Usually use the trolley jacks under the wishbones at Kwik Fit, they are not too bad, just always makes me a little nervous watching them!.
Good deals on MTR's though at said outfit, got a set of 4 for £650 all inc.
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 7:47pm |
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MacLeod 313
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 1598
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NOT if you manage to wrangle a friend on a staff discount. Cost plus 5% to me.......  PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 7:50pm |
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mick
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: All over
Posts: 1010
 
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Best thing i find is to take the wheel off at home if you are able to do so .
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 7:55pm |
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MacLeod 313
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 1598
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I am careful trust me, Discocuzzy told me his story of jacking up on the compressor (sorry Discocuzzy for repeating your misfortune), it cost way over £500.................. PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 7:57pm |
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dick dastardly
Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: location location location
Posts: 443
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Just a note that you all probably know. I bought some wheels over t'internet that use 19mm wheelnuts instead of the usual 22mm with washer. Make sure that nuts are tightened to at least 140Nm with a torque wrench. Also check the nuts again after the first couple of hundred km. The non-standard nuts with Alu wheels can come loose. The standard nuts with washer are better. There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those that do not
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| Sat Oct 04 2008 10:18pm |
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caverD3
Joined: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 2121
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When I got the Coopers fitted they set the tyres at 40psi, felt every bump. Getting there is half the fun
TDV6: Adaptive Headlights, Electronic Rear Diff.ARB Bar.Blaupunkt Speakers, JVC Powered Subwoofer, Removable Snorkel, Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch, Pioneer After Market Head Unit, Zenarc Touch Screen, In Car Laptop.
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| Sun Oct 05 2008 1:34am |
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BIGTK
Joined: 20 Jan 2008
Location: kent
Posts: 12
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we all have need to use the kwik fit brigade,
my local sts are very good,
but with my d2 td5, the young rascal put the trolley jack under the side step,
and was suprised when he jacked up the car, it just bent the side step,
very embarassed manager,
one young man without a job,
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| Tue Oct 07 2008 8:21am |
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AndrewW
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 1423
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CFB wrote:.....they put it in offroad height, left the tailgate open (and the hazards on - not sure why) ......
I posted recently that the guy at ATS Oldham managed to put mine into superextended mode with flashers on and tailgate open - I was informed that these two operations "tell" the D3 that it is having wheel surgery and not to lower.... 06 TDV6 SE Tonga Green
Mantec Plate (with three "dings"), BCB rope, Hidden winch (hidden in garage...), Webasto timer (in box), TorqTuned ((tee hee)²), Origin b2 (in case), Traffic master jam warner (in expectation), FT8800, Motorola GM360, INTEK H-520+ (in a tangle)
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| Tue Oct 07 2008 9:01am |
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Shrinky
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 1219
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caverD3 wrote:When I got the Coopers fitted they set the tyres at 40psi, felt every bump.
Mine was delivered from the dealer brand new with 40psi all round Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it. 
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| Tue Oct 07 2008 9:07am |
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AndrewW
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 1423
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I bought a Series IIa LWB Safari in the 1980s on Michelins.
Someone had inflated them so that they "looked" OK, i.e. "like a good cross-ply should".
160 - 180 psi in each - would have KILLED someone, if one had blown.
The ride was better when I sorted it, too. 06 TDV6 SE Tonga Green
Mantec Plate (with three "dings"), BCB rope, Hidden winch (hidden in garage...), Webasto timer (in box), TorqTuned ((tee hee)²), Origin b2 (in case), Traffic master jam warner (in expectation), FT8800, Motorola GM360, INTEK H-520+ (in a tangle)
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| Tue Oct 07 2008 12:51pm |
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