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 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
d-9
 Mon May 05 2025 9:51am
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Forum: General · Replies: 18 · Views: 1764 · Subject: 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
| I’ve done about 80k on my tdv8, it’s now close to 195k. Overall I love the thing, it’s a real Swiss Army knife, fits four people comfortably, tows absurdly well (easy to forget the trailer is on ... |
| Is a 2.7 L320 still worth a buy today? |
d-9
Sat May 03 2025 5:42am
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 785 · Subject: Is a 2.7 L320 still worth a buy today? |
Get the water pump done at the same time as the belts, I’ve got a breaker in atm that the guy has the belts done, then a few months later the pump seized and took out the engine.
2.7 is glaciall ... |
| 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
d-9
Mon Apr 28 2025 9:12am
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Forum: General · Replies: 18 · Views: 1764 · Subject: 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
So two of you are saying the complete opposites. One says it has an awful ride the other says it has a good ride.
Anymore input please from other members?
I suppose the way to find out myself is to ... |
| 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
d-9
Sun Apr 27 2025 9:02pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 18 · Views: 1764 · Subject: 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
Check sills for corrosion under the plastic covers.
Service history is key, these are very expensive to fix when neglected.
Yes full time 4x4 with locking center and rear diff, air suspension ... |
| 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
d-9
Sun Apr 27 2025 3:24pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 18 · Views: 1764 · Subject: 2005 Sport SC 4.2 Supercharged |
| Make sure you’re comfortable with 12mpg |
| Delay pulling away - Trans remap? |
d-9
Thu Mar 13 2025 4:47pm
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Forum: General (L494) · Replies: 3 · Views: 996 · Subject: Delay pulling away - Trans remap? |
| Recently bought a 5.0SC l494 to replace my l320 tdv8, it’s great in most respects, apart from the delay pulling away when not in sport mode. Pulling onto roundabouts and out of junctions has a massi ... |
| Tailgate (yes, another one). |
d-9
Thu Jan 02 2025 7:39pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 1018 · Subject: Tailgate (yes, another one). |
| Probably thinks the lower tailgate is open. Open it and close it again. |
| What a total |
d-9
Mon Dec 30 2024 10:52pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 50 · Views: 5675 · Subject: What a total |
| Alternator has a horizontal bolt going in from the front, access from the top, and two vertical bolts accessed from below. Don’t remember a bracket, but if it was obvious/easy I may have forgotten a ... |
| Update L494 Climate controls from 2014 to 2016 Part No? |
d-9
Mon Dec 30 2024 10:48pm
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Forum: General (L494) · Replies: 30 · Views: 9570 · Subject: Update L494 Climate controls from 2014 to 2016 Part No? |
Has anyone had issues with rear climate controls after doing this upgrade?
I did the update a few weeks ago and the heated seats and front climate all work fine (including the sync function across ... |
| What a total |
d-9
Sat Dec 28 2024 11:14pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 50 · Views: 5675 · Subject: What a total |
As I was saying above, it's mainly (well so far) the pipe connected to the metal pipe in wary of loosening incase of a coolant pipes and get it in my eyes again (bloody stung and got a fright inca ... |
| What a total |
d-9
Sat Dec 28 2024 9:43pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 50 · Views: 5675 · Subject: What a total |
It’s a pita. Mine caught fire and I was thinking about doing it in the hotel car park. Called my mechanic and he told me I probably didn’t want to try that.
Off the top of my head, you need to ... |
| To wrap or not to wrap? |
d-9
Thu Nov 21 2024 12:11am
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Forum: General · Replies: 8 · Views: 1253 · Subject: To wrap or not to wrap? |
| Usually cars that have been wrapped are covered in little cut marks where the wrap has been trimmed, leaving them only fit for a respray or rewrap. |
| Sticky switchgear |
d-9
Wed Nov 20 2024 2:16pm
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Forum: Detailing & Car Cleaning · Replies: 8 · Views: 4119 · Subject: Sticky switchgear |
| Scraping the sticky layer off with a thumbnail and cleaning up with windex seems the normal solution. |
| L494 10 Year Service - £2,400 |
d-9
Wed Nov 20 2024 11:03am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 21 · Views: 4525 · Subject: L494 10 Year Service - £2,400 |
| I'm not someone who can do these jobs on the car. Inde's totally have their role and provide value etc. I do use them for most things. But, and its a big BUT here, I prefer to have my car serviced at ... |
| Choice of diesel - regular with additive or premium |
d-9
Wed Nov 20 2024 9:12am
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 2041 · Subject: Choice of diesel - regular with additive or premium |
| My tdv8 ran fine for years on regular diesel, but last spring started misfiring. Since then I’ve run it on super diesel and the misfire has gone away, few quid extra per tank is much cheaper than a ... |
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