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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Hightower on March 04, 2006, 17:59:15

Title: Do you know what it is yet . . . ?
Post by: Hightower on March 04, 2006, 17:59:15

Can anyone tell me what this is and where it came from?

Title: Do you know what it is yet . . . ?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 04, 2006, 18:01:57

That looks gross :-&

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Post by: vtrdaz on March 04, 2006, 18:12:30

iron filings in oil? from your sump? diff? gearbox?

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Post by: strapping young lad on March 04, 2006, 18:19:58

yeh old boy downstairs needs a wash! ;)

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Post by: Hightower on March 04, 2006, 19:05:58

vtrdaz got it.
Its the gunk stuck to the magnetic drain plug off my rear diff (full pic attached).  A bit worrying as it's only been a year since the last service.
Now I'm doing it myself I'll make sure it's every 6 months or so . . .  :?

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Post by: p4203 on March 04, 2006, 21:10:10

looks more like my sons hair before he goes out  lol :D  :D  :shock:

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Post by: 4 landies on March 04, 2006, 21:20:19

thought it was a hard hedgehog

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Post by: blackbob on March 04, 2006, 21:20:57

:D thats why they put a magnet on the plug think it works well in your case stops the filings doing to much damage

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Post by: JD LWB on March 05, 2006, 05:56:03

from the looks of that, I think I might be investing in a set of those magnetic plugs.

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Post by: Tailendcharley on March 05, 2006, 11:38:49

:)  :) Not a bad zoom on yer camera lenses...what sort of camera is it...I want one...bye now


 :cry:  :cry: Billy with no camera or mates :wink:  :wink:

Title: Do you know what it is yet . . . ?
Post by: Hightower on March 05, 2006, 12:52:24

Quote from: "Tailendcharley"

Not a bad zoom on yer camera lenses...what sort of camera is it

It is a Nikon Coolpix 4600 on macro mode.  Excellent little pont and shoot digital camera and easy enough for our 5 year old to work as well.

TBH I could've got a better picture with SWMBO's Minolta digital SLR, but I'm not allowed to use it that often, and certainly where oily gunk is present . . . .  :?

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Post by: Spooky on March 05, 2006, 12:58:58

Where did ya get the mag plugs from, Simon?

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Post by: Hightower on March 05, 2006, 13:29:35

Quote from: "Spooky"

Where did ya get the mag plugs from, Simon?

Mike,

Std on a D2 apparently  :wink:

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Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 05, 2006, 21:54:49

Will they fit other LR products?

Title: Do you know what it is yet . . . ?
Post by: Hightower on March 05, 2006, 22:08:52

Quote from: "Hightower"

it's only been a year since the last service.

Just checked the service schedule, and apart from topping up of axle oil every other service, it should only be renewed every 96k miles  :shock:

Don't think I'll be following that regime.

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Post by: Mace on March 07, 2006, 13:35:37

At least you're safe in the knowledge that all the metal is stuck to the magnet and not floating around in the oil.  :D   Quite agree tho' change it more often.

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Post by: Ja1983 on March 07, 2006, 14:01:42

i was gunna guess at a sh1tflies rectalpipe!  :lol: