Went out to the Lr3 last night to find my rear drivers side tire flat as a flat thing
Out with the genuine Halfrauds compressor, and back up to 42.
SWMBO came out to see what all the compressor noise was about - and she actually spotted the nail in said tire - so at least the problem was obvious!
Off to Discount Tire at 8am this morning for my FREE tire repair - laughed hysterically as they tried to jack the LR3 without setting the suspension to 'off-road' first.
I get my keys back after 35 mins - with the usual 'there you go sir, all good'.
I get in, start the engine, and have the TPMS system telling me there's still a low pressure issue!
Back into the shop - get the manager - he says 'oh, those Land Rovers are tricky' and goes hunting for the gadget that wirelessly resets the TPMS sensors!!!
Unconvinced, I reach into the glove box, and RTFM on the TPMS system - figure out it's seeing just low pressure, not a system fault.
Stop manager boy from attempting to reset my TPMS, and suggest he gets his tire pressure gauge out and 'actually check the tire pressures they've just set on all 4 tires'....
Well, what do you know, they've set the pressure wrong (low) ON ALL FOUR TIRES!!!!!!
Idiots!
The manager did the old 'that's what our system says is the correct pressure for your vehicle' routine.
Amazingly, when they set the tire pressures back to the settings on the sticker in the door well - the TPMS went off.
Now I know they don't hire Harvard Grads at Discount Tire, but when it's your job to fit tires all day - CAN'T YOU EVEN GET THE PRESSURES RIGHT?
08 LR3 SE V8 - 02 D2 SE7 V8
Porsche 911 (03 996) - 2013 MINI Cooper S
4th Oct 2008 5:45 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
TBH I cringe every time i have to use Kwik or a similar outfit and watch the greasemonkey pumping away on the trolley jack under god knows which bit of the D3
Last time I went in they seemed to know the car a bit better as they put it in offroad height, left the tailgate open (and the hazards on - not sure why) but still put the jack under all the wrong places on the car
4th Oct 2008 6:05 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
On the side of the D3 with the compressor they tend to use the suspension arms (not the jacking points) with a trolly jack as if the thing does slip off... it doesn't puncture the air compressor... that costs them much to get fixed.
4th Oct 2008 7:05 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15264
Sorry guys ... the answer is..
Don't Use Grease Monkey's!!!
LR dealerships are bad enough!!!
...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
4th Oct 2008 7:09 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
Posts: 10723
I know where the jacking point are if I want to use the D3's jack, but if I use say "KWIK FIT" who always seem to know better, when they shove the industrial trolly jack under, is there anywhere else that the D3 can be jacked up safely without damage.
Only asking as I am ordering MTR's through them soon
4th Oct 2008 7:10 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
Usually use the trolley jacks under the wishbones at Kwik Fit, they are not too bad, just always makes me a little nervous watching them!.
Good deals on MTR's though at said outfit, got a set of 4 for £650 all inc.
4th Oct 2008 7:47 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
Posts: 10723
NOT if you manage to wrangle a friend on a staff discount. Cost plus 5% to me.......
4th Oct 2008 7:50 pm
mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2049
Best thing i find is to take the wheel off at home if you are able to do so .
4th Oct 2008 7:55 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
Location: away
Posts: 10723
I am careful trust me, Discocuzzy told me his story of jacking up on the compressor (sorry Discocuzzy for repeating your misfortune), it cost way over £500..................
4th Oct 2008 7:57 pm
dick dastardly
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: wiggleigh bottom
Posts: 1112
Just a note that you all probably know. I bought some wheels over t'internet that use 19mm wheelnuts instead of the usual 22mm with washer. Make sure that nuts are tightened to at least 140Nm with a torque wrench. Also check the nuts again after the first couple of hundred km. The non-standard nuts with Alu wheels can come loose. The standard nuts with washer are better.There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song
4th Oct 2008 10:18 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
When I got the Coopers fitted they set the tyres at 40psi, felt every bump. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
5th Oct 2008 1:34 am
BIGTK
Member Since: 20 Jan 2008
Location: kent
Posts: 14
we all have need to use the kwik fit brigade,
my local sts are very good,
but with my d2 td5, the young rascal put the trolley jack under the side step,
and was suprised when he jacked up the car, it just bent the side step,
very embarassed manager,
one young man without a job,
7th Oct 2008 8:21 am
AndrewW
Member Since: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 2302
CFB wrote:
.....they put it in offroad height, left the tailgate open (and the hazards on - not sure why) ......
I posted recently that the guy at ATS Oldham managed to put mine into superextended mode with flashers on and tailgate open - I was informed that these two operations "tell" the D3 that it is having wheel surgery and not to lower....2006 D3 finally swapped for a 2016 D4 Graphite in Graphite grey. No mods
7th Oct 2008 9:01 am
Shrinky
Member Since: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 2515
caverD3 wrote:
When I got the Coopers fitted they set the tyres at 40psi, felt every bump.
Mine was delivered from the dealer brand new with 40psi all round Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it
7th Oct 2008 9:07 am
AndrewW
Member Since: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 2302
I bought a Series IIa LWB Safari in the 1980s on Michelins.
Someone had inflated them so that they "looked" OK, i.e. "like a good cross-ply should".
160 - 180 psi in each - would have KILLED someone, if one had blown.
The ride was better when I sorted it, too.2006 D3 finally swapped for a 2016 D4 Graphite in Graphite grey. No mods
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