Hi all,
I've recently purchased a 2002 Range Rover HSE 4.6 here in Florida and am due to collect it this coming friday.
It has been converted to coil springs and has 114,000 miles on it.
I've spent a few hours looking through it with a mechanic mate of mine and although it has a few minor fixes(i hope they're
minor),for the most part its in incredible condition.
List of issues:
Very slight coolant leak (haven't found where its coming from yet)
Fuel filler cap button on the dash doesn't open the outside filler cap(i imagine this button just needs replacing?)
Sat nav has been disconnected and i imagine the unit needs replacing.
Neither of the heated seats work (is there a quick fix for this or it it a pain in the prostate to fix them?not that i really need them in Florida but its always good to have the options)
One of the bonnet struts (hood struts) needs replacing.
serpintine belt looks to have a little bit of wear on it so i guess i should change that just to be safe.
The AC blows nice and cold but when i check the engine after running it for a while the low side pipe in the engine has lots of ice on it.Is this normal or a fault somewhere?
The book symbol appears on the AC controls sometimes and then disappears again?
Also the remote key when pressed doesn't do anything.Now the key looks like its been to hell and back but the light glows strong when its pressed so i'm wondering is it just a matter of changing to fresh batteries or could the remote key have been somehow disabled by the previous owner?
Its been a childhood dream of mine to own a P38 and I've been getting so excited that my wife (3 months married) is getting slightly jealous that i'm spending so much time talking about it and researching it instead of paying full attention to it lol.Wait until i get it lol.
I'd like to give it a facelift when i get it and re-spray the front grille black and also update the left and right front indicator lights to the clear type instead of the ones that are on it.
Will also take off the rear brush guards and update the front and rear Range Rover Decal to silver to make it pop against the grey
Any suggestions or fixes to any of the above issues would be greatly appreciated.
Tom
I've recently purchased a 2002 Range Rover HSE 4.6 here in Florida and am due to collect it this coming friday.
It has been converted to coil springs and has 114,000 miles on it.
I've spent a few hours looking through it with a mechanic mate of mine and although it has a few minor fixes(i hope they're
minor),for the most part its in incredible condition.
List of issues:
Very slight coolant leak (haven't found where its coming from yet)
Fuel filler cap button on the dash doesn't open the outside filler cap(i imagine this button just needs replacing?)
Sat nav has been disconnected and i imagine the unit needs replacing.
Neither of the heated seats work (is there a quick fix for this or it it a pain in the prostate to fix them?not that i really need them in Florida but its always good to have the options)
One of the bonnet struts (hood struts) needs replacing.
serpintine belt looks to have a little bit of wear on it so i guess i should change that just to be safe.
The AC blows nice and cold but when i check the engine after running it for a while the low side pipe in the engine has lots of ice on it.Is this normal or a fault somewhere?
The book symbol appears on the AC controls sometimes and then disappears again?
Also the remote key when pressed doesn't do anything.Now the key looks like its been to hell and back but the light glows strong when its pressed so i'm wondering is it just a matter of changing to fresh batteries or could the remote key have been somehow disabled by the previous owner?
Its been a childhood dream of mine to own a P38 and I've been getting so excited that my wife (3 months married) is getting slightly jealous that i'm spending so much time talking about it and researching it instead of paying full attention to it lol.Wait until i get it lol.
I'd like to give it a facelift when i get it and re-spray the front grille black and also update the left and right front indicator lights to the clear type instead of the ones that are on it.
Will also take off the rear brush guards and update the front and rear Range Rover Decal to silver to make it pop against the grey
Any suggestions or fixes to any of the above issues would be greatly appreciated.
Tom







