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noworries4x4
 


Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
Location: Newton Abbot, DEVON
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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial Auto Siberian SilverDiscovery 4
A question for the very clever Disco Forum Members

A question for the very clever Disco Forum Members,

How the hell do you get at the engine block end of the earth strap bolt ?

Wheel eyebrow off wheel liner off, heat shields and their brackets off. I can just see where it is but have no clue how to access it, someone on here said from under the car ? No way I know I have shovels for hands and sausages for fingers but there is no way up past the starter motor.

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 My 16 Discovery 4 Commercial Mobile Workshop and Escort Vehicle
MY 07 Full Fatt Range Rover Vogue SE TDv8
1952 Series 1 80" 3ltr Straight 6 with Overdrive 
 
Post #236967826th May 2024 4:11 pm
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Turbo hose off or alternator off Thumbs Up
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Post #236968026th May 2024 4:46 pm
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noworries4x4
 


Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
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Not exactly the news I wanted to hear... But give me a clue re the turbo hose, Air filter box out, plastic manifold to centre engine off I presume where do I go after that.
As the power is disconnected can I disconnect the ride height sensor ? I think a bodged very long 10mm might get in there.[/u]
 My 16 Discovery 4 Commercial Mobile Workshop and Escort Vehicle
MY 07 Full Fatt Range Rover Vogue SE TDv8
1952 Series 1 80" 3ltr Straight 6 with Overdrive 
 
Post #236968426th May 2024 5:15 pm
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Flack
 


Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
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Why not just move it to another good engine earth point to chassis, it does not have to be there, it can be anywhere as long as its a good earth.

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Post #236973127th May 2024 8:17 am
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noworries4x4
 


Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
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The only bolts in the area are turbo (too hot and unlikely to undo) and or engine mount which are too big for the cable lug
 My 16 Discovery 4 Commercial Mobile Workshop and Escort Vehicle
MY 07 Full Fatt Range Rover Vogue SE TDv8
1952 Series 1 80" 3ltr Straight 6 with Overdrive 
 
Post #236974827th May 2024 11:05 am
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noworries4x4
 


Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
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United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial Auto Siberian SilverDiscovery 4

Thank god we all have that one friend / colleague that spends way too much time and money on the Snap On van (personally don't like their spanners they feel sharp in the hand)
But today what a life saver, this bit of kit gets in there and sorts the job, still took ages though notch by notch, he does have the same in a ratchet but the turbo hose was too close.

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 My 16 Discovery 4 Commercial Mobile Workshop and Escort Vehicle
MY 07 Full Fatt Range Rover Vogue SE TDv8
1952 Series 1 80" 3ltr Straight 6 with Overdrive 
 
Post #236974927th May 2024 11:09 am
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gstuart
 


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Plus 1 with regards to various spanner’s etc , found the following very useful from short sockets, UJ crows feet , UJ sockets etc

Also using a short socket and a long neck ratchet very handy , great u found a solution


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gstuart
 


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Of the long reach ratchet spanner’s


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noworries4x4
 


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All sorted ... I never want to do that job ever again what an absolute ###################

What the hell were Land Rover thinking attaching an earth on the engine there !!A whole day wasted just to replace a battery sized cable between the engine, chassis and earth.

If you need to know what is required....

Drivers front wheel off,
Drivers wing eyebrow off
Front bumper splash protector off.
Engine and gearbox covers off
Heatshieds behind the strut off inc brackets
Undoo the steering shaft from the steering column and drop down
Then as per pictures you can get at the bolt with a very long ring spanner.
Patience is a virtue so much swearing today
 My 16 Discovery 4 Commercial Mobile Workshop and Escort Vehicle
MY 07 Full Fatt Range Rover Vogue SE TDv8
1952 Series 1 80" 3ltr Straight 6 with Overdrive 
 
Post #236980527th May 2024 7:36 pm
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Moo
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That beer will taste all the better after all that. Laughing Thumbs Up
 D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)

New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
Post #236981227th May 2024 9:08 pm
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Moo
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gstuart wrote:
Plus 1 with regards to various spanner’s etc , found the following very useful from short sockets, UJ crows feet , UJ sockets etc

Also using a short socket and a long neck ratchet very handy , great u found a solution


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Loving the spanner porn. Wink Laughing
 D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)

New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
Post #236981427th May 2024 9:08 pm
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gstuart
 


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noworries4x4 wrote:
All sorted ... I never want to do that job ever again what an absolute ###################

What the hell were Land Rover thinking attaching an earth on the engine there !!A whole day wasted just to replace a battery sized cable between the engine, chassis and earth.

If you need to know what is required....

Drivers front wheel off,
Drivers wing eyebrow off
Front bumper splash protector off.
Engine and gearbox covers off
behind the strut off inc brackets
Undoo the steering shaft from the steering column and drop down
Then as per pictures you can get at the bolt with a very long ring spanner.
Patience is a virtue so much swearing today


Oh blimey didn’t realise it was that inaccessible , indeed bet that was a massive relief after fitting a new one , huge credit mate Thumbs Up Bow down
   
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gstuart
 


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Moo wrote:
gstuart wrote:
Plus 1 with regards to various spanner’s etc , found the following very useful from short sockets, UJ crows feet , UJ sockets etc

Also using a short socket and a long neck ratchet very handy , great u found a solution


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Loving the spanner porn. Wink Laughing


Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
   
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