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• Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Once I have some good rubber, I would like to meet up and go off roading. Enjoyed going off road in Pennsylvania with the LR3, but have not done so with the D5 or in Colorado yet. Looking forward to ...
jeb3 Replies: 39 Views: 42469 Forum:Off Road Posted: 16th Jun 2019 1:17 pm Subject: Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Once I have some good rubber, I would like to meet up and go off roading. Enjoyed going off road in Pennsylvania with the LR3, but have not done so with the D5 or in Colorado yet. Looking forward to ...
jeb3 Replies: 39 Views: 42469 Forum:Off Road Posted: 16th Jun 2019 12:46 pm Subject: Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Lucky 8 referenced that, saying in 2017 they used different rear calipers for different models and for different locations but then they standardized later in 2017 to the same brakes now being used f ...
jeb3 Replies: 39 Views: 42469 Forum:Off Road Posted: 12th Jun 2019 4:55 pm Subject: Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Maybe we have different rear brake calipers. My initial contact was to Lucky 8 and they told me that most 2017 D5, specifically td6, had brake calipers that would not allow the Compomotive 18" t ...
jeb3 Replies: 39 Views: 42469 Forum:Off Road Posted: 12th Jun 2019 4:20 pm Subject: Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Thanks for the prompt reply, very helpful. I am going to buy 275x55 20. I reached out to Compomotive about their 18" and was told that since I have a 2017 D5 td6 that the rears would not fix. ...
jeb3 Replies: 39 Views: 42469 Forum:Off Road Posted: 11th Jun 2019 6:10 pm Subject: Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Original tires are worn. Plan to replace with 275x55 20 KO2. Prior to buying I wanted to get confirmation from others who have gone with the 275x55 size that they fit the D5 at all heights and at f ...
jeb3 Replies: 39 Views: 42469 Forum:Off Road Posted: 9th Jun 2019 4:54 pm Subject: Tires (Winter and Offroad)

• Does anyone have 3.0l and not had oil dilution issues

• just prior to the first oil change it was reading 15k. Sorry, I dont know what it was stating prior to the second oil change.
jeb3 Replies: 73 Views: 55399 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 21st Sep 2018 7:33 pm Subject: Does anyone have 3.0l and not had oil dilution issues

• Does anyone have 3.0l and not had oil dilution issues

• No indication from the vehicle, either time. I am focused on comparable lab results. I did not want to leave the original oil in the vehicle for too long. I had read many articles that stated a new ...
jeb3 Replies: 73 Views: 55399 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 16th Sep 2018 6:02 am Subject: Does anyone have 3.0l and not had oil dilution issues

• Does anyone have 3.0l and not had oil dilution issues

• I have had a D5 Td6 for about 11 months. I sent a sample to Blackstone Labs at 6,000 miles. Summary of results was, high metal content in oil typical of a new engine, moderate dilution suggesting th ...
jeb3 Replies: 73 Views: 55399 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 13th Sep 2018 1:06 am Subject: Does anyone have 3.0l and not had oil dilution issues

• D5 a year in

• Thanks for posting. great read. You mention towing. Did you pull a trailer around or above 2,770 KG? Any issues? Did any of the trailers have electric brakes? if yes, how did you connect the el ...
jeb3 Replies: 23 Views: 21980 Forum:General Posted: 16th Mar 2018 1:01 pm Subject: D5 a year in

• post software update issue

• I got a call from dealer, they put the new terrain response hardware in , no change. They did some more investigation and have now determined it is the cooler. They say if cooler off, then no issues ...
jeb3 Replies: 7 Views: 8852 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 15th Mar 2018 10:14 pm Subject: post software update issue

• post software update issue

• I left the work order in the D5, which is at Land Rover so I can not pull info directly from it but from looking at Topix i think the two are
  - N118NAS3 - Service Action: 'Service Required' Message ...
jeb3 Replies: 7 Views: 8852 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 15th Mar 2018 1:37 am Subject: post software update issue

• post software update issue

• Needed DEF, so stopped by Land Rover for them to fill up. They also did two software updates, one was for something related to diesel dilution the other was related to service indication.
  Since the ...
jeb3 Replies: 7 Views: 8852 Forum:Faults and Fixes Posted: 14th Mar 2018 12:48 am Subject: post software update issue

• Anyone removed their spare wheel to save weight?

• I am considering removing spare and placing it (securely) in the travel trailer. Will be getting close to the D5's GVWR with family and trailer's hitch weight. By moving the spare, I am hoping only ...
jeb3 Replies: 21 Views: 18171 Forum:General Posted: 8th Feb 2018 6:51 pm Subject: Anyone removed their spare wheel to save weight?

• 20" Rims for D5

• Pcheaven, thanks for the information, I reviewed it but am still not sure if a 45mm offset on a 9.5" 20" rim would fit. Concerned that the combination of the 9.5" wide rim and the 45 ...
jeb3 Replies: 4 Views: 5307 Forum:General Posted: 30th Jan 2018 5:05 am Subject: 20" Rims for D5