O/T: You laugh but that's literally the reason I dumped my 2005 Subaru Outback XT at 90,000 miles. The flat-four had about 4 inches of clearance between the wheel well and the engine...couldn't even get a plug socket down there, never mind a socket extender. I called the dealer and they said, yeah, you have to drop the engine to change the spark plugs. I asked how much and they said, $500.
That would be good...Hammond would have to be in the Bronco since he's a Mustang fan. Clarkson's got three Range Rovers including a Classic with an LS swap so he would have to get the 2016. May would get the 2020 because he would have to explain the tech and put everyone else asleep. The episode writes itself....
It took my a hour and a half and $30 to change my spark plugs in my D3. Y’all just bought the wrong engine. Changing t case fluid was worse.
Mine takes literally no time at all. It's a diesel. ??
True till you have to do injectors. Or an injector pump. I’ve worked on a lot of diesels in farm equipment and they can be a royal PITA at times. As an expedition vehicle I’d rather have a more basic EFI engine than any diesel.
Ain't gonna be any easier in the 2.7L EcoBoost on the Bronco. Direct injection is direct injection, doesn't matter what flavor of dinosaur juice is flowing through the veins. Both use high pressure fuel pumps. Just make sure you're keeping up with your maintenance, not mainlining pure biodiesel, and they're very reliable.
Doug DeMuro went off road with his NAS 90 a few years ago with some guys from his local dealer. The local dealer guys were using an L464 V8 Supercharged with 21" wheels, but with dual lockers. While DD struggles to engage the CDL on a few occasions, his video surprisingly covered the individual strengths of each vehicle. Obviously, a triple locked NAS D90 will be a superior trail rig due to it's size. However, modern LRs are some of the most capable turn-key vehicles available today. In that regard, a comparison between a new D110 and an older NAS 90 will have the new D110 coming out on top in every single measurable category if you equip the new D110 with the center and rear lockers.
(I tease, Great vid — and holy cow that P400 moved quick for a big off-roader!)I was referring to my 4.0sohc in my D3. It’s a pretty simple engine that doesn’t really care what you run through it. In a remote situation with potentially questionable gas or diesel a simple non DI gas engine is probably the way to go. However as a daily or for use in most developed countries a modern diesel and will probably be fine but IMO the gas engine will still be more forgiving in a pinch.
Not necessarily a bad thing from what I’ve heard the guy is crazy about QC. IMO if JLR scaled back down a good bit and really went after quality they could really turn this around IMO.
