spares

naughtyboy · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:03 am Post subject: spares

am hoping to do trip with my boys in couple of years and am trying to work out what spares to carry have i missed anything of below list?
all advice tips etc gratefully received

cheers
its a 200tdi 110 csw

glow plugs
wiper blades
full wheel bearing kits inc seals ( 1front 1 rear)
bulbs/fuses
full filter kit
oils
anti freeze
drive belts
brake fluid
brake pads/ shoes.

VentureOverland · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

It all depends on where your going and for how long.

If your considering oils and brake pads/shoes I suspect your going away for a long while or somewhere completely isolated. Dont forget to greese the UJs as well!

I know others carry an alternator as well.

Let us know where you plan to go and for how long.

mmgemini · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:16 am Post subject:

Here's a list of spares I carried on my three trips to Southern Africa.

HTH

http://www.landroveraddict.com/smf/index.php?topic=348640.0

First trips were about three months. The third on six months.

If you carry a head gasket. Carry two head dowells as well.

Anthony · Off-Road Guru Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Odometer: 1640

It may be worth your while to consider taking a timing belt as well.

naughtyboy · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

we are hoping to visit in no order
belgium
germany
czech
slovakia
hungary
croatia
austria
switzerland
italy
france

am wanting to take spares as then can build them up over next couple opf yearrs before we go and if something breaks i can repair it myself as budget will be tight as i want to give boys trip of a life time. not spend money on repairs

cheers

mmgemini · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject:

I have my timing belt changed a couple of months before I go on a trip. Even so I still carry a new timing belt and a Serpentine belt. I also carry the Difflock timing tool set.

You could also visit your local Dealer. Ask the stores manager if you can have stuff on loan. You might have to pay for that up front. Then get your money back when you return.

Whatmot · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

one of the first things on my list was an alternator. i know they dont often break, but when they do, they can ruin everything.

another thing that i have problems with is MAF's, so im thinking of taking one of them as spare. although, if it breaks it wont render the car useless, but it will kill the cars performance.

ive also got a radiator cap on my list. have you also considered taking some radweld? my mate also blew his expansion bottle on his 200tdi the otherday, i think it was a problem with his radiator but it might be something you consider

Hillbilly Raider · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:34 am Post subject:

Contact LR assist ..they can give you a list of all the stealers in Europe
good maintenance BEFORE you go is the key .

SimonWH · Guest

I think mmgemini's advice is very useful. Have as much as you can done just before you depart, but not the day before as even new things can go wrong.

Do a full lubricant change for the whole vehicle (engine, transmission, axles, antifreeze, brake and clutch fluid) and look at wheel bearings and UJs too (they're pretty cheap and easier to fit while you're at home)

Also a lot of problems arise not because of lack of parts but lack of tools. Pretty much anything can be made to fit or you can find suitable alternatives off other vehicles but if you don't have the tools you're stuck.

I'd only take enough lubes for the first oil change but do it early, after 5,000 miles then buy a local equivalent. Standard retail oil packaging is NOT designed to be thrown about in a vehicle, we've had them split just sitting on the shelf in a warehouse! I use the Oilsafe tubs (sorry if it seems like I'm selling our own stuff but it IS the best) which are indestructable and can be re-filled with local lubes.

I've always been puzzled by the alternator issue. I've only ever had to fit one in 25 years of car ownership but some people seem to get through them rapidly?

Having said all that, your country list is pretty safe, there are existing LR dealerships in all those countries and you can get breakdown cover too as they're all in the EU.

Let Luce · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:48 am Post subject:

Hillbilly Raider · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject:

what time of year are you planing on going? Most of Italy shuts down during August and remember that older models of LR are not as popular in most of the countries on your list so parts are NOT kept on the shelves but have to be ordered in and can take up to a week to arrive if you are really unlucky.

mmgemini · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:54 am Post subject:

I'll just add to warning triangles.
Some countries require three. Some countries require refective pieces on BOTH sides of the triangle.

Alternator.
Either get the alternator with the correct size pulley fitted and the mounting holes the correct size and in the correct place. . Or make sure you can change the pulley.
Drilling threads out on an alternator bracket with an old B&D drill using a wodd bit is not fun.

VentureOverland · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

mmgemini · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject:

I remember going into my auto electrician with my Range Rover. Alternator playing up.

"With these things yoiu're lucky if they last twelve months" I was told when I said he'd changed that bit last year.... "cheap and nasty stuff these days" were his remarks.

This 100Amp one I've got fitted takes the Gee every so often and not putting the warning light out. It still works perfectly otherwise.

Anoter thing. A Discovery, and other, 100Amp alternators give power to the warning light. Not take it to make the light come on. Or is it the other way., I was told just the other week that those alternators work the warning light differently. No you can not tell by looking.

Protoprincess1 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: spares