Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
Location: Newton Abbot, DEVON
Posts: 24
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
26th May 2024 5:11 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
Location: Newton Abbot, DEVON
Posts: 24
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
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.
Flack
27th May 2024 9:17 am
noworries4x4
Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
Location: Newton Abbot, DEVON
Posts: 24
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 lugMy 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
27th May 2024 12:05 pm
noworries4x4
Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
Location: Newton Abbot, DEVON
Posts: 24
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
27th May 2024 12:09 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13854
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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27th May 2024 3:38 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13854
Of the long reach ratchet spanner’s
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27th May 2024 3:43 pm
noworries4x4
Member Since: 18 Jul 2020
Location: Newton Abbot, DEVON
Posts: 24
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 todayMy 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
27th May 2024 8:36 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14128
That beer will taste all the better after all that. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
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
27th May 2024 10:08 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14128
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. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
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
27th May 2024 10:08 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13854
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
28th May 2024 1:24 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13854
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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