Four things we will never change on our Land Rover 

Christian and Vera what would we do at the weekends without your fantastic entertainment and knowledge , and great German humour))) ❤️😊🇬🇧

🤣 read it a story at bedtime. Great advice!

beste line in this episode- "and I know where my wrenches are" 🤣🤣🤣🤣I believe your wrenches are in quite good order Christian! Thank you both for the fun land rovering...

Love your humor Christiaan . Keep up the good work 🤘

My first thought was " *OMG* ! A ZERO OMG episode!!" . . Then there was one in the outtakes! ☹️

As an engineer myself, I love it when Christian starts explaining how everything works down to the smallest details! Haha Amazing video as usual, I really think the air suspension (along with many other features) is what makes the LR3 and LR4 the standouts of the crowd. My dream is to own a LR3 someday! Wish me luck!

Cant believe I don't even own a LR (own a evoque) but still love watching you guys esp the enthusiasm of the LR's and knowledge you share. I absolutely love the LR3 and 4 would love to own one

Hi Guys, I write this at 8:42 in the video because I didn't want to forget - re the air suspension there are pro-active maintenance areas to help avoiding trouble: 1. Replace the nylon piston ring in the compressor every 2 years to ensure that pumping is in tiptop order. Cost £ 15 and easy to do; 2. Clean and lubricate the ride height sensors every year - cost 30 mins and some spray cleaner/lube; 3. Re air springs, every year put vehicle in full height and using a spray bottle full of soapy water, spray all round each air spring to check for leaks and rubber perishing. DO THIS BEFORE you have a problem to avoid time off the road.

Classic, watching Vera climb on top of the bumper to close the hood ("bonnet") on her LR3!

Good morning, Christian & Vera.

You have convinced me not to remap. Totally agree with comments on the air suspension. Thanks for the video.👍

This episode made my day 🤣 I like Christian's sense of humor

Another great episode. Thanks to you guys, I am now buying a LR3 on friday, driving 60miles to get it home. Hopefully you continue to make awsome, technical videos for me to use while doing maintenance on my new car. :)

Brilliant ! loved your video , two veeeery cool Landys.

The LR3 with the square lights looks the best, it’s the same for the early L322, the square lights look much better than the later lights. The proportions of the square lights suit the boxy shape better and more timeless.

Absolutely brilliant Christian and Vera..Great advice 👍

We'll Done you both are the Best, you have given me confidence again in my DISCOVERY 4❤, Keep up the good work i love your videos.

Glad to own a 2006 LR3...love it !

Hey Vera and Christian, I look forward to seeing you each week, LandRover should sponsor you, you're such loyal ambassadors for the brand. Heaven knows they've put you through lots of work for your passion, but then that's what LandRovers do, they're "interesting" vehicles.

Just bought a D4. Loving your videos!

Greetings from LRFans in Costa Rica 🎉🎉🎉

1 - 0:38 Air Suspension 2 - 13:33 Upgrade style to LR4 - in regards of Discovery 3 3 - 17:30 Engine mapping 4 - 20:57 Engine swap

Brilliant , i am looking forward to seeing the gow plug video ,my mechanic does not want to touch them in my 2004 discovery 3 in case they snap .

But if you trade up to a new Defender 110 you actually get Apple Carplay and Android Auto also, not just DAB+👍 And they have still kept the classic LR options like limp mode, bad hair day, break-down-o-matic so you still have a great hobby.😁👍

Eure Videos sind Klasse! Lebe in Dubai und bin selbst LR3/4 Bastler mit 3 Fahrzeugen in der Familie.

Love you guys!

I totally agree with you about the air suspension. It’s the best part of the vehicle. Other vehicles try to put air system and fail. Not the lr4, t’s a very solid system.

Thanks for another great video, I totally agree with Christian something that makes a Land Rover 3 or 4 is the Air suspension and I would never replace it either. Stay safe and warm.

Exactly, cant agree more about air suspension... best part of Discovery. and with xlifter the sleeping is amazing.

You both are great, thank you

Love your videos... keep it up. but looking forward to hearing you say,, "we'll be back"

I totally agree with every point you make. I would like to see a video about your auxiliary battery set up.

*_Dont mess with your engine mapping because when (not if) it dies you will feel you caused it_* may be the best advice i heard on this channel.

Thank you guys .

fantastic storey thanks

Always have preferred amber/yellow indicators front, side and rear. Keep up the good work. Your comment/criticisms are valid because you always present a valid view, based on experience! For that, there is NO substitute! Keep up the great work Christian & Vera... It's always a highlight to see, because you put so much passion into what you do.

Vera's land rover goes lower so she can get in😂. both Discoverys look mint👍

Love you videos, thanks for the effort! I didn't known that it lowers down on high speed, but did you know that when you are in the highest position and you get stuck, you push the brakes, try to lower it down, the ECU see that the car is not lowering, and then you can lift the car an extra 1" if i remember correctly:) anyway your videos make me think about coming back to LR!! Thank you for the content!!!

Funny, as of last week my discovery 3 is sitting in lowest position. Panicking that it is going to cost me a fortune considered coil springs but watching this has changed my mind and given me hope. putting it in to garage this week to diagnose the problem (local independent specialist with great reputation not a lr dealer) I would love to fix myself but lack of tools and equipment I think this is one for the garage.

Guy's thank you so much for your channel - I live in Brisbane Australia, I am 52 and have just bought my very first LR.....it is a 2005 Discovery 3 HSV V8. I've been told it is relativly rare here in Aus with only 100 being exported to Australia. I bought it very cheap and as such it needs a lot of love, so I will be needing and loving every single video you have ever made :) Thank you so much, you both are a lovely couple.

another great video from LR TIME. I'm looking to buy a 'mall crawler' Discovery4 myself and your videos are some of the best to show the reality of ownership. It hasn't put me off buying one either. Keep up the great work :)

That is some nice metal work by your son 👍👍👍👍

VERA calling tires bad azz hysterical funny stuff mall crawler giggles aplenty changing mapping on a diesel is foolhardy in this case no real benefit can be gained you are spot on Christian

I’m a Toyota owner (I have two of them in the garage) you both crack me up. Great videos.

Fantastic video guys, and I don't even own a Discovery unless 1/32 version counts. Mega interesting information and so entertaining. And Robin is so talented. Incredible metal work :-)

The James May of LR TIME. I love it! Great Video guys.

Thanks for the forward brilliant explanation/lecture.

Agreed on all 4 points, can I add that you don’t need to re paint your alloys dark grey or black on your D3. Original silver is perfectly cool.

Thank you.

Hello Christian & Vera, I agree with all the items you said you would not modify on a Discovery 3 & 4. Apart from maintenance & repairs, which are unavoidable, I prefer to spend my money on functional items in/on my vehicle. Most of these items are purely personal preference, however they have a use, a purpose. Some items have the additional bonus of adding visual appeal, most do not. They look good in that the workmanship is good, but they are first and foremost functional for my intended use. Keep up the great videos & comments. You mentioned the temperature in Australia, A few days ago in Brisbane it was 28°C (82°F) at 9.00pm! Thank goodness for air conditioning. I can't wait to see snow. I have only seen it once. Maybe this year.

As allways thanks for the information

Robins obviously a chip off the old block. Fantastic work Robin 👍

Another great video thanks guys!

I completely agree on Christian’s point on fitting Discovery 4 parts to a Discovery 3, and ‘de-tangoing’ the lights. They look great as standard, and to the trained eye a D3 made to look newer is so obvious. Keep up the great work!

I couldn’t agree more on the air suspension, it is a magnificent feature also improving the ride quality. My disco 4 is now 10 years old and have never had a failure of the system. Love your videos from South Africa

Fully agree on all four subjects. Never change an already winning team😋

Very entertaining again,and Robin is a craftsman for sure👏

Fantastic video, a lot of good information. You two make my weekend RU-vid watching much better! Thanks for sharing!

Once again superb knowledge & Sunday entertainment.

Awesome video as always. Better than any T.V. Program for decade’s. Just the best, thank you 🙏👍

Great video, love the discussions on the air bag system. I came across a random issue from previous repairs on a mall crawler, it had got a epb module at some stage and one of the cables was making light contact with one of the air pipes which put a practically invisible pine hole on it which was only findable with a smoke tester and luminous die…..! It had got a suspension pump but was still logging random faults if ever the vehicle was loaded up!

Hi Vera and Christian, I have received my LRTIME stickers thank you 😊 Nigel

Excellent !

Was naming it a Disco, tongue-in-cheek humour, on account of all the coloured flashing dashboard lights?

I have replaced the air suspension in my l320 with coil springs. Mainly for off road and it tows a lot nicer. I did it years ago and I’m happy I did! It may be a sin but I love it!

Thanks everything you say makes sense . Keep up the good work

You 2 are funny. 🥂 learned a lot from your videos too, I don’t have a discovery but I might get one eventually.

Hi from Australia..you two..Viel SpaB

Love you two! And my D3 SE, and I agree with you both on all! But!! Trust me, 38degsC sound nice down here in Aus, till it’s the third day in a row… BING!!!

Great video as always guys!

Thanks! great content I enjoy your channel very much keep up the great work,

Love your video entertaining and informative and agree with your points

Excellent

You guys are the coolest..I agree with you on all those things..The Disco 4 when you see it from the front reminds me the range rover but the disco 3 looks just like the unique beautiful monster it is and nothing out there looks like it..

Your description of a Toyota just working makes me want to buy one. I am a fan of things that just work. I am also a fan of simple. Simple is reliable, simple is cheap to run and maintain. Simple is just simple.

I love your channel, you guys are great!!!! very fun, informative and entertaining. Thank you for sharing.

Robin needs to do his own channel. Love your videos

Hi Christian and vera, myself and my wife really enjoy your videos every time. They are absolutely brilliant.. If an everyday family that generally isn't very car knowledgeable buys a discovery 3 because it has 7 seats and has good boot space for shopping etc and takes it to a garage for everything that happens to there discovery and lets say its a year 2006 model and it cost this family £4000 and because of the age alot of things on the car is old and starting to fail or break in time its what happens and lets say 4 air bags/shocks need replacing as you do in pairs and say 2 height sensors need replacing and because of the leaking air bags the compressor has died because the new owners just drive the vehicle and finally take it to the garage and they say yep. You'll need 4 new bags, a compressor, and height sensors plus the time with a diagnostic tool to recalibrate everything after and plus vat and plus the cost to you as the customer for the parts. I will absolutely guarantee it will cost thousands of pounds. And yeap I've known people just to scrap the car because the repair bill is just too much, unfortunately.. I have actually swapped out our air suspension for coils and, for a few reasons, 1. Cost, so for our coils they were £1000 yes at a one time buy its a lot of money but if you add up the cost of new parts and time at a garage for using a scan tool etc a £1000 doesn't seem that bad, i actually fitted my coils plus other front suspension components over 4 days in the summer on my driveway saving us about £700 only just fitting the coils.. 2. Problems/issues so personally, I've had 2 Hitachi air compressors fitted at about £650 each, and both died over 2 years had everything checked out, air leaks etc from the garage it's always been a mystery and then decided to change to coils, 3. 2nd guessing/Worry, that beautiful ping noise from a landrover is enough to make anyone cry. But when you're on holiday and your 4 hours from home and PING! The air pump has died, and the holiday over. It makes you wonder if it's going to fail at any second. 4th and final. Reliability, air suspension, I've always been told if it works, it's amazing, but it's when it goes bad it gets costly and difficult. Coils, it is what it is; they are more firm, more bumpy, and less of a headache and personally absolutely less on your bank account, no leaks, no dieing air pumps, no sagging air bags, no more dropped air suspension onto bump stops, no more calibration after having height sensors changed, less parts to worry about, and for what i use my discovery 3 for its brilliant.. i just wanted to sorry for the long comment. I absolutely love your videos. I hope you don't stop making them, and i hope your channel keeps growing and growing . My wife and i will definitely support and share your channel the most we can for the love of what we both enjoy so much.. ❤🇬🇧

Fantastic

Love rovers yep ! I drive daily. 36years tech. 👍

Brilliant 🤩

I think the D3 has a cleaner look all round. Land Rover went through a bit of a chintzy light phase and over fussy styling with the D4, RRS and RR at the time.

Love you guys, you’re so funny and entertaining. Regards from Costa Rica

Excelent vídeo as always.....🤙🤙💯

Can’t beat a one metre drill, use mine quite a bit.

A very interesting video, again! I have the 2010 LR4 and every 4-6 weeks it warns me of a low battery. Apparently, if the car is used on short/medium runs, the battery doesn't fully charge. I Googled this and I think it was on the Disco3 Forum that a Ctek charger was recommended for charging. I bought one and give it a charge every 6 weeks or so. The 'Mall Crawler' is a great name for the LR4, in the UK any 4x4 SUV is referred to as a 'Chelsea tractor', Chelsea being an upper class area in London 😉. Well done for another great video, you two are fantastic! Also, Robin is a very talented metal worker 👍

I traded my dirt bike for an LR3 with the 4.4 v8. It supposedly had bad head gaskets. Turns out it just had a broken thermostat housing. I was really excited about that but the bad news is someone had already made the switch to coil spring. I want to go back to air bags eventually.

Mine is one of the first year built in 2004 WITHOUT Diesel Katalysator! It has its 1st Airstruts from 2004 (they are marked), it has 325‘000kms with its 1st Engine and I did 14‘000 faultless Kilometers with it since September 2021 (means: within half a year)!

Thanks again for the weekly videos they are essential watching for me and u am looking forward to the maintenance on the D3 Inc oil pump and belts etc. Great work from Robin too and also jealous of the log pile lol 😁

Great video guys as always. I love the personalised reg / number plates you have "DIRT"....awesome. I've had my LR4 for over 12 months now since upgrading from an LR3 and 'people' still tell me all the time that I'm going to have soooo many problems with the air suspension. LOL (So far so good, fingers crossed)

Love this. Am gradually working my way through your videos. I laughed at the start of this with your reference to warmth in Australia. That's where i am. Keep up the good work. I was a D3 owner for 8 years and 350Ks and now a 2012 Disco 4 with 250K. Loved them both but the D4 is a much better vehicle that the D3 in my opinion. Thank you.

Love today's video - Jeeps are getting to be just as sensitive with the check engine light as the LR's. I am constantly running a scan tool to check what sensor is at fault, plus we have the biodegradable wiring harness that doesn't like the southwestern US heat so they get very brittle - I think this is the main cause for sensor failures. So now I am looking at dealerships for an LR3 to own as they can't be any worse to own. :)

Fab video as always..

That was so funny this week , i was wetting myself laughing . Christian and Vera my wife is jealous of all the logs you have gathered . My wife has the Range Rover Sport 3.6 TDV8 , which she has now renamed " Hall Crawler " , posh Range Rover owners in the UK that usually live in a 30 bedroom mansion house estates .or " Halls ". Looking forward to the glow plug video so i can do mine on my 2005 Discovery 3 .... I think by far the best upgrade you can do to a Discovery , is to put a LR Time sticker on it... Graeme

Another wonderful video you two! The gist of it is leave your Disco alone, just maintain it... I must admit I did chip mine and subsequently took it out when it misbehaved, beware. Disappointed the Disco 4 travel is less than the 3, didn't know that.

G'Day folks. Ŕange Rover Sport owner here. We have the 2008 L320 and the 2019 L494. I agree......you look at a land rover the wrong way and it automatically opens your wallet. Its a feature.....its in the manual, well it should be....lol I am in Australia, but i am not wearing shorts and thongs/flip flops today Christian.....just my budgie smugglers......its HOT m8.! Luv your work!. From the land down under...

The prettiest thing in that picture was definitely Vera, she's just Gorgeous 😍🥰. The second prettiest thing was the BAD ASS Disco3 😂 followed by the mall crawler. Brilliant video again 👍

I do like the auto folding mirrors on the LR4

ECU's are clearly designed to be a nanny. I think this is true for other vehicles too - even new toyotas.

I like the comment about Christian being threatened by the mall crawlers ‘bong’. Maybe he should see the D4 and embark on a new world of pain by buying an L322 Range Rover?