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Light backfire - unburnt fuel being exhausted (excuse pun). Although it's illegal, you should always freewheel downhill in a LR unless you need engine-braking or are as rich as Croesus...

backfiring ??

It doesn't take much of a leak to give a popping on overrun. Alternativly, it can be caused by worn exhaust valves.

Alex

Normally it's a very small exhaust leak at the manifold flange allowing air into the exhaust. It probably won't be audible as a leak, but removing and resealing the flange joint will probably sort it out.

Why should you always freewheel downhill in a landrover? Something i dont know about.

By the way what is brake fade in a series 3 like around wales, scotland etc. Do the drums suffer from bad fade? My Buss did, was almost unstoppable by the time i got to the bottom of some welsh hills, wondering what to expect from my s3 88 with a caravan on..

Drive down a hill in a low gear where engine braking does some good, especially when you have a caravan/trailer on the back.

That way when you need to use your brakes, ie emergency stop at the bottom of the hill, you have them.

HGVs have things like exhaust brakes which work on reducing the output of the engine and therefore slowing the vehicle down via the drive axle, but I don't think that's an easy fitment to get onto a series LR :)

Cheers

Elwyn

I'd check my brakes were properly adjusted...

Including on the caravan.

But Land Rovers have these things called gears.

Yeah, it struck me as unusual that the poster said to go downhill out of gear..?