Our D3 will be hauling the family to the South of France next month. Given it's usual fare is short journies, I felt some pre-journey checks might be in order before embarking on a 1500 mile round trip.
Aside from oil, water, tyre pressures, any other suggested pre-journey checks to minimise potential problems?'06 TDV6 HSE, Java, Black Leather, Logic 7, Privacy, Steps
17th Jun 2013 5:42 pm
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Bank account should also be full
17th Jun 2013 5:49 pm
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Cubby box cooler full of Kx - check.
Oh, and 1500 miles is just a wee run, doing North Cape & back - 6000 miles in 16 days. Proper road trip.
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17th Jun 2013 6:26 pm
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Toolkit.
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Tool kit is only any use if you know what to do with it. I assume whoever gets called out as their own tools.
Don't go without 5* or equivalent. Well worth the cost if you have any issues.
17th Jun 2013 6:33 pm
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Toolkit and a mobile phone and/or forum internet can get you out of a whole heap of problems.
A mate of mine had a van clip his wing a few weeks ago when he was parked at a motorway service station. For the want of a hammer to achieve an adequate clearance from the tyre he spent 6 hrs with his family waiting for the AA.
Anyone can work a hammer.
Everyone can work a role of tape.
Almost everyone can work a screwdriver.
Not everyone can replace a D3 CJB fuse without one of these:
Tools are not scary things and not all roadside rescues happen in minutes.
If you can hammer a nail or wire a plug then get a toolkit in your car!
My proper tools stay at home but this cheap German kit cost me £47 and lives neatly in the D4 (and the D3 before that) for the 'what if' scenario:
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+1 for Robbie's very good post. You guys are gonna be busier than a test bench in a plunger factory!
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17th Jun 2013 8:35 pm
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Robbie wrote:
My proper tools stay at home but this cheap German kit cost me £47 and lives neatly in the D4 (and the D3 before that) for the 'what if' scenario:
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This won't help you all the way, no torx bits in there if I'm not mistaken
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17th Jun 2013 9:00 pm
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Luckily my tool kit had torx bits, however lost the screwdriver they fit into.
17th Jun 2013 9:04 pm
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wvlenthe wrote:
This won't help you all the way, no torx bits in there if I'm not mistaken
Wiljo
You are mistaken.
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Box Contains
1 x 300 g engineer's hammer
5 x screwdrivers: slotted 7x150, 5x100, 3.5x75 mm, Phillips no. 1 and 2
1 x stubby screwdriver: Phillips Ph 2
1 x combination pliers
1 x long nose pliers
1 x box type waterpump pliers
1 x reversible ratchet with 30 teeth and quick-release 3/8-inch drive
2 x extensions with wobble system, 3/8-inch drive, 75 and 150 mm
7 x sockets flank drive, 3/8-inch drive, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19 mm
7 x sockets flank drive, 1/4-inch drive, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 mm
2 x spark plug socket flank drive, 16 and 21 mm
1 x adapter 3/8-inch to 1/4-inch drive
1 x hand driver
1 x bit adapter 1/4-inch drive for 1/4-inch screwdriver bits
24 x screwdriver bits, slotted 4, 4.5, 5.5, 6.5 mm, Phillips no. 0, 1, 2, 3, Pozidriv no. 0, 1, 2, 3, hexagon no. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 mm, for Torx no. T-10, T-15, T-20, T-25, T-27, T-30, T-40
8 x hexagon key spanners, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6 mm
10 x combination open-end/ring spanners, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19 mm
1 x crimping pliers for insulated terminals
1 x circuit tester 6-24 volt
1 x set of spare fuses for cars, 8 pieces, assorted
1 x brass wire brush
3 x rolls insulation tape
1 x set of insulated terminals, 45 pieces, assorted
1 x set of cable ties, 35 pieces.
I carry a few D3 / D4 specific things too. It is not meant for workshop use, only to prevent the 'for the want of a nail' moments.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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17th Jun 2013 9:19 pm
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Bottom left?
17th Jun 2013 9:20 pm
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Robbie, is that kit still available on ebay or wherever?
17th Jun 2013 9:35 pm
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Probably. Got mine from the Amazon Warehouse (a great source or returned tools at knock-down prices). The kit is not worth its full listed price (something like £150) but you often see them for £80 or so.
£47 was a steal but the key point is to have something with you and having it all together in a blown case makes it convenient (but I may transfer it all into a tool bag at some point as my extra items only seem to increase!).
Edit: Found one here for £65 inc del and you don't need to pay more for emergency kit that you may never need:
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