TECH TIPS

Looking for Land Rover tech tips, maintenance and troubleshooting information for your Defender, Range Rover, Discovery, Freelander, Land Rover Series or Sterling?

If so, be sure to check this section regularly, as we continue to update and expand our tech tips section. You'll learn a lot - from restoration to repair and maintenance - as we pass along tips from our own experience and that of our customers and friends. If you'd like to submit a tip of your own, send us an e-mail techtips@AtlanticBritish.com  We'll feature the best one each month, and if yours is chosen you'll receive a free Atlantic British T-shirt!

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All | Defender | Range Rover | Discovery | LR3
Series Land Rover | Freelander

Tech Tip
AutoSharp® Paint Pens Available By Land Rover OEM Vehicle Paint Name
Firing Order and Ignition Cable Routing - All Vehicles 1987-'95

Tech Tip
Halogen Replacement Bulbs
Hose Kits
Hydraulic Fluid
Oil Pump and Front Engine Cover (90)
Right or Left?
Wheel Removal

Troubleshooting
Engine Misfire, Running Rough
Engine Misfire, Stumble ('94-'95)
Engine Overheat Check List
Exhaust Rattle - Catalytic Converter
Hard Starting in Cold Weather
Hot Running Problems
Hot Start Problems
Steering Wander
Windshield Wipers
 

Maintenance
Bilstein Shock Upgrades
Coolant
Head Bolts & Composite Gaskets
Leaky Swivel Ball Housing (Discovery I)
Leather Care
PCV Tune Up 
Serpentine Belt Routing ('94-'99 Discovery I)
Serpentine Belt Routing ('99-'00 Discovery II)
Transmission (Discovery I)
Transmission (Automatic) Fluid Level - ('99-'02 Discovery Series II)
Winter Tires

Tech Tip
Engine Misfire, Running Rough
Halogen Replacement Bulbs
Hose Kits
How to tell if your Discovery has ACE
Hydraulic Fluid
Identifying BOSCH vs. GEMS Engines (Discovery Series II '99 -'04)
Identifying Spark Plug Connections on Ignition Coils - BOSCH Engine (Discovery Series II '99 -'04)
Identifying Second Air Engine (Discovery Series II)
Know Your Emissions System (Discovery I 4.0L)
Off Roading
Oil Pump and Front Engine Cover (Discovery I)
Remote Programming - Single Button ('94-'95 Discovery I)
Right or Left?
Service Limits for Brake Rotors

Temperature - Changing Read-out from Celsius to Fahrenheit (Discovery Series II)
Wheel Removal

Troubleshooting
Can't Shift Out Of Park (Discovery I)
Engine Overheat Check List (Discovery I)
Engine Misfire, Running Rough
Excessive Driveshaft Vibration (Discovery I)
Exhaust Rattle - Catalytic Converter
Ground_Based Electrical Problems ('94-'96 Discovery I)
Hard Starting in Cold Weather (Discovery I)
Hot Running Problems (Discovery I)
Hot Start Problems (Discovery I)
Shuttle Valve Switches - Test Procedure and Instructions (Discovery Series II)
Stalling Coming to a Stop (Discovery I)
Starting Problems (Discovery I)
Steering
Tail Door Will Not Open From Outside (Discovery I & Series II)
Windshield Washers (Discovery I)
Windshield Wipers

Maintenance
Base Idle Setting Procedure (Classic)
Belts (Classic)
Coolant
Fuel Filters (Classic)
Head Bolts & Composite Gaskets
Leaky Swivel Ball Housing ('87-on Classic)
Leather Care
Oil Change Guide (4.4 2003-'05, 2006-on)
PCV Tune Up

Pollen Filter Replacement ('95-'99 4.0 & 4.6)
Serpentine Belt Routing ('95 Classic)
Serpentine Belt Routing ('99-'02 4.0 & 4.6 Bosch Engine)
Serpentine Belt Routing ('95-'99 4.0 & 4.6 Gems Engine)
Shock Absorber Towers (Classic)
Transmission (Classic)
Transmission (Automatic) Fluid Level (4.0 & 4.6)
Winter Tires
Winter Weather Tips (Classic)

Tech Tip
Accumulator Ball (Classic w/ABS Brakes)
Air Suspension Replacement (Classic)
Halogen Replacement Bulbs
Hose Kits
Hydraulic Fluid
Identifying BOSCH vs. GEMS Engines (For Range Rover 4.0/4.6 '95 - '02)
Identifying Spark Plug Connections on Ignition Coils - BOSCH Engine (Range Rover 4.0/4.6 '99 - '02)
Identifying Second Air Engine (Range Rover 4.0/4.6)
Off Roading
Oil Pump and Front Engine Cover (4.0 & 4.6)
Remote Programming - Single Button (Classic)
Right or Left?
Service Limits for Brake Rotors
Temperature - Changing Read-out from Celsius to Fahrenheit (4.0 & 4.6)
Wheel Removal

Tires (Classic)
Windshield Washers (Classic)
Windshield Wipers

Maintenance
Brake Bleeding
Coolant
Leather Care
Winter Tires

Tech Tip
Halogen Replacement Bulbs
Hose Kits
Hydraulic Fluid
Right or Left?
Wheel Removal

Troubleshooting
Engine Misfire, Running Rough
Steering
Windshield Wipers

Tech Tip
Halogen Replacement Bulbs
Hose Kits
Hydraulic Fluid
Right or Left?
Service Limits for Brake Rotors 
Wheel Removal

Troubleshooting
Engine Misfire, Running Rough
Exhaust Rattle - Catalytic Converter
Steering
Windshield Wipers